Posted: 9/17/2013 1:38:39 PM EDT
| I just purchased a springfield range officer. I installed an a&s magwell/mainspring housing. During the install I quickly discovered that I was missing the mainspring pin. Will this cause any issues should I decide to fire the gun? Of course I plan on contacting springfield for a replacement. Also I have bnot fired this gun yet.. |
| In operation, the mainspring plunger never rises high enough to hit the retaining pin, so you can do without it. It was put there to capture the mainspring plunger when the housing is removed from the frame, and it is a great convenience when putting it back together. |
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The housing doesn't even have the hole for the pin, in fact. Are you talking about the one he bought, or the one currently on there. My milspec had a curved msh with no pin because of the ILS. I guess that's why. But it certainly does have a hole for a retaining pin. I bought one and put it in there. Not sure about the RO though. However, you don't need the retaining pin. I think it's a good idea to put a new MSH on the springy's. And you can always get a pin and put it in your new one. In fact, I'd just get a whole new set of MSH guts. Because I've heard they use a different pound spring than typical and I swear mine didn't have the cone shaped plunger at the bottom. Oh what's it called....... the the Is that called a plunger? The "cap" is the one at the top, right? |
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If you put a pin in the pistol won't function. Springfield, as mentioned does not use a pin. JD Quoted:
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I've seen a couple of new SAs that did not have the pin. Just buy one and put it in yourself. Its pretty easy to install. If you put a pin in the pistol won't function. Springfield, as mentioned does not use a pin. JD My cousin's and nephew's still go bang every time the trigger is pulled with a round in the chamber. Hmm. Maybe they're defective.... |