1952 Savage 99 Carrier Assembly - Have you seen this before?

Good Afternoon!

I am initiating a 2nd topic concerning the same Savage 99 I had questions about.

I currently have the rifle apart to thoroughly clean it and noticed the carrier assembly has a split or notch carrier body in which the carrier spring tail is retained. I was informed that the spring tail typically fits in a small retaining hole at the end of the carrier bodyhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1rCs...RBQuGo9lc_Xvgbhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1V9Z...p8wjAdurdsaqIZ. Interested to see if anyone has seen this before. Please see photos.

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I don’t see any photos that show you carrier.

I’m working from memory, but I recall that my 50s EG in 300 Savage has a notch for the spring and not a hole. Good on you for taking it down that far for cleaning! A gummy carrier/spring can certainly contribute to feeding problems.

Thank you Model24!

I tried to post links to photos but for some reason thy don't appear... Any recommendations as to how I can include photos?

Maybe someone else will chime in. I gave up a long time ago.