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Click_sk8ter
28th December 2007, 01:58
just curious does anyone know of anyone who makes a flat mainspring housing thats smooth? i.e no sereattes or checkering, and of which also would be in stainless?
Rio Vista Slim
28th December 2007, 09:42
just curious does anyone know of anyone who makes a flat mainspring housing thats smooth? i.e no sereattes or checkering, and of which also would be in stainless?
The only smooth mainspring housing I'm aware of is offered by VZ Grips. It is machined from 6082-T6 aluminum (sorry, no stainless steel), and the part is not anodized. Check out either the VZ Grips ad, or the Brownells ad in the sponsors section at the top of this page.
DuckRyder
28th December 2007, 10:11
As long as you are talking about a Government or Commander...

Brown makes them both blued and stainless.

Ed Brown (http://www.edbrown.com/cgi-bin/htmlos.cgi/005728.1.552209400512266325)

817F Flat Mainspring Housing, Uncheckered Stainless

Smith and Alexander indicates they will make either blue or stainless smooth.

Smith and Alexander (http://www.smithandalexander.com/spr-housing.html)

*GMFS MSH - Gov't Model Flat Stainless
*GMFB MSH - Gov't Model Flat Blue

*Available in smooth. Specify when ordering.
(All Main Spring Housing available with Lanyard Loops.
Please add an additional $10 dollars to the price of the Main Spring Housing with Lanyard Loops. Lanyard Loops are not available on aluminum parts.)

HTH
Hawkmoon
28th December 2007, 10:41
Brownells carries them. I think theirs are made by Smith & Alexander
Click_sk8ter
28th December 2007, 21:49
Just as a recap the housings mad by S&A and Ed brown, they are flat, and smooth? like the mainspring housings found on WW1 1911's? thats the kind of housing i want but in stainless or similar to match a stainless 1911.
Hawkmoon
29th December 2007, 00:26
Just as a recap the housings mad by S&A and Ed brown, they are flat, and smooth? like the mainspring housings found on WW1 1911's? thats the kind of housing i want but in stainless or similar to match a stainless 1911.
http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/store/productdetail.aspx?p=12740&st=&s=30863

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