Perfect drop in fit
Put this in a new Colt to replace the factory plastic msh. It fit like it was made for it, which I suppose it was really. I'm certainly not a gunsmith, but in less than ten minutes from sitting down, it was installed. Perfect fit. Of course you have to provide your own springs n stuff.
Now my Para is perfect!
Bought this to get rid of the last piece of plastic garbage that came in my Para 14-45 Black Ops. Minor fitting and now my Para is plastic free! Love the chain link pattern. Compliments the pattern on my G10 grips nicely.
Ed Brown SS Arched mainspring housing
I recently purchased three of the SS arched Ed Brown housings for my SA 1911-A1 in 9mm and 45 ACP plus my older Ruger 1911 45 ACP. The housings fit perfectly on all three pistols and eliminated the sharp bottom on the frame that always dug into the palm of my hand. I used the Brownells spring kit and the whole assy. works beautifully in all three pistols. Straight forward installation procedure with minimal tools required. A solid bench vice makes it much easier to place the spring kit inside the mainspring housing. I highly recommend both the Ed Brown arched mainspring housing and the Brownells spring kit. Great products and at a good price. Especially when you get to use a discount code and free S/H. Thanks Brownells.
Very nice checkering & fit!
I installed this Ed Brown mainspring housing in my Colt XSE Lightweight to replace the plastic mainspring housing that came in it from the factory. It took just a small amount of fitting on the top of it (five minutes at the most) for the grip safety to work properly. All other aspects of this mainspring housing fit perfectly, and the finish is nice also. I was looking forward to how the 25 LPI checkering would feel, and it did not disappoint when it was installed. It gives a very good grip feel in hand. This is the third Ed Brown mainspring housing I've used, and I would not hesitate to use them or recommend them. Very good product for the money!
Excellent mainspring housing!
I installed this Ed Brown arched mainspring housing in my Para GI Expert to replace the plastic mainspring housing that was in it from the factory. It needed just a small amount of fitting on top of the mainspring housing for the grip safety to work properly. This wasn't a problem as I knew going in there was a chance of it needing fitted, and it took all of 5 minutes to do. All other aspects of this mainspring housing fit properly, and it works perfectly. The finish was nicely done, and there were no issues with this mainspring housing at all. This is the second Ed Brown mainspring housing I have used, and I'm glad I chose this manufacturer.
Replaced ILS housing in Springfield
There were some comments about not fitting with the Springfield Armory 1911 at the bottom of the frame. Fit was perfect. Whatever was wrong has been resolved. The SA MSH was fine but I prefer arched. Would be nice if it was available in fine line checkering also, But the groves are substantial enough to provide good traction.
Drop in part
I have a colt govt competition model in 9mm and it comes stock with a plastic mainspring housing that I did not like. I bought this one and took out all the mainspring housing parts from the old part and installed them in this new one. Installed this new part and it was a true drop in fit. No sanding or grinding needed. No gunsmith at all.
Perfect for Kimber
Perfect drop in fit for Kimber custom II also tried in my Para GI E xpert the ridges on the side of the housing were a little tall but I feel it would have fi with a little filing. Looks and works great on my Kimber
Ed Brown Mainspring Housing
The stripped mainspring housing arrived in a timely fashion, as is my usual experience with Brownell's. On inspection the part looked to be well made and free of any imperfections. It fit my new Colt Commander as it were made for it. It only took a few minutes to swap the mainspring parts from the original MSH to this one, including chasing around the retaining pin on the floor. Function testing indicated no binding or rough spots internally. Except for fumbling the retaining pin, there were no complications installing this well made part. This Commander was bought to replace a much older pistol to use for personal carry and to get back into competition. Flat housings don't it my hand well, so I usually replace them on the few 1911s I have. This is my first Ed Brown MSH and probably not my last.
Perfect Fit - Springfield Loaded
I am one of the guys below that gave a bad review because the part did not fit due to the shape/bevel at the bottom and the way it fit to the frame leaving 2 bad points that dug into your hand. After reading the more recent reviews that state that the parts shape has been changed and now fits a Springfield fine I decided to try again as my blue arched Ed Brown fits perfect. Well I can confirm now that they must have changed the shape back to the original shape and bevel because it fits my Springfield Loaded model perfectly now. No points! Fits like a glove and looks and feels great. Top quality part.
