Has anyone used a replacement lever safety spring from the Smith Shop for their 1873 Winchester?
I ordered one and I see that it does not look like the pictures I see online. There should be a 90 degree bend on one end of the spring to engage the safety bar, but on mine both ends are straight. I can easily bend one end, but it would make that leg a little shorter.
If you have used one, did yours have the bend when you got it, and secondly was the bent leg a little shorter due to the bend?
Bo Vineman