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Unread 01-13-2014, 07:54 PM   #66
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Originally Posted by zormpas View Post
Replace the springs - they're WAY easier to deal with than Luger springs.
My Wolff spring kit came today...First pic...

I trial fitted the recoil springs, mag release spring, and the firing pin spring. But first I compared them to my old springs...Second pic...(New springs are above old ones)...

After racking the bolt 20+ times, i took the Wolff recoil springs out and inspected them...They had 'bent' just like the old springs...

I counted the coils...The new springs have 38 coils; the old ones had 42...The new springs measure .026" wire dia; the old ones are .028"...

This is the kit with the 'standard' weight recoil springs...

So the old ones are thicker wire and have more coils...

I'm disappointed...
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