Friend looking for mag cover spring

**jmoore** · 07-18-2009 07:01 PM

Dave Price here:
I need a "Magazine cover spring" AKA loading port cover spring for a M1941. Any leads will help.

Thanks
Dave P

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**Brian Alpert** · 07-19-2009 11:09 AM

Both SARCO and Numrich Gun Parts Corp. have them.

**jmoore** · 07-22-2009 12:39 AM

Numrich was out, Sarco said they had some. We'll see what shows up. Thanks!

**emmagee1917** · 08-19-2009 06:20 PM

When you get it , you'll see that it can go in two ways. Match the spring leg to the wear pattern on the body. If you put it in upsidedown , you'll have an 8-shooter (I know). Chris

**jmoore** · 08-20-2009 12:51 AM

It must have been installed correctly, 'cuz its the one I ended up with, and it holds 10! Thanks for the tip though.

BTW The blood welts on my shoulder caused by the ill-fitting toe of the butt plate are fading.

**jmoore** · 08-21-2009 02:58 AM

Prepping to shoot this Friday, I broke the Johnson out of "prison", checking the magazine for ammo before opening the bolt and declaring it "clear", so guess what happened--- PING!--- goes the mag cover spring. Errrrrr... What's up w/ that? No excessive force or travel opening the "trap door", the first spring breakage was explainable, but this is a mystery. Dang thing was supposed to be Marine-proof!!!

**Brian Alpert** · 08-21-2009 01:29 PM

You are dealing with an almost 70 year old strip of spring!

**JBS** · 08-21-2009 02:21 PM

Nothing is Marine-proof !!!

**jmoore** · 08-21-2009 04:45 PM

Garand

stuff is as old and doesn't ding-dang break!

**jmoore** · 08-22-2009 09:44 AM

Mr. Price recalled that his old Johnson had a coil spring to close the mag cover, so I went and slipped in 3 old VCR cassette springs /w no modification to the mag assembly, and it seems to be a viable repair!

Will try w/ some heavier gage spring stock today and see.

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