[psantos100]

The Rod should have a take down hole

You assemble the spring on the rod and compress the spring, than put the short paper clip pin in and hold the assembly together.

As an assembly it slides in place from the back easily.

The spring is skinny so it will fit more coils. You Should make sure ALL the coils fit inside the spring plug when fully compressed.

IF the spring does not all fit. the spring will act as a stop and the spring plug will fail over time.

hope this helps
geo
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George:

Maybe you can help, I purchased the Kings bushing and kit, years ago, I could never bring myself to alter the dust cover on the slide, it seems to work, after I removed the shok-buff, it seems to give enough clearance, to cycle properly? Or am I damaging something? Does your spring fit the Kings recoil rod? The Kings plug does not seem appreciably thinker than yours. Your plug does not require alteration.

Thx!

 

[psantos100]

Bumpty bump!

 

[psantos100]

If I recall the Kings system used a hat style plug, to install you would normall cut a 1/16 is cut across the bottom of the slide to keep the reverse plug from turning. If you did not cut it and the hat turns it can block the barrel / kill the plug.

We make a collar style plug that is strong but Clark sells (I believe I saw it befor they offered it but could easily be wrong) a plug that is installed that has a hat AND a key to keep it from rotating. they have a flat to clear the barrel on top. We buy the plug from them, the spring from ISMI and make the rod and head here and take down hole and offer as a kit for 60.00

Clark plug I am sure you can purchase seporate and drill the hole in the end for the smaller rod.

BUT the Flat spring is superior in many ways to the round springs in this size gun.

For us, we take the slide apart, put the spring plug in from the front of the slide and use the slide as a giant handle. slip the spring on the rod and compress against a work bench to make SURE the entire spring fits. IF the round spring stacks it gets messed up and all bent out of shape.

IF the flat spring does not fit it stacks nicely just like in a glock (glocks use the flat spring and the spring stops the rear motiton of the slide unlike a 1911with the spring tunnel) a stacked flat spring will kill the reverse plug in short order.

geo

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Thx, would I be able to use the King rod with your spring and collar?, i'd at least be able to salvage the rod!

 

[psantos100]

Thanks, rofi and Cloudpeak.


Good info. That's easier and surer than marking how far the slide retracts with and without the spring. I just checked mine using your method. It stuffs in all the way, and I hear a good solid metal against metal clack when the guide rod end meets the plug.

I plan to drill a hole in the rod, drop in a new mainspring (the original was clipped), and test fire this weekend. I've already fired a few rounds after fitting a new firing pin stop and Wilson extractor. The old dual recoil springs are tired. It'll be interesting to see how the new one compares.

I also have an ISMI magazine spring to try out. With a quicker return to battery, the original Colt magazine spring may not kick the rounds up quickly enough. Dealing with these short guns is a balancing act. I'll post the results.

Psantos100, for what it's worth, my King's guide rod's diameter measures the same as the stubby factory original: .260". The ISMI spring fits over it fine. Maybe that will help George answer your plug question.

BTW, don't use shock buffs in any 1911, particularly in the short ones. Buffs cause problems, not solve them.

Ok, thx that helps, maybe I will try, removing the buff, it seems to lock back fine. All the thicker bushings reduce clearance somewhat over the original which only has the little tab.