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jmoore
07-18-2009, 07:01 PM
Dave Price here:
I need a "Magazine cover spring" AKA loading port cover spring for a M1941. Any leads will help.

Thanks
Dave P
Brian Alpert
07-19-2009, 11:09 AM
Both SARCO and Numrich Gun Parts Corp. have them.
jmoore
07-22-2009, 12:39 AM
Numrich was out, Sarco said they had some. We'll see what shows up. Thanks!
emmagee1917
08-19-2009, 06:20 PM
When you get it , you'll see that it can go in two ways. Match the spring leg to the wear pattern on the body. If you put it in upsidedown , you'll have an 8-shooter (I know). Chris
jmoore
08-20-2009, 12:51 AM
It must have been installed correctly, 'cuz its the one I ended up with, and it holds 10! Thanks for the tip though.:D

BTW The blood welts on my shoulder caused by the ill-fitting toe of the butt plate are fading.;)
jmoore
08-21-2009, 02:58 AM
:mad:Prepping to shoot this Friday, I broke the Johnson out of "prison", checking the magazine for ammo before opening the bolt and declaring it "clear", so guess what happened--- PING!--- goes the mag cover spring. Errrrrr... What's up w/ that? No excessive force or travel opening the "trap door", the first spring breakage was explainable, but this is a mystery. Dang thing was supposed to be Marine-proof!!!:bitch:
Brian Alpert
08-21-2009, 01:29 PM
You are dealing with an almost 70 year old strip of spring!
JBS
08-21-2009, 02:21 PM
Nothing is Marine-proof !!!
jmoore
08-21-2009, 04:45 PM
Garand stuff is as old and doesn't ding-dang break!
jmoore
08-22-2009, 09:44 AM
Mr. Price recalled that his old Johnson had a coil spring to close the mag cover, so I went and slipped in 3 old VCR cassette springs /w no modification to the mag assembly, and it seems to be a viable repair!

Will try w/ some heavier gage spring stock today and see.
jmoore
08-22-2009, 05:52 PM
Made three springs until I figured that ONE single spring wouldn't be as strong as I would like. SO made two 0.032" wire dia. 4 coil springs that work in parallel on the mag cover pin.

No mods to the rifle! Dry runs OK! Must have had the rifle torn down twenty time today, though.

I think the takedown pins would be easily lost in the field as sometimes they will just fly out whilst pulling on them with a cartridge rim.
jmoore
08-28-2009, 12:41 PM
It woiks! It woiks! Accurate to boot.