Posted: 7/23/2006 10:27:19 PM EDT
| I need to replace one Screw Bushing and need to know which brand will fit a Springfield best. I have heard Wilson Combat will go too far into the frame and hit the magazine. How is Cylinder & Slide ? Are they a good parts maker ? |
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Brownells carries several different types. Can't remember which ones I ordered, but they worked OK on my Springer. I like stainless for the corrosion resistance, even on a carbon steel frame. You can get by with a wide tip flat blade screwdriver, but it's better to use a bushing driver bit. Brownells carries these as well. Lastly, if you don't know how to stake the bushing into the frame, degrease the threads and use red loctite. |
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Wilsons don't generally go in further than any others. I've used many tyoes, and I simply go with the cheapest quality ones I can find, such as the ones that carry Brownells brand. The bushing driver is almost a must. If you use a screwdriver, make sure to use a blade that fills the slot. The bushing going into the mag well is always a possibility. Simply put install, and check. If it extends in to the well, carefull dress the back surface on a piece of sandpaper placed on a hard, flat surface, or on a fine cut file, or even a shrpening stone you don't care about. Once you know it's going to fit properly, at the very least, degrease and loctite in place. I degrease, loctite, and stake the back end with a bushing staker. |