Anyone know where I can get a heavy duty magazine spring for a M 70 Safari Express?

Thanks

Remington 700 springs are tempered and can be adapted well for the M70.

Jaywalker

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Originally posted by Jaywalker:
Remington 700 springs are tempered and can be adapted well for the M70.

Jaywalker

Thanks, any spring for a particular model?

You might try Wisner's

Sorry, I don't know. The info came from a conversation with Mark Penrod, gunsmith, who uses them to replace M70 magazine springs.

Jaywalker

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Originally posted by JBoutfishn:
Anyone know where I can get a heavy duty magazine spring for a M 70 Safari Express?

Thanks

Jim,

You may have already posted a reason and I missed or forgot; but, what was the reason for a heavier than factory mag spring in your Winchester?

Thanks!

Brownell's carries heavier magazine springs.

I've used Remington mag springs in several Winchesters. The standard magnum M700 spring just takes a few licks with a fine file to make it fit a M70. Basically, each end needs to be a little narrower to fit the follower and floor plate. You could also use a Dremel I suppose.

But...I never had a problem with the original weak feeling Win spring, it just makes me feel better to have the heavier spring.

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You may have already posted a reason and I missed or forgot; but, what was the reason for a heavier than factory mag spring in your Winchester?

I have found that a stronger spring makes for more reliable feeding with heavy 416 Rem Mags.

I use this mag spring from Brownells on all of my model 70's of magnum variety. It works fantastic.

I cannabilized a spring out of an FN Mauser I have just to test things out, and it improved the feeding in my 375 - lots better even super fast bolt work - as fast as I could operate it. I didn't try it upside down or sideways.