Good Afternoon All,

Working on an 1876 Evans Transitional rifle that has seen some history. All is well except the three barrel band springs. They are all loose in their respective holes with a bit of rot needing some debridement.

I am looking for suggestions on restoring the small holes as I am hesitant to do what I did with my 71/84 Mauser where I put some wood plugs in and redrilled the holes. These are tiny and there is not much meat to work with.

My first thought was Acraglass with release agent for the springs. Suggestions welcomed. Thanks, Randy