cheby Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 I am looking for a spring tester to measure recoil spring weight mostly. What are my options? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitman_usmc Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Brownells sells one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverscooby27 Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Atlas Gunworks sells one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheby Posted April 8, 2020 Author Share Posted April 8, 2020 it is out of stock in both Atlas and Brownells as of today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim vaughan Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Make one with a rod, washers and a digital suitcase scale. Minimal cost and maximum benefit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clw42 Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackntucson Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 (edited) CLW42 beat me to it Edited April 8, 2020 by jackntucson dupticate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzt Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
race1911 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 SecureFirearmsProducts is an excellent product......includes a smaller adapter to measure even hammer springs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg in VA Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Secure firearms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nc1911 Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSteel Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 I made one like the Dillon offering using same scale. All in, cost me <$20.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptimiStick Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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