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Originally posted by Chrispy
can any guns expert tell me, do you think a small piece of plastic, is good for holding back a strong and stiff spring?
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plastic noo, reinforced nylon is a lot better.
dont really like plastic retainers, they give too much and can break, i got a sheldon lathe and a Van-norman #12 mill , i made a stainless recoil spring guide rod for my
keltec 9mm and replace the nylon one that was in it, it works great, it also increased the accuracy a little, ya can buy metal guide rods for it but i not gona pay the price, also made a finger pad for the end of the clip so it would fit my big hand.
but like KB said, dont do it unless ya like picking plastic or metal out of ya teeth.
was it a pin that stuck out or was it just a flat piece the spring butted up aganst?
but if ya must mod or repair it, test it like i do my guns when i mod them, place it in a good vice system, bolt the vice down to a table and pull the trigger with a cord from behind a wall, run a few clips thru it like that and then inspect it for contact points and cracks, etc.