07 January 2008, 00:44
Old DaveSource for Siamese mag spring?
I'm building a Siamese Mauser .45-70, and the magazine follower spring is broken. A standard mauser won't work, because the Siamese box is slanted and the spring joints are offset forward.
Anyone know of a source, or is there a spring from a commercial rifle, perhaps, that would substitute?
07 January 2008, 01:48
ray in seattleNot what you wanted, rather a nice article (I tried) r in s.
07 January 2008, 06:18
Old DaveMany thanks! I had looked at Numrich, but didn't navigate properly, I guess. Mark another one up for the heroes at AR!
07 January 2008, 11:54
Mike BrooksI had this problem, and I figured out that a spring out of a Enfield 303 magazine box could be cut down to work.
08 January 2008, 04:18
Toomany ToolsI've bought several of the Siamese Mauser springs from Numrich and they work just as they are.
08 January 2008, 07:48
ireload2quote:
Originally posted by Old Dave:
I'm building a Siamese Mauser .45-70, and the magazine follower spring is broken. A standard mauser won't work, because the Siamese box is slanted and the spring joints are offset forward.
Anyone know of a source, or is there a spring from a commercial rifle, perhaps, that would substitute?
I built one of these in the early '70s. The original spring would not lift the front of the 45/70 rounds enough to feed properly. I stretched it trying to get more lift on the front and broke it. I replaced it with a 1903A3 spring and it functioned perfectly.