Hi everyone.
I recently bought a Ruger P-95, and although the gun functions flawlessly, I understand that it's no longer produced, so I was thinking to pick up a few parts to have in stock for the future in case anything wears out. In addition to a few extra magazine springs, I figure that recoil springs tend to wear out with use, so I was thinking to buy an extra. However, I can't seem to find any in stock anywhere. Ruger has the outer recoil spring listed on their website, but the inner spring is out of stock everywhere.
I called Ruger, only to find that any parts for this gun not listed as in stock on their online store are "obsolete," which is a term that means they will no longer be selling the parts to the public (if my gun were broken, I could send it in for $30 and they'd fix it with the parts they have on hand - they just don't want to sell the rest of their parts to people like me who just want to stock up on an extra part to have on hand - understandable, but who knows if Ruger's stock will last until my recoil spring actually does wear out?). Brownells and Midway are both out of this part as well.
Does anyone know of a source for recoil springs for the P-95? A third party supplier? How long do they normally last? Does the inner spring matter much, or would replacing the outer spring, when it gets to that point, be good enough? Anyone have experience with a recoil spring in their P-95 wearing out?
Thanks.
I recently bought a Ruger P-95, and although the gun functions flawlessly, I understand that it's no longer produced, so I was thinking to pick up a few parts to have in stock for the future in case anything wears out. In addition to a few extra magazine springs, I figure that recoil springs tend to wear out with use, so I was thinking to buy an extra. However, I can't seem to find any in stock anywhere. Ruger has the outer recoil spring listed on their website, but the inner spring is out of stock everywhere.
I called Ruger, only to find that any parts for this gun not listed as in stock on their online store are "obsolete," which is a term that means they will no longer be selling the parts to the public (if my gun were broken, I could send it in for $30 and they'd fix it with the parts they have on hand - they just don't want to sell the rest of their parts to people like me who just want to stock up on an extra part to have on hand - understandable, but who knows if Ruger's stock will last until my recoil spring actually does wear out?). Brownells and Midway are both out of this part as well.
Does anyone know of a source for recoil springs for the P-95? A third party supplier? How long do they normally last? Does the inner spring matter much, or would replacing the outer spring, when it gets to that point, be good enough? Anyone have experience with a recoil spring in their P-95 wearing out?
Thanks.