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Okay great! Good! I'll give it a try with the buff. We've recently transitioned to the 230 gr. +P and I seriously don't want to hurt the pistol.

Yes I think that is good advise. I bought them years ago, laying in "consumable" parts, to always have them on hand. They were packaged with Wilson's Shok-Buffs. ( of which people have varying opinions of ) All of them were in sealed packages.... Too bad. I'll take the advice offered here and...

Thank you so much! Very happy to be here Very respectfully j

I may just do it.... Thank you! j

Yup...I think I am hit for time and cost of admission....I still may do it! Ever since seeing "BBQ Guns" as a kid in Tx, I have wanted one. j

No standard wind, wire spring of (perhaps) stainless steel (silver hued). Thank you j

Yes I did (always) install the closed end, toward the breach face. Man I wished my bud, didn't toss the old spring. The last inch or inch and 1/2 of the end of the spring, installed closest to the breech, had coils laying against each other and coils with a closer interval then the open end, as...

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Well, I've been ridden hard and put away wet...LOL Thank you! j

Yes indeed....Always open to learn j

Thank you so much! Very happy to be here. j

Yes the remaining springs (kits) are Flat closed on one end and Open on the other. They were marketed a few years ago by Wilson's in a poly pack with their Shok-Buff's. The spring was crushed at the portion that butts up against barrel locking link arm. It was new prior to that range outing. My...

No, it was the Spring form the Wilson's Spring Kits marketed a few years ago. It was a spring with six Shok Buff's in a polyethylene package. I bought a batch of them based upon Wilson's reputation. Thank you j

Perhaps I should try Wolf.....I bought a batch of Wilson's based upon reputation Thank you very much j

Thank you all for the invite. I am very happy to be here. I am a Federal Law Enforcement Officer, and Firearms Instructor. I've worked for my agency for thirty years. ( yes that old ) I was introduced to firearms and marksmanship at age 7, when for Christmas I was given a Savage ( Sears and...

I would love to have my Stainless Colt's engraved like some of the beautiful 1911's in the Texas Rangers Museum in Waco. I may just do it, as a retirement present to myself. But I have come up against several obstacles. "I'd love to do it, but it's stainless" "Id love to do it. Do you have...

Okay experts, I'm stumped! Colt's Stainless Gov't XSE, carried with standard Federal HST. Wilson standard weight recoil spring, brand new out of the package. No shock buff. I fired the quarterly carried standard velocity HST (24 rounds ) followed by some American Eagle 230 gr FMJ (100 rounds)...