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Old May 12, 2009, 12:30 AM   #7
Fingers McGee
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Join Date: March 19, 2008
Location: High & Dry in Missouri Ozarks
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Best way to prevent hand springs from breaking is to clean the burrs and roughness from the channel in the frame. After I broke a couple in one pistol, I checked and found the channel that the spring rode in had a couple burrs from the machining that werent cleaned out. Once I got rid of them & stoned the channel smooth, I quit breaking springs. I've got a couple 1861 Navies with almost 1000 round on them that I deburred & stoned the channels on before I ever shot them and haven't broken a spring yet.
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