You may be confusing the extractor spring for the SMLE with the one for the No.4. They ARE distinctly different and as you describe.
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You may be confusing the extractor spring for the SMLE with the one for the No.4. They ARE distinctly different and as you describe.
That was my guess too!
Thats weird because when i ended up replacing the spring for the claw it works just as it did when i bought it... Like new... Even with little to no vigor. Thanks anyways. Oh and about the spring seeing better days... It had no spring to it, i could literally push both ends together with minimal effort. Case length does matter... A fully intact cartridge doesnt start to fully eject until it hits the ejector screw in the back of the receiver... Atleast thats from my understanding. Please correct me if im wrong.
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I own a smle and no4 mk2. There is a distinctive difference between the two springs. Thanks Brian for you assistance, i very much appreciated it. I ended up getting two NOS springs for $10 total.