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Installing the S&S block and a trip to the origional Spencer Factory
#31:
Roscoe,
Thank you for the mention of the S&S conversion block problems. I bought one and it is VERY tight in my Spencer rifle, and I feared it was something I had done incorrectly. Now I must seek out a "diamond hone" to make it work. The action is so tight that I was able to shut it, but cannot open the action without banging it with a brass hammer.
Misery does love company.
Steve Sullivan
Arizona Trooper:
The S&S (and Buffalo Arms) blocks will drop right into most PARTS INTERCHANGEABLE Spencers. The problem is, civilian Spencer were made with rejected parts and are not really parts interchangeable. Probably 95% of M1860 carbines and rifles, and 75% or so of M-1865s will have no problem. (Burnside M-1865s are the safest from a block installation point of view.) With M-1867s and New Models all bets are off. It's probably 40% or less drop in fit. I have had to do some major modifications to get a block into the later Spencers. If your Spencer has 2 or 3 digit numbers on all the parts, it's a civilian gun.
If you are rapid firing, try rolling the gun 90 degrees as you work the lever. The empties then hit your offside shoulder. The best thing is that they never drop back into the chamber and cause a jam. This is especially useful with the Lane extractor guns.
Ed, 1st Va. Cav.:
There is one advantage of the S&S over the Buffalo Arms breach block. The S&S has the firing pin that is held back from the cartridge by a spring so that the action can be worked without cocking the hammer. A friend has the Buffalo Arms block and had to replace his firing pin before he learned to go to half or full cock before working the action. That being said I also had to replace a firing pin in my S&S and don't really know why.
The fitting of the breach block into my M1860 was quick and easy with just a little light honing.
Ed
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