MrTwelvette Posted December 24, 2024 Report Share Posted December 24, 2024 The spring that works to keep the foreend attached to the barrel of my AYA Cosmos 20 bore snapped some time ago. Spring making is beyond me so I've pinned the fore end using a wedge . I tried to find a replacement spring locally but couldn't. I marked out the location of my hole using a marking gauge, drilled with the dremmell, and used a small piece of circular saw blade as a chisel to expand/join my drilled holes. The wedge needs to interact with the hook on the barrel. I then cut and shaped a wedge out of the same saw that provided the chisel The ends of the wedge need trimming to length. I might try soldering on a head to one side, just to make it look nice, but flushcut will work fine. I've also seen wedged with the middles cut out to accept a retaining screw so that they can't be removed from the foreend. I'm very pleased with the fit. All is nice and tight and the wedge is going nowhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minky Posted December 24, 2024 Report Share Posted December 24, 2024 (edited) Learn how to make springs. I know it only an old cosmos but it's the quality of the job. You surely wouldn't do a job like that on something better Edited December 24, 2024 by Minky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted December 24, 2024 Report Share Posted December 24, 2024 making springs is not as difficult as you think....you buy your steel 01 or W1.....and it comes in the soft /annealed state....you can work it and file it very very easily..............i wrote up a thread a few years ago showing how i made 2 complicated springs for a Boer war officers horse knife.......... hardening and tempering can be done without special equipment......lots of really easy advice on the net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted December 25, 2024 Report Share Posted December 25, 2024 9 hours ago, ditchman said: making springs is not as difficult as you think....you buy your steel 01 or W1.....and it comes in the soft /annealed state....you can work it and file it very very easily..............i wrote up a thread a few years ago showing how i made 2 complicated springs for a Boer war officers horse knife.......... hardening and tempering can be done without special equipment......lots of really easy advice on the net Yes. A tin lid and some oil plus a heat source with a flame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted December 25, 2024 Report Share Posted December 25, 2024 Well done Mr. T. A reasonable quick and easy fix, the gun doesn't warrant any more effort. It keeps it shooting, NOT sitting around waiting for parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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