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On the topic of springs. #677211 07/20/26 07:26 PM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 11,326 Likes: 1777 mpls, mn. Ted Schefelbein OP Sidelock
OP Ted Schefelbein Sidelock Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 11,326 Likes: 1777 mpls, mn.	James Flynn sent along some photos of a unique spring he built: His exact quote, which, seems deliciously understated to me: Probably the strangest spring I ever made. It was for a French dueller which explains the Gallic eccentricity. Nice work, James. I wouldn’t know where to start. Best, Ted
	4 members like this: susjwp, Hammergun, Geoff Roznak, Stanton Hillis

Re: On the topic of springs. Ted Schefelbein #677212 07/20/26 09:30 PM
Joined: May 2008 Posts: 1,118 Likes: 449 bushveld Sidelock
bushveld Sidelock Joined: May 2008 Posts: 1,118 Likes: 449	Very nice, Mr. Flynn. I see the near perfect gap between the leaves. Of course that is what I would expect from the man who produces perfect leather covered recoil pads. Kind Regards; Stephen Howell Last edited by bushveld; 07/20/26 09:34 PM.
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Re: On the topic of springs. bushveld #677214 07/20/26 10:12 PM
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,429 Likes: 503 Great Lakes region ClapperZapper Sidelock
ClapperZapper Sidelock Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,429 Likes: 503 Great Lakes region	I remember an article about the springs on a Rigby double rifle back when Rigby had moved to California for a time, I know they’re back in England now, anyway the gap between the leaves, and the radius of the cut at the end of the leaves was a great discussion. That’s a beautiful spring, nice job Out there doing it best I can.

Re: On the topic of springs. Ted Schefelbein #677222 07/21/26 02:42 AM
Joined: Apr 2021 Posts: 294 Likes: 115 Vero Beach earlyriser Sidelock
earlyriser Sidelock Joined: Apr 2021 Posts: 294 Likes: 115 Vero Beach	That’s amazing. What a great example of elegant form follows function.

Re: On the topic of springs. Ted Schefelbein #677237 07/21/26 09:45 AM
Joined: May 2013 Posts: 128 Likes: 93 James Flynn Sidelock
James Flynn Sidelock Joined: May 2013 Posts: 128 Likes: 93	I replaced the spring because it was broken. Guess where the spring broke. The bend in the middle of the spring is to clear the lock bolt. I have made many springs in my day but this was the oddest.
	2 members like this: earlyriser, Ted Schefelbein

Re: On the topic of springs. Ted Schefelbein #677256 07/21/26 05:56 PM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 14,564 Likes: 2321 somwers in Jawja Stanton Hillis Sidelock
Stanton Hillis Sidelock Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 14,564 Likes: 2321 somwers in Jawja	Who was the lock maker, James? May God bless America and those who defend her.

Re: On the topic of springs. Ted Schefelbein #677266 07/21/26 08:41 PM
Joined: May 2013 Posts: 128 Likes: 93 James Flynn Sidelock
James Flynn Sidelock Joined: May 2013 Posts: 128 Likes: 93	Stanton, as you can see, there is no name on the inside of the lock plate. I do not remember the name on the outside. It was not a best quality pair but they will still shoot.

Re: On the topic of springs. Ted Schefelbein #677267 07/21/26 09:10 PM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 14,564 Likes: 2321 somwers in Jawja Stanton Hillis Sidelock
Stanton Hillis Sidelock Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 14,564 Likes: 2321 somwers in Jawja	I noticed that, James. I've had some pretty rough looking locks on m/l(s) that still worked well and had good trigger pulls. May God bless America and those who defend her.

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