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brownells still has............for the time being, as they are not going to stock them anymore................ chrome silicone zoomy magazine tube springs. highly recommend this simple azz fix. plus the major fact that FTF problems 99% of the time are associated with a WORN mag tube spring and/or a DIRTY MAG TUBE!
take forend apart, carefully pull apart as spring under tension. turn barrel upside down so follower comes out. take swabs and clean hell out of mag tube until SPOTLESS! then lightly lube with NON DUST ATTRACTING LUBRICANT(mil-comm for one). look for aluminum mag tube follower(call wild west guns or brownells or midway) if it doesnt have a steel/alum one and it has the POS plastic mag tube follower. slip new mag tube follower in and then new spring and put back together.
a lil trick is to use an O-RING on exterior of mag tube right between barrel/mag tube clamp where screw goes thru to fasten together to alleviate screw from digging itself into mag tube groove from recoil.
this lil tip is i think on paco kellys lever guns forums.
funny how lever actions grow on ya! i love 'em!
P.S. DO NOT REBLUE! you will cut value almost by 1/2! i love the patina on them!
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