Spring Tester

[cheby]

I am looking for a spring tester to measure recoil spring weight mostly. What are my options?  

[hitman_usmc]

Brownells sells one. 

[Silverscooby27]

Atlas Gunworks sells one

[cheby]

it is out of stock in both Atlas and Brownells as of today

[jim vaughan]

Make one with a rod, washers and a digital suitcase scale.

Minimal cost and maximum benefit

[zombywoof]

Do you have a postal scale? Tare the rod spring and plug, assemble and push down the spring until the plug hits the guide rod. This will give you a very accurate reading.

 

This way is much better than using my pull gauge.

[clw42]

http://store.securefirearmproducts.com/product_info.php?products_id=87

 

https://www.dillonprecision.com/secure-firearms-products-1911-recoil-spring-tester_8_16_25940.html

 

 

I got mine as a Christmas gift from my Daughter from the first link.  Works pretty well.  I had about 10 Wolff springs in a drawer and couldn't tell which was which.

[jackntucson]

CLW42 beat me to it

Edited April 8, 2020 by jackntucson
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[zzt]

I tried the Brownells gauge.  I could not get the same reading on the same spring on subsequent tries.  It went back.  I'll try zomby's method.  It should work fine.

Edited April 10, 2020 by zzt

[race1911]

SecureFirearmsProducts is an excellent product......includes a smaller adapter to measure even hammer springs

 

[Greg in VA]

Secure firearms

[Nc1911]

On 4/8/2020 at 5:55 AM, zombywoof said:

Do you have a postal scale? Tare the rod spring and plug, assemble and push down the spring until the plug hits the guide rod. This will give you a very accurate reading.

 

This way is much better than using my pull gauge.

Excellent idea, had a scale sitting on my bench, works great!

[NoSteel]

I made one like the Dillon offering using same scale.  All in,  cost me <$20.00

[OptimiStick]

I use the Secure Firearms one. I think thats the same one Brownells and Dillon sells. Not sure about the one from Atlas.

 

It's kind of expensive for what it is - but it works.