Rookie question

hotntot12 · July 22, 2005, 12:32 AM

When i change springs on my 45 do I thow them the old ones away or do I try and re-stretch them back---is that even possible or worth it?

N.M. Edmands · July 22, 2005, 12:53 AM

Sure you can stretch them back, problem is they will be better for less than a magazine full. If they are tired, chuck em, don't end up like the rest of us, with a drawer full of junk springs.

HTH

Dfariswheel · July 22, 2005, 02:01 AM

Actually, stretching springs ruins them.

Apparently it damages the structure of the steel, and the spring collapses quickly after that.

Harry Bonar · July 22, 2005, 02:36 PM

Dear Shooter:
No! Don't stretch a spring! (although I've tried it)

Harry B.

hotntot12 · July 22, 2005, 10:39 PM

I thought as much but wasn't sure--thank you.

July 22, 2005, 12:32 AM	#1
hotntot12 Member Join Date: May 26, 2004 Posts: 17	Rookie question When i change springs on my 45 do I thow them the old ones away or do I try and re-stretch them back---is that even possible or worth it?

July 22, 2005, 12:53 AM	#2
N.M. Edmands Member Join Date: December 2, 2001 Location: Yarnell,Arizona Posts: 48	Rookie question Sure you can stretch them back, problem is they will be better for less than a magazine full. If they are tired, chuck em, don't end up like the rest of us, with a drawer full of junk springs. HTH

July 22, 2005, 02:36 PM	#4
Harry Bonar Senior Member Join Date: December 5, 2004 Location: In the Vincent, Ohio general area. Posts: 1,804	springs Dear Shooter: No! Don't stretch a spring! (although I've tried it) Harry B.

July 22, 2005, 10:39 PM	#5
hotntot12 Member Join Date: May 26, 2004 Posts: 17	Thank you I thought as much but wasn't sure--thank you.

July 22, 2005, 02:01 AM	#3
Dfariswheel Senior Member Join Date: May 4, 2001 Posts: 7,562	Actually, stretching springs ruins them. Apparently it damages the structure of the steel, and the spring collapses quickly after that.