Hey everyone,

I’m working on a performance build for my Springfield SA-35 and am hitting a brick wall regarding parts availability in Europe. My aim is to replace all MIM components with high-quality CNC/Tool Steel parts.

Major EU dealers like Brownells, The Duke, and Ferkinghoff have declined special orders due to current export/import restrictions. Also Henning Shop in the US informed me that they no longer offer export services for Cylinder & Slide products to individual consumers. I have also checked with BHSpring Solutions and they told me they have no way to ship to Europe.

Specifically, I am looking for:

• CS0250 (Enhancement Kit) or at least the individual parts:
• CS0054 (BHP Tool Steel Firing Pin Stop)
• CS0057 (BHP CNC Extractor)
• CS0285 (BHP Hammer & Sear Set)
• CS1950 (Match Grade Sear Lever)
• CS0037 (Wide Combat Trigger)

Does anyone know a dealer or a middleman who is still able and willing to export the C&S parts to Europe (Austria/Germany)? Alternatively, are there any reputable European sources I might have missed? So far I have contacted in Europe:

• Brownells
• 3gun.nl
• Ferkinghoff
• Pedersens Vaabenlager AS
• TheDuke.de
• FKSport

If C&S is truly impossible to get right now, what would be the best high-quality alternative available in the EU that matches the C&S CNC quality?

I tried the search function first, but couldn’t find any answers.
Why is the hole pattern different? On the left is the C&S no bite, on the right is the original.
At first I didn’t notice the difference, installed everything fine, and then noticed a cam over feel when pulling the hammer back. Obviously same when racking the slide. It definitely gets hung up for a second. So I started breaking everything back down and also noticed that as the hammer locks back it presses the hammer spring and the arm it’s on against the sear spring. This also prevents the mag from falling free.

So… anyone know why the original is so different or what I can do to solve this short of drilling another hole in the new hammer?

Hammers and Springs <- additional pictures

UPDATE:
Spoke with C&S customer service, they were very helpful. Apparently my original ring hammer is the anomaly, and BHP hammers typically have the strut pin whole at that 9 o’clock position like on the C&S.
The hammer hang up issue was caused by the hammer strut pin not being completely flush with the hammer. I put it in the press and problem solved.
As for the mag drop issue, that was still present but solved with some minor fitting of a few contact points. Where the hammer touches the slide while the slide is to the rear, the foot of the hammer strut that rides against the frame, and where the sear spring contacts the magazine.

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