rexican Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 I have an old colt ace .22 conversion (somewhere) that I remember being complete minus recoil spring. Does anyone know where to find one/ what weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wide45 Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 My guess is 10lbs. or so. Never replaced the spring, and I should look into that. The spring is not super light, though it is less than a standard 16lb. The floating chamber makes it less finicky than the other designs. I have run old .22 longs thru mine with 100% reliability. The cases were just rolling out across my knuckles, but it didn't burp. .22 Stingers run fine as well. Mine is picky about which brand it will run. Anything made by Federal will work. I figured out that it was the bullet lube that made most of the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intel6 Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 If I remember correctly from my ACE, it is a 10 lb. spring. Neal in AZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rexican Posted February 12, 2012 Author Share Posted February 12, 2012 (edited) Thanks Wide45 and Intel. After reading that I remembered I just ordered some replacement 10lb through 13lb springs to try in my dawson, and they're already in my range bag. A few minutes ago that light finally came on and I remembered where I put the Ace conversion. I remember seeing a thread awhile back (I don't remember which forum) on tuning these things for reliability. I'll search for that after I give this thing a thorough cleaning. It's probably been 10 years since I shot it. Edited February 12, 2012 by rexican Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLM Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 14 pound according to Wolff... http://www.gunsprings.com/Semi-Auto%20Pistols/COLT/1911%20GOV'T%20PISTOL/cID1/mID1/dID1#3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rexican Posted February 12, 2012 Author Share Posted February 12, 2012 Thanks for the link, SLM. I have a 13# I can try out as well, but it feels a bit stiff. I'll have to wait till wednesday or so to try them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLM Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 You're welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryShoots Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 (edited) I've got a spare if you need it from my friends ACE. He traded it off and bought a Kimber. PM me you address and give me a little time to find it and I'll toss it in the mail. Oh and P.S. keep a sharp eye on that ejector adapter piece from that kit. That thing went flying when he was swapping his 45 slide out for it at the club and we were all out in the grass hunting PAINT IT ORANGE LOL! Edited February 12, 2012 by JerryShoots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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