Removing some coils from the 1916 Spanish Mauser bolt? Anyone do this with any COC?

[Jeffrimerman]

Hey guys,
Just wondering if anyone has removed any bolt spring coils from their M93 or similar cock on close Mauser. I'm just going to shoot this from a bench so it's not a big deal anyways but I do reload and like the idea of feeling the feedback from the case as I chamber. I hope that doesn't offend anyone =P. I know it can be sacrilegious to mess with a milsurp. My 1903a3 runs so smooth with 3/4" off the spring and you can always go back with a nos spring. Not sure how plentiful M93 springs are. They used to sell a kit with a trigger but I see it's discontinued.
Edit: looks like they are sold for fairly cheap so probably worth a shot to see. Maybe 1/2" to see how it does.

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[baltimoreed]

I’ve clipped firing pin spring coils from my Krags, ‘03s and recently a No1 Mk3 build. They still set off my hard cci primers but military primers might be harder so clip with care.

[steveu]

You may get erratic ignition, which in turn will give you crappy groups.

[Jeffrimerman]

Thanks guys. I should be getting my extra spring in the mail in a couple days so I'll do 1/2" and see. Managed to get some MP 540 powder which seems to have a similar burn rate to N540. It's on American reloading in case you guys need some.

[Vogel605]

Please let us know the results.