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[younggunner]

These are two pictures of a magazine I am using for a homemade Bolt Action Rifle rifle. The whiteish-clear peices are 1/8 ing plastic, and the other colored peices are brass. this magazine holds five 2.5 inch shells. The shells have an outer diameter of about 19/32 inches. I need a spring for this and am wondering if you guys have any suggestions for me. I know some peole have used coil springs in their magazines if that is what I should use where would I get one.

Edited by younggunner, 26 July 2007 - 04:01 PM.

[monkey with a nf]

I would use a coil spring- using a higher guage wire (for a z-shaped spring) than for darts didn't work for me. Of course, I was using balsa for the mag.

You can try McMaster-Carr for them (under extension springs ).

[General Cole]

Because your darts cant get squished, you can use any compression or leaf spring.

[younggunner]

OK so I just need to find one that fits in the Mag and is the right strength. I just go up to ace(or some other hardware store) im sure they will have something that will fit my needs.

[Prometheus]

Because your darts cant get squished, you can use any compression or leaf spring.

You mean a leaf spring like in cars? That shape? They don't allow for much travel.

I would highly recommend a constant-tension force spring, like in a small engine recoil, or an old-school alarm clock. I used one for my FAR mag, and it works great.

[General Cole]

No leaf spring like in an LS mag.

[younggunner]

I know what both of you are talking about, I think I will try to acquire a couple of different types of springs and then build my mag and see what works. I decided to see what boltsniper used for his FAR mag and he used a coil spring(same thing as a constant pressure spring) that he "acquired" in the pharmacy aisle of a local store. The spring was used to move the boxes to the front when the next was taken. I think i will take a look at one of these to see if it would fit my needs.

[Prometheus]

No leaf spring like in an LS mag.

Okay, gotcha now. You could make one from 25-32 thou music wire.

[General Cole]

I would acutally just use the one from an LS mag, just order a bunch from the Hasbro online store.

[monkey with a nf]

It might not be powerful enough, especially if he's using brass.

[younggunner]

yea, I agree I dont think the longshot spring will be strong enough since I will have brass shells plus stefans in the mag.