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·Of course it does, but how precise must it be?
I had to replace the mainspring of a cal. 342. Ranfft says it should be 250mm, but the one I purchased was 300mm (I measured it after I failed to get it in the barrel). I got this one on ebay but I've seen them on other websites for this caliber, clearly advertised as 300mm. After breaking it trying to rewind it by hand, I bought one from another seller on ebay, and though it's currently in the barrel, it does seems smaller. The opening of the shipping ring was significantly smaller too, which made me a little nervous about it unwinding quickly as I pushed it into the barrel, but I got it in.
So does 50mm difference matter? Is there another source of information to confirm what Ranfft says?
I had to replace the mainspring of a cal. 342. Ranfft says it should be 250mm, but the one I purchased was 300mm (I measured it after I failed to get it in the barrel). I got this one on ebay but I've seen them on other websites for this caliber, clearly advertised as 300mm. After breaking it trying to rewind it by hand, I bought one from another seller on ebay, and though it's currently in the barrel, it does seems smaller. The opening of the shipping ring was significantly smaller too, which made me a little nervous about it unwinding quickly as I pushed it into the barrel, but I got it in.
So does 50mm difference matter? Is there another source of information to confirm what Ranfft says?
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