perfect
fit my springfield armory 1911 g.i. perfectly. absolutley no fitting was required. took a whole 3 minutes to swap out the old mainspring housing with the new one. worth every penny. plus, recieved two days early! great shipping! thanks brownells!
Perfect Fit - Springfield Mil Spec
Ed Brown mainspring housings are my go to when swapping out the ILS version that comes with any 1911 from Springfield. Blued or stainless. The part I received is as pictured. The geometry is as exactly as any I have purchased in the last 5 years be it a blued or stainless arched mainspring housing from Ed Brown. The part I received was as usual a prefect fit. No fitting required, dropped right in on my Springfield...but that could vary dependent upon brand. I know these fit perfect on Colt's as well. Other brands I can't say for certain. As to the 1 star reviews below. I can't say for sure what happened. I know the part I received is as exactly as pictured in the product description. It DOES NOT have any bevel at the base of the housing as Bob's review did below. I can only speculate at this point what happened on the 1 star reviews. Maybe Ed Brown had a mis-machined batch of housings that went out late last year through early this year with that bevel. Or...they received enough complaints that they went back to the standard dimensions. Again, just speculating. As to the the Ed Brown rep Bob spoke to and said "that's how they're made now." May have been true at the time, but as may of us know phone techs will tell you anything to get you off the phone due to not caring or sheer ignorance. I'm sorry two of the reviewers had a negative experience with this part. My experience been exactly opposite in this case. Again, the part I received is as exactly as pictured in the product description and couldn't be more pleased with the fit and quality. I think it's probably safe to say now...buy with confidence. I purchased this part on 11-4-14...so it's highly unlikely it was old stock.
Arched Pro.
Perfect fit on Kimber TLE Pro II! No modifications needed. Profile looks like it was made just for this pistol. This cured a problem I had with this pistol shooting to low/right of center of mass.
Springfield Milspec upgrade
Unlike previous reviews where folks had problems with the fit of this part, it fits perfectly for me. I replaced the factory arched msh on a 2012 built springfield armory milspec stainless. The bevel on the base of the new msh fits very well to the frame of my gun. The gun frames corners are set in just a touch and do not protrude as previous reviewers' had. It was a drop in part for me. Smooth fitting in the frame, no play and cleared the grip safety perfectly. The grooves are deep and the ridges are sharp enough to afford a solid grip, without being too sharp to be uncomfortable. Seems well made to me, and worked perfectly on my new gun. The bevel on the base of mine seems lesser than the picture below, so maybe they changed their design.
What can I say? It works!
I bought this mainspring housing for my 30's era 1911A1 and I love it! It required no fitting, feels better than the arched MSH, didn't interfere with reliability and it looks cool! As with a lot of mainspring housings, they do not come with the internal parts so I recommend the Brownells Mainspring Housing Rebuild Kit (080-000-549WB)!
In stock as usual
Im finding myself checking your stock on items before checking gun makers(Kimber,ed brown,TROY,ect.) stock or availability.I usually have better luck with stock and service, THANKS!!
One of the best.
I bought this to install on a Colt series 80 to replace the flat polymer factory unit. Ed Brown obviously based his measurements from Colt factory specs. It slid right in, no wobble, no gaps and all the transition areas on the bottom edge of the frame line up perfectly. It has a nice machined finish and is not a casting.
Excellent Drop-In
This fit perfectly with no filing, no sanding, no loss of bluing, no drilling, and was installed in less than five minutes. I'd tried two other brands, both required substantial fitting,and one of those never did fit. Start with this one.
great piece.
this MSH was a great addition to my norinco 1911A1. it fit much better than the stock one and gives my pistol the perfect grip for me. very easy to install with no fitting required.
Nice look that make your 1911 special
I installed this on a New gun that I was comp;ltey rebuilding. It fits great and has a nice finished look against the beavertail safety that I installed a 1911 AUTO BEAVERTAIL GRIP SAFETY from Brownell's and the two look like they were fitted for a factory tight fit. They should be cleaned out in the hole where the main spring and pins go in. I clean All of mine as there was a lot of crud effecting the feel of the hammer depressing the mainspring through the strut.
