Bad Bascomb, SASS # 47,494 1,392 Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 BSS manufacture date of 1971, V-shaped spring with rounded area at peak of V for mounting/retaining screw. NA through Brownell's or Numrich. This was Fred Bursey's personal shotgun, purchased 2012. A real sweetheart, but the spring in question has lost its tension. Perhaps ground too thin on one leg and spring action has disappeared. Are replacements available? Can it be re-tempered and resurrected? Anyone with EXPERIENCE dealing with this situation? Thanks for any and all productive responses. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Garrison Joe, SASS #60708 3,089 Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 No to retempering. Very hard to guess exactly a good temp to quench and to draw when you don't know the steel used. Browning company parts service: https://www.browning.com/support/parts-service.html Art's Gun Shop - a well known factory repair center in Kansas (IFRC) https://artsgunshop.com/ Ol # 4 - this thread from last December describes a spring he has for BSS lever. https://forums.sassnet.com/index.php?/topic/309829-browning-bss-lever-spring/ If all else fails, a SlixSpring for the Colt 1878 (TTN) may have the right shape. Good luck, GJ 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ol Number4 134 Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Bad B, Check your PM I sent a note. I have had made a custom wire torsion replacement. Ol' #4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bad Bascomb, SASS # 47,494 1,392 Posted April 14 Author Share Posted April 14 Ol Number4 sounds like he has a marvelous solution. And thanks to G. Joe. SASSwire folks are the best! BB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Original Lumpy Gritz 7,683 Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 BB, buy 2 of those springs OLG 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bad Bascomb, SASS # 47,494 1,392 Posted April 14 Author Share Posted April 14 Yep...2 is one, one is none. SOP when I was a M/C mechanic; one to use and one to lose. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Barleycorn, SASS #76982 1,256 Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 On 4/14/2021 at 11:55 AM, Bad Bascomb, SASS # 47,494 said: Yep...2 is one, one is none. SOP when I was a M/C mechanic; one to use and one to lose. I’ve had very simple 10 minute gun jobs turn into 90 minutes looking for a dropped part. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 3,249 Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 On 4/13/2021 at 7:33 PM, Garrison Joe, SASS #60708 said: Art's Gun Shop - a well known factory repair center in Kansas (IFRC) https://artsgunshop.com/ Hillsboro, MO. South of St. Louis Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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