Posted: 2/20/2026 7:54:54 PM EDT
| Gents. I bought some projects from the local gun show, one being a colt ace. It needs some internal springs and pieces. Where is a good place to pick these up from? Or are these interchangeable with 45s? |
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WOLFF sells the springs, I've bought from them before for mine. What other parts besides springs do you need? [recoil is a 14 lb spring] Interarms sells/carries a pretty decent amount of ACE parts. No, some of the parts do NOT interchange and are .22 specific. [some are the firing pin, extractor, and slide stop] |
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Thanks for the replies. I am letting it soak in oil right now. I removed the slide, and everything looks good up there. I removed the main spring housing pin and the housing is stuck. Hopefully, it will loosen up after a good soak, and I can get a good look inside. Right now, the hammer just flops around and the trigger is dead. |
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Originally Posted By 50-140: You'll have a harder time finding magazines. I have two and feel lucky. Mags really aren't that bad, try to find .38 special 1911 mags. THAT is hard. |
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The parts specific to the ace are the top end ( slide barrel etc) and possibly the slide stop. All the parts in the lower are standard government model parts. I believe the marvel company that makes various 22 conversion kits for the 1911 sells the ace type mags Is it an Ace or service model Ace? The original ace did NOT have the floating chamber and used a specially lightened slide to get function. Didn’t work all that well, so the floating chamber service model ( much more common) was developed. From what I hear, the floating chamber area gums up quick and requires frequent cleaning to keep the gun running |
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Originally Posted By captain127: The parts specific to the ace are the top end ( slide barrel etc) and possibly the slide stop. All the parts in the lower are standard government model parts. I believe the marvel company that makes various 22 conversion kits for the 1911 sells the ace type mags Is it an Ace or service model Ace? The original ace did NOT have the floating chamber and used a specially lightened slide to get function. Didn’t work all that well, so the floating chamber service model ( much more common) was developed. From what I hear, the floating chamber area gums up quick and requires frequent cleaning to keep the gun running There is no sm prefix on there serial number. So I think its a 1935 production. |
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Yes, post some pics. I have two (2) ACE conversion kits, one from the 1960s and and another from the 1970s. Both have the floating chamber. Some parts are available from Sarco and Numrich, as well as GB and eBay. GSG .22LR mags work well with the ACE system, and those mags are readily available. |
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Originally Posted By captain127: Would love to see some pictures! I am not 100% sure the original ace and service model took the same magazine. Probably? I have both the ACE [2] and service model conversions, mags look the same to me. One of my ACE's has a caspian frame, fiber optic and Bomar sights, and Kreiger rails on it, the other is stock as is the conversion unit. [which has the floating chamber as does one of my newer ACE's.] .22 Conversion unit on a new Colt S70 frame. Attached File Colt Ace. Attached File |
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