By over-sized, do you mean that the "V" of the spring is more than the original spring? Or do you mean that they are overlength?
The original spring had no taper on the width of the spring, it was the same width for the entire length. I'm not sure it was original to the gun, it has some pretty rough filing work.
The "V" width on the replacement spring that I recieved is larger than the original, but I assumed it would compress. The original spring was flat on the bottom leg while the replacement spring has an arc of about 1/8 - 3/16" over the length of the spring.
I know how to reshape and retemper the spring, I just didn't want to have to reshape the spring unless it was necessary.
The bottom leg of the spring was over-length and I trimmed it to length and removed the burrs.
Is the best plan to make the bottom (non-engaging) leg flat like the original and reduce the "V" width to the same as the original? (I have the tools and the skill to do it, just want to make sure its necessary)
Thanks for the help
Last edited by oganza; 02/02/07 09:29 AM.
