Rookie question

[hotntot12]

When i change springs on my 45 do I thow them the old ones away or do I try and re-stretch them back---is that even possible or worth it?

 

[N.M. Edmands]

Sure you can stretch them back, problem is they will be better for less than a magazine full. If they are tired, chuck em, don't end up like the rest of us, with a drawer full of junk springs.
HTH

 

[Dfariswheel]

Actually, stretching springs ruins them.

Apparently it damages the structure of the steel, and the spring collapses quickly after that.

 

[Harry Bonar]

springs

Dear Shooter:
No! Don't stretch a spring! (although I've tried it)
Harry B.

 

[hotntot12]

Thank you

I thought as much but wasn't sure--thank you.