Mirakou Winchester lever springs

[Tall John]

Hi,  

I’m the proud owner of a super slick Mirakou Winchester 1873 that I bought from a world champion.  I decided to clean it and my Taylor Uberti 1873 Comanchero 38/357’s this weekend.

 

after full disassembly and cleaning my Comanchero, when I started tearing down my Mirakou, I noticed that both lever springs #15 finger and #16 carrier lever springs appear identical with the hooks turning to the right vs the same parts on my Comanchero where they each turn inward.(pictures).

 

is this normal?  A case of not finding the right parts in the past? Or something else?

 

the gun shoots great, and never jams but I don’t want to break it.

 

Thanks!

[Tex Jones, SASS 2263]

John,

 

Put this question on the Wire not the classifieds.  Short answer to your question is the orientation of the springs should be as indicated on the schematic.  I would contact the previous owner and ask. 

[Tex Jones, SASS 2263]

John,

 

I checked mine and forget everything I wrote above.  The spring set up on the Miroku is different than the Uberti.  The right side (carrier) spring fits as normal, but the left side (lever) spring is backwards, i.e. the pin makes contact with lever differently.  If you put them in and cycle the action you will see what I mean.  I did note that the spring pins are thicker on mine (no action work done).  It's possible yours may have been thinned out. 

[Tall John]

Thanks Tex!

[Lassy LaRock]

Miroku: both springs are identical.

Uberti: the springs are different.

[Kid Rich]

Miroku has been that way since the first ones came out.

kR