I'm thinking of getting a Springfield Milspec but I will want to replace the mainspring housing with a flat and probably the slide stop. I see that many of the parts being offered are blued. Anyone offer parkerized to match the park finish on the milspecs?
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I did the same. The Massen parts are a pretty close match, although they are listed as blued. Here is a pic of my Mil-Spec with aftermarket blued parts. Thumb safety is an Ed Brown, Hammer is from Numrich, MSH is a Massen. Trigger is Colt. No refinishing has been done, other than oiling up the parkerizing. The match is pretty darned close.
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Hey Xavier,
Since I am about to get the same gun as you do have, could you explain to me what made you choose the different parts you picked up. I understand about the aesthetics of the hammer but why did you pick up the trigger from Colt? What about the sights? Are they GI factory installed ones? They seem a bit bigger. Is the trigger safety better than the SA installed one? Thanks!
Since I am about to get the same gun as you do have, could you explain to me what made you choose the different parts you picked up. I understand about the aesthetics of the hammer but why did you pick up the trigger from Colt? What about the sights? Are they GI factory installed ones? They seem a bit bigger. Is the trigger safety better than the SA installed one? Thanks!
NSG,
I used a Colt trigger because I had one in my "take off" box, and I like a long trigger. Nothing really special about it, except fellows ask where I got a Mil-Spec with a long trigger. I just mention it to keep others from asking the question.
My sights are the regular three dot sights that come on the Regular Mil-Spec. They work, and I saw no reason to change them. The WWII Mil-Spec has the shorter military style sights. That may be what you are looking at.
By trigger safety, I assume you mean thumb safety. I like the extended but thin Ed Brown ambi safety. That is what this one is. Many extended thumb safeties are a bit wide for my taste. The Ed Brown is not. The ambi safety, of course allows the safety to be worked while shooting left handed. With a thumb safety, it really depends on what you like. Some fellows only use a single sided thumb safety (my CCW 1911 is set up that way). Others like the ambi. If I'm going to be carrying the pistol in a IWB holster, where the thumb safety is exposed, I want a single sided safety. Less chance of it getting snicked off on a door frame or seatbelt while in the holster (and nothing is scarier than realizing you have been carrying cocked & unlocked all day). My Mil-Spec is a range gun, not a carry gun, so I put an ambi on it.
Before you buy the Mil-Spec NSG, be sure you understand the differences between the Regular and the WWII Mil-Spec. There are quite a few threads here about the differences. Here's a link to a good one. Get the one that is best suited for what you want. Then shoot the snot out of it!
I used a Colt trigger because I had one in my "take off" box, and I like a long trigger. Nothing really special about it, except fellows ask where I got a Mil-Spec with a long trigger. I just mention it to keep others from asking the question.
My sights are the regular three dot sights that come on the Regular Mil-Spec. They work, and I saw no reason to change them. The WWII Mil-Spec has the shorter military style sights. That may be what you are looking at.
By trigger safety, I assume you mean thumb safety. I like the extended but thin Ed Brown ambi safety. That is what this one is. Many extended thumb safeties are a bit wide for my taste. The Ed Brown is not. The ambi safety, of course allows the safety to be worked while shooting left handed. With a thumb safety, it really depends on what you like. Some fellows only use a single sided thumb safety (my CCW 1911 is set up that way). Others like the ambi. If I'm going to be carrying the pistol in a IWB holster, where the thumb safety is exposed, I want a single sided safety. Less chance of it getting snicked off on a door frame or seatbelt while in the holster (and nothing is scarier than realizing you have been carrying cocked & unlocked all day). My Mil-Spec is a range gun, not a carry gun, so I put an ambi on it.
Before you buy the Mil-Spec NSG, be sure you understand the differences between the Regular and the WWII Mil-Spec. There are quite a few threads here about the differences. Here's a link to a good one. Get the one that is best suited for what you want. Then shoot the snot out of it!
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