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Senior Member Joined: Dec 2012 From: in the wind or on the beach Posts: 4,963 | Parts is Parts
What spare parts should I keep on hand for a semi automatic pistol? Thx in advance. ![]() |
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The most commonly replaced spring on a semi is the recoil spring, but it is not something that fails often enough for me to ever have kept one on hand, especially in a low recoiling pistol like a 22. Ruger Marks, for instance, are all but indestructible. Have had some old ones that have been shot for fifty years and had umpteen thousand rounds and still shot just fine. With all the many old Marks i've owned, I've yet to see one that actually needed new springs, though I have replaced the recoil spring assembly on some old ones, just to be safe and because they're cheap. Guns with more recoil, though, have the potential to go through recoil springs quicker. Even then, it varies from one model to the next. As TX said, Glocks rarely need them. On the other hand, a lot of 1911 users replace springs every few thousand rounds, just to be safe. As to your question about keeping an extra spring on hand, well, it's not something I have ever done in forty years of shooting semi-auto pistols and I've never come up short needing one. In the rare instance that you'd actually need one, they're easy and cheap to get. |
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Senior Member Joined: Jan 2012 From: Washington State Posts: 16,373 |
I have some vinatage semi-autos and I have spare springs and extractors. But on something that is in current production I don't keep spare parts..............except for a few pins that tend to get lost. ![]() |
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It will depend on the gun. With the Colt .380s I would recommend having a firing pin and a recoil spring on hand. They can break the nose of the firing pin and they were hard to find when I needed one. I was unimpressed enough to sell my two off after replacing the pin. As NCG said, some guns are hard on recoil springs. I do keep spares for the 1911 and Browning HP. |
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I guess I was thinking about my SR9c when I started this thread. With the things the way they are right now, I thought maybe I should have a few parts on hand in case they become harder to come by in the future. ![]() |
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Senior Member Joined: Feb 2009 From: McKinney, TX Posts: 8,994 |
I would consider a striker or main spring and recoil spring.
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Senior Member Joined: Jan 2012 From: Washington State Posts: 16,373 | I bought a military armorers kit for M16's. It contains a dozen each of the most common springs and pins. And I have a few extra pins and extractors for 1/022s and some miscellaneous parts for vintage firearms. Sometimes if a part costs $1 and shipping is $5 you might as well buy a dozen.
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