I need a new slide stop/safety spring for my Colt. It’s really weak. Is there a specific brand you stick with for any reason? I know Wilson and Ed Brown make quality parts.

I also need a mainspring housing cap retaining pin. It’s not the kind of part that gets launched but I can’t find the darn thing.

Perhaps you could suggest a good pin kit and spring kit. The reason I ask is because I don’t want to waste my time with some cheap spring that’s just going to go dead in a year.

I always use Ed Brown or Wilson but have used some Cylinder and Slide parts over the years.

Pretty much Ed Brown usually has had what I have needed though.

Send me an email, I might be able to help.

Harrison Custom is another supplier of quality parts.

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Originally posted by Mustang-PaPa:
I always use Ed Brown or Wilson but have used some Cylinder and Slide parts over the years.

Pretty much Ed Brown usually has had what I have needed though.

Same with me!

How do Nighthawk parts compare to Wilson, Ed Brown, etc.?

I have bought Ed Brown or Wilson Combat with equal quality results.
If you are going to change the slide lock spring, change the pins too.
Always good to have a complete spring and pin kit on hand with a spare extractor.

Wolff plunger tube spring.

I’m building a 9mm 1911 and sourced most of my small parts from EGW. They sell ISMI springs which are good as well.

https://egwguns.com/plunger-tube-spring

https://egwguns.com/search-res...age?q=plunger%20tube

https://egwguns.com/mainspring...ue-19-lb-mainspring/

On that particular part, it really doesn’t matter. Pretty much everybody procures small springs like that from the same vendor I think in this case it’s Wolff.

For other parts like the actual slides stop it makes a huge difference because there are some differences in how the materials are made whether they’re cast, forged, machined from billet, etc.