Ok guys the verdict is Numrich must have sent me the wrong spring or one made out of specs. The two additional springs I got for the remington lee were the same dimensions and smaller than the first one.

So the pig spring was getting me 21 pounds, after I modified it I was at 12 and with the correct spring now in i'm at 7.6. It was well worth the headache.

On the second note the enfield springs don't work. It's not really a matter of working or not. The reason they don't work is because of the shape of the notch on the magazine catch and the contour of the lip on the spring. If you took a file to the spring or the magazine catch for about 10 seconds I bet it would work all day long. So if parts ever dry up and you need a spring it would be well worth the time with a file.

During my trip I also learned that my uncle was the one who made the spring and it was a matter of not being able to make the spring like the stock one due to limited supplies at the time. It was meant to be a temp fix and corrected but obviously someone lost track. I also talked to my 79 year old grandpa in the VA and he was glad I was trying to fix the rifle.

Since he's not in control of his estate anymore I talked to my aunt and all of his existing rifles are prices to sell. I bought a 6.5 Jap Arisakaicon type 38 that he sporterized back in the 80's and hunted with till he stopped hunting for a real good price. Shot it once and it's dead on.

But there are a few more there that i'm interesting in and was wondering your guys opinions. If you had the choice of a 1916 7mm Spanish mauser ((there's 3) full military, sporterized with scope, or sporterized with peep site and converted to .308) or Enfield #1 MK 3 military format 303 unmolested? I have the money to buy both but not the room.

Thanks again for your help.