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I'm almost done with refurbishing my 1924 99 Early F model Takedown. The spring inside the forearm takedown lever is pretty mangled, and I can't find a source (Brownells,Numrich, etc). Anybody know where I can get one?, or maybe a hardware store equivalent?
thanx
Hey there Flintlock.
I just took a look at my Model F Takedown latch; I didn't remove the spring/latch from the forearm or do any disassembly, but from what I saw and surmise, I have to believe you could find a replacement spring at a hardware store. I'd focus on max diameter and try to match the thickness of the wire, as you could get a longer one and cut it to length. Might be a trial and error task, but it should be doable.
Good luck with that part of your project.
Old No7
By the way, here are my prior posts on this Forum of my Takedown Model F:
"50 Years Without a Savage 99"
"Vintage Combo (Takedown Case)"
"Me and My Old Savage..."
Those will show you how my restoration (stock and checkering) came out.
Tight groups!
Old No7
I got lucky...after perusing several hardware stores and no luck, I tried online at &ome D3pot, and found an assorted pack with 84 springs in it. Drove to the local one, and sure enough 3 or 4 springs in the kit are the right diameter, but a little long. Cut it to size and Viola!, works fine. Last step is making a new front sight out of 16 gauge sheet metal (I want a nice squared off front sight, rather than a bead) I will post photos when complete.Quote:
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I will read through these....thanx.Quote:
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Glad to hear that worked! Looking forward to see the pix when it is all done.Quote:
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Tight groups.
Old No7