Band spring problem

[padre]

Take a small file and take some metal off of the spring tip on the side that bears against the band. Do this until the spring tip pops all the way out to grip the band. Very common problem.

Dave
I'll try that with my machine shop buddy who has the right file.

[Harlan (Deceased)]

I humbly disagree Inland. I meant filing the BB spring to make it fit rather than to fix the real problem by using some of the other good suggestions, including yours would be a work around the real problem. This is not life and death.

If you want to get personal, I suggest you contact me directly and keep it off the boards.

~ Harlan

[topaz]

Take a hair off the barrel band (filing) , This will take care of the problem, and you won`t hurt the spring

[JimF4M1s (Deceased)]

Take a hair off the barrel band (filing) , This will take care of the problem, and you won`t hurt the spring

Personally, if I was going to do any filing, I would rather do it to a $2 spring then a costly type two band.

[INLAND44]

Definately.

[DaveHH]

I have had the exact same problem on my CMP NPM. Everything appeared normal except the spring would not fully pop out. The filing is an easy fix to a very cheap and probably not particularly well made part. When I took off a very slight bit of material, it popped right out and now snaps in just fine. I actually did some of this to my original Winchester and it solved that problem too. I would never take anything off the band; first, it would show and second, as Jim pointed out it is a hard to get part. The springs are a $2 unmarked commodity.

[topaz]

Dave Is right . You could have it done already. Only talking about a hair of a shave off, or try it on another 2 dollar spring first

[JimF4M1s (Deceased)]

I would try another band spring. Cheap and not very hard to do.

Looks like someone put a coat of something on the stock and that has soaked into the hole the spring goes through. Might have some under the spring also.