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Offline golfrj

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Spring Kit ?
« on: May 27, 2008, 09:19:46 AM »
Hey Guys,  I recently bought a .44 magnum Dan Wesson pistol and would like to change the springs in it BUT am unable to find a .44 caliber spring pack,  are the pistol springs the same for .357 and .44?  Anyone know??      Regards,  Jim

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Re: Spring Kit ?
« Reply #1 on: May 27, 2008, 12:33:04 PM »
Jim,

They are not, the 44 is a large frame and the 357 is a small frame.
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Re: Spring Kit ?
« Reply #2 on: May 27, 2008, 01:34:15 PM »
Have you removed the trigger group before?  It's quite tricky on the large frames; I recently added a spring kit to my 357 max and had to end up calling CZ and talking to the DW repair guy to see what I was doing wrong.  I posted how I did it.  Wolf spring kits come up on Ebay and the gun auction sites from time to time, that's where I got mine.  It will make your primer strikes lighter.  I use Winchester primers and have never had a dud, but I have had a few CCI primers that didn't go on the first strike, but fire when restruck; not good when hunting. Be wary of target spring kits; I put one in a 357 mag and single action was so light that you couldn't touch the trigger until on target.