S&W 41 Springs?

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Anyone know an outfit this side of the border with Model 41 springs?

I want to try a reduced power recoil spring to see if it cures ejection problems with Federal Champion standard velocity, which I believe is a hair under powered to fully and consistently cycle the gun.

Or if anyone has any other tips that I can try - I stoned the bottom of the bolt to a mirror finish, and that helped somewhat in that the number of failures to eject have decreased a little. I've also tried loading only 5 rounds, but I will still get failures to eject where the casing isn't clearing the gun and ends up sideways on top of the next cartridge.
 
Maybe it is your extractor that is the issue, as opposed to the spring. I have been able to cycle mine (S&W 41) with .22 long ammo, which is even weaker than Federal Champion SV.
 
I've got 8 mags, all but one of them new. It's a newer gun, made in the last couple years. Probably less than 2000 rounds through it so far.

Problem doesn't seem to track to one mag or another - they'll all show failures to eject randomly, though often with the first round fired, no matter if 10, 9 , 8 or 5 rounds are loaded

I know it tends to be ammo fussy - CCI and S&B work well in it.

I can't find much for info on tuning ejection in these, other than forum posts about grinding this and tig welding that - honestly not interested in bubbary when I could suck it up and just shoot CCI

I've no issues with ordering from Wolff other than the minimum order, higher shipping costs, and the wait. I always end up ordering springs I probably won't use for years just to make the $25, or whatever it is now
 
Not enough buddies who shoot enough to ever worry about their springs lol

Bug'rit - just ordered 'em. If that doesn't help the problem, then it wouldn't be the first time I've wasted money.

...and if it does help the problem, the money I spent off sets the cost savings from not buying CCI.

Either way, I'll lose on my own terms.
 
Next time you're at the range (and have some failure to eject), look at the brass for drag marks.
- There might be some peening (spelling :confused:) cause by either dry firing or the bolt slamming against the breach face.
- The chamber might be too thigh. Know anyone with a 22lr reamer?
 
If a 41 smith needs cci HV, you have a problem, putting light springs in will only pound the hell out of the gun. You did not say which CCI ammo.
I see tight chambers, and crud build up in these that cause problems, shells sticking in the chamber and hard to extract.
Mind you all of them I have worked on have been older models
Hi end target ( O.K., midrange in this case) are built to shot only standard vil. ammo.
There is one at the local club, and he does as much chamber cleaning as shooting, every 20 or so rounds.
We installed 2 new extractors, no help, changed the mag latch helped as the mags where sitting a bit low, seemed to help with extaction.
Polished the chamber and it it now about 95%.
Take the barrel off and drop a round in it, does it seat with out pushing it in?
If not that is where you start.
If the slide is not coming back for the ejector to do it's thing, then springs are something to look at.
I shoot Hi Standard a lot and when everthing is good they run 100% with no extractor in them, mind you have to keep them wet and clean . O.K. wait for it>>>>>>>>
 
CCI standard is what it likes. I don't shoot HV in it

I'll check my fired cases next time, and do a plunk test. The gun doesn't get dry fired, thanks to the mag disconnect. I just leave it cocked.

Thanks all
 
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