T-train, Wow, I've never seen that done before! Bubba went crazy with a hacksaw (or mill) on that. It lookks like his intentiion was to replace the rest by bending the end of the spring. There has got to be a way to put a little more outward pressure on that spring. I'd really check the rest of the rifle very carefully to see what other "customizing" has been done to possibly affect the safety of this rifle.Salt Flat