Your Preferred C96 Loading Style

alvin · 09-20-2009, 08:30 PM

I just returned a C96 back to the seller. Besides a more serious issue, it also has a relative minor one -- its darn springs were all replaced in the past. Recoil spring, firing pin spring, main spring were all aftermarket, and the gun is in relatively good shape in general.

There is an well known advice on the Internet saying "you should replace spring before shooting this thing". I don't disagree, but what missing is "you'd better put the right one back after shooting". Otherwise, you could lost those tiny springs easily. Or, your heir may not even know you've replaced spring in the past, or he/she could not find them. Same is true for bolt stop, etc.

Firing lose and non-firing lose makes no difference in the end result.

Of course, if many things are wrong on the gun, that issue is minor. But if many things were incorrect anyway, why bother spending $$ to replace springs....

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09-20-2009, 08:30 PM	#19
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	I just returned a C96 back to the seller. Besides a more serious issue, it also has a relative minor one -- its darn springs were all replaced in the past. Recoil spring, firing pin spring, main spring were all aftermarket, and the gun is in relatively good shape in general. There is an well known advice on the Internet saying "you should replace spring before shooting this thing". I don't disagree, but what missing is "you'd better put the right one back after shooting". Otherwise, you could lost those tiny springs easily. Or, your heir may not even know you've replaced spring in the past, or he/she could not find them. Same is true for bolt stop, etc. Firing lose and non-firing lose makes no difference in the end result. Of course, if many things are wrong on the gun, that issue is minor. But if many things were incorrect anyway, why bother spending $$ to replace springs....