The bolt spring? A fragile little guy, that costs pennies new, that keeps your SAA gun in time and safe to shoot.
A broken, lwt Pietta spring on the left. A new Wolff extra power spring on the right.
The Pietta is supposedly new, with only 4 rounds fired. Obviously some soft steel if that is just the wear from four rounds. Or it is a very well used spring. I'm guessing very well used.
I've replaced all the Pietta bolt/trigger springs in my own guns.
But worth noting this spring (no matter who makes it) can break at any time. Common enough that just sitting in a safe or gun rug can do it. If your SAA goes off time for no obvious reason. This spring is an first place to start looking. Look closely.
If you can detail strip a SAA it is easy enough to replace with the right screw driver set and 15 minutes of your time. No tuning required. If you want a "Colt style", snappy action and solid lockup, the Wolff replacement spring is a good place to start or a factory Colt spring.
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A broken, lwt Pietta spring on the left. A new Wolff extra power spring on the right.
The Pietta is supposedly new, with only 4 rounds fired. Obviously some soft steel if that is just the wear from four rounds. Or it is a very well used spring. I'm guessing very well used.
I've replaced all the Pietta bolt/trigger springs in my own guns.
But worth noting this spring (no matter who makes it) can break at any time. Common enough that just sitting in a safe or gun rug can do it. If your SAA goes off time for no obvious reason. This spring is an first place to start looking. Look closely.
If you can detail strip a SAA it is easy enough to replace with the right screw driver set and 15 minutes of your time. No tuning required. If you want a "Colt style", snappy action and solid lockup, the Wolff replacement spring is a good place to start or a factory Colt spring.
