S&W frontier DA mainspring

[bear tooth billy]

I would like to get an extra main spring for my frontier 44 DA. I want to take the original one out and lighten
a replacement to lighten the trigger pull.  I checked Numrich and they didn't have one, any ideas where I
could get one?  Thanks


                                                 BTB

[Blair]

BTB,

I wish you luck in your search.
Sorry, I have no suggestions to offer, or I would have used them myself.
My best,
Blair

[Pancho Peacemaker]

I would like to get an extra main spring for my frontier 44 DA. I want to take the original one out and lighten
a replacement to lighten the trigger pull.  I checked Numrich and they didn't have one, any ideas where I
could get one?  Thanks


                                                 BTB

Billy,

Contact Jack First.  If he doesnt have one, he'll know who does.   Bill English & Dave Chicoine have stepped away from the parts business.

http://www.jackfirstgun.com/order.php

[FlyingZebra]

I'd like one too - please report back here if you find a source.

[WaddWatsonEllis]

Hi,

First, I would ch eck with whom ever Pancho suggests ,,, if they are not available, I would check the David Chicoines ,,, but they are not cheap ...

http://www.oldwestgunsmith.com/gunsmith/

[Major 2]

While scourging for the same,  for a Merwin & Hulbert  I contacted David Chicoines...
he responded "he was no longer selling parts" 

I spoke to the daughter @ Ol Jack First , at least for the M&H ...NADA 

Sorry for bearing of bad news , since you have one, having one made may be your option...that was mine .

[St. George]

I'm going to take yet another moment here to point out what I've done when talking about the Merwin, Hulbert.

Parts for these reside in other folks' guns - and those folks are proud of them.

Gone are the days when one would see parted-out revolvers on the gun show tables in profusion - guys like Dave Chicoine and Bill English  and many other collectors bought them long ago, before anyone thought that they might want to shoot these old DA  revolvers at all, much less compete with them.

And in case no one noticed - pretty much all of the 'old' parts guys (the knowledgeable ones)  are no longer seen at the shows, so if you do run across an accumulation of old parts, you can't expect to diddy-bop up to the 30-year-old owner and ask - 'Got any fairly rare mainsprings and un-buggered screws that are wildly undervalued?' and expect him to even have heard of what you're looking for.

'If' he can price something - he's using a copy of the 'Jack First' or 'Gunpartsco' catalog to assign a value.

Today, it's catch as catch can - and all you can really hope for is that 'you' can identify the rusted thing in that cigar box before the other guy does.

Good Hunting!

Scouts Out!

[Major 2]

My journey...bears out what you are saying is wisdom !

[Pitspitr]

My journey...bears out what you are saying is wisdom !

Yep

[bear tooth billy]

I called Jack First and they do have a replacement spring, I will be ordering one soon .  Thanks Pancho


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[Major 2]

Very cool...you best play the lottery too