Mar 18, 2025 · Say you were given some Wolff recoil springs but you didn't know the force. What is a diy technique for measuring it? Thanks!

May 14, 2002 · I threatened to do this in another thread, but figured this engineering masterpiece deserved it's own.. Here's how to make your basic recoil spring tester: Pop by your favorite hardware …

Nov 19, 2024 · If you have a handheld luggage scale or similar then you can build your own DIY spring tester. I used a luggage scale and an old 1911 recoil spring rod modified to make a similar …

Aug 13, 2021 · Are recoil spring testers very accurate and are they worth having? Who makes the best one?

Apr 8, 2020 · I am looking for a spring tester to measure recoil spring weight mostly. What are my options?

Sep 26, 2009 · Now lets get down to the nitty-gritty and show you how this “corn-fangled contrapshun” works. The next 3 pictures show you how to set the recoil spring into the recoil spring tester. First …

Jun 22, 2007 · Lacking a spring tester, anther method is to keep a new uninstalled spring on hand, identical to the one you put in service in your gun. When the spring in your gun has shrunk 2 full coils …

Sep 3, 2007 · I used: a digital fish scale 14" of aluminum tubing (a Dillon primer pickup tube works great--the tube's outside diameter dimensions must be small enough to fit through your smallest spring's …

Mar 13, 2016 · Eric, What have you found out about the wolff springs, over or under sprung from what was written on the package? And what does the ISMI do after say 200 rounds according to your …

Apr 17, 2012 · You use a spring scale and compress the spring to the appropriate line on the spring tester, and then read the spring scale (I use a cabela's 20 lb dial scale, but any scale in the 20 lb. …