Feeding problems after spring change?

[TNblues]

I just changed the 2 springs in my colt defender and was having some feeding problems. The bullet catches on the lip of the barrel and also sometimes on the shell about 1/16th inch down the case. The slide will not close. I have not fired the gun with the new springs set and was wondering if the new spring need "breaking in"

Also, I noticed that one time i was trying to rack the slide and it would not hardly move. After fooling around for several minutes it finally came free. so , i broke it down and everthing seemed normal but then when putting everything back toghter it was more diffucult than usally and it felt like something was catching.

Any suggestions would be appericated

Thanks

[enfield]

Were the old springs still working? If so, try putting them back in.

[TNblues]

yes, the old springs work, and i will put them back in if nothing else works.

[DWARREN123]

Check the old springs to the new ones and see if there is a difference between them besides a very slight difference in length.

[TNblues]

ok, I went and fired about 100 rounds had some FTE, and FTF. Also had the slide lock up and would not move. I did notice that the spring assembly just below the barrel exit ,was off center and was causing the the slide to cease up.

It did not seemed to be centered and was binding on the small part that you have to remove to get the barrel out(i can't remember the name of that part.

Dwarren123 ;The spring are wolf 19.0 colt defender springs the new is slightly longer than the old, but I did noitce the the openings on the ends of the spring are smaller and when i installed the new one it wasn't easy to get onto the spring assembly.

[DWARREN123]

Sounds like the springs. Sometimes the springs are not quite right, I woud go back to the original springs and see if it cures the problems.

Good luck.

[enfield]

"If it ain't broke, don't fix it" -- some anonymous engineering genius

[TNblues]

I did put back the old spring and the gun seems to be working fine no ceasing and the guiderod look more centered int eh bushing. It must have been a bad sprin I got them from wolf springs 19.0 std kit. I have always heard nothingnbut good about wolf. The only reason I changed spring was becasue i was getting a FTE about every 3 or so clips worth of shooting. But from what i have read it may be related to my extractor instead ofsprings. I heard that you can tune them? But I guess i need to do some more reading.

[enfield]

I hope you're not carrying this gun.

[TNblues]

Update. I got a spring assembly from colt and installed and shot the other day it seems my problems have been corrected. I shot about 50-100 factorty rd 's and no problems.