I have ordered 6 of the #2 1/2 single long springs,
They have not arrived yet but, I wonder if the jaw spread is close to a #3 regular jaw with only one spring. I got an order for some old traps from ebay today. One of them was supposed to be a #2 L/S but instead was a #3 L/S with only one spring, and it was upside down. Hmmmm
The upside down spring was a weak one and at first I felt like I had been misrepresented and ripped off. But then I realized that the guy had done me a profound favor, in that for years I have been trying to find the best Cat trap, for me... and the way I personaly trap, [Not for everybody].
I like off set jaws for my #3 L/s o/s trap for Coyotes. and am passing up good deals on #3 L/s's with regular jaws all the time. I took the old trap apart and took a bar of solid steel just a bit thicker than the elbow of the spring. Put it in there and set the whole thing on my anvil, and beat it 5-6 times. The spring was an inch or two wider aftr that, so, after placing a link from an old tire chain on the bed piece, I put it back on the trap.
An instant strong spring.
Bottom center swiveled , a #3 single long spring!!!!
I like it! Its not as fast as a coil spring with 3-4-5 springs.
But the jaw size makes up or it. It is light, cheap, a fast enough, big jaw spread trap, which will catch north central Texas Bobcats, and costs $6-7 dollars.