The magazine spring on my SC A3 has sprung; the bolt often over rides the top round in the magazine. Out of the rifle, it shows the classic W shape of a worn out spring. I bought some new, in the cosmolineicon, springs advertised as "1903 mag springs". Upon cleaning, I find 1 is marked R for Remington & the others W for, I presume, Winchester and I also presume these are actually for a 1917 rifle. I notice there is a .25" difference in height of the middle fold of the spring between the Winchester & the Rem/SC (.25" higher) springs. Is this of any consequence? Are the Winchester springs serviceable in a 1903?

The picture shows the Remington spring in front, the Winchesters & the SC spring at the rear.

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