How to Make New Leaf Springs | British Side-by-Side Shotguns | MidwayUSA
How to Make New Leaf Springs | British Side-by-Side Shotguns | MidwayUSA
Most side by side shotguns use 1 or more leaf springs to operate the action. When these things break, which they occasionally do, all it takes is time and skill and you can make a new one. Watch along as Jack Rowe and Larry Potterfield, Founder and CEO of MidwayUSA, make a new leaf spring for a side by side shotgun.
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I have a Lefever Arms side by side that I inherrited from my grandfather, and the right side leaf spring that resets the trigger broke in half finally after being shot every year since 1940 or so. I would love to have the skill required to do this. or at least a replacement spring. XD
Everyone should learn this!
Watching an old, old, man or woman doing the thing they’ve been doing for fifty or sixty years is beautiful to see–ageless and timeless.
It was also enjoyable to watch this episode with out the annoying, mismatched music.
Wonderfull
What is that liquid you use to put that hot leaf spring
Perfect ..
Brilliant as always 🙂
They make it look so easy
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Woooooow
Master Class!!!!! Truly…
I love these videos and the basic hand tools he uses! That’s really amazing if you consider how many times he’s made these types of things over the years and he’s still got the dexterity to do it at his age!
Amazing! Plus his accent is very interesting to listen to as well!
Great video. Keep them coming. A+
De que material se puede hacer esa pieza maestro indíqueme por favor, saludos desde Ecuador
Thank You Both. Class Act !
Another fantastic video! I would have however liked to have had longer to see the colour of the spring prior to quenching.
Jacks cool.
I bought a hand vise on ebay this morning. Mr. Rowe said I couldn’t be a gunsmith without one, so I bought one. A real antique one, too.
I’m watching this in 2021 . April
Mr. Larry, Greetings, I have a concern to see if it helps me a remington rifle cal. .22 Model 510 single shot, you can tailor Magazine about 12 units? for I have seen in videos that the following model remington model 511 magazine brings 6 units and is the same rifle bolt-like, I appreciate if you can give me his wise directions.
jacks a gun. pardon the pun. Learned quite a few things watching him in action and I dont own a gun. Master craftsman!
British trained.
I’m a Syrian gunsmith and I learned so much from these guys ..I’m so grateful for them ..honestly I bought a saint etiene double barrel shotgun and had to make a leaf spring for it I managed to do it finally …believe it or not ..!! almost nobody in Syria could do it .!
now more and more customers ask me to make leaf springs for their old shotguns ..thanks again
Even in cad softwares era.. making things by hand is the best prototype technique you can have. Make custom pieces by hand is an art.
These are great tutorials Larry. Thanks for making them.
Definitely not a two-pound a day Man. Yup.
I love these videos and the basic hand tools he uses! That’s really amazing if you consider how many times he’s made these types of things over the years and he’s still got the dexterity to do it at his age!
Amazing! Plus his accent is very interesting to listen to as well!
This is what i call Skills.
Too bad this knowledge and craftmanship gets lost to the modern world based on mass production and throw away junk.
I love this series! Thanks for making it!
(Even thinking about subscribing to youtube premium so i can download ‘m all.)
:))
A library of knowledge in that room with these 2 old timers! 👍
I can see why these type of shotguns cost what they do. Holy fuck there must be $100+ worth of work in that spring! 😀
Time and skill aren’t going to help you much without a machine shop available.
These videos are amazing, though I’m having a hard time hearing him.
did he heat the spring to bright red before dip into the Oil ?
I’m watching this in 2021 . April
Прекрасные и поучительные уроки мастерства для тех, кто своими руками делает все что нужно!!! Спасибо обоим мастерам. Сижу и просматриваю все их уроки!!!!!! 👍
This is the kind of knowledge that needs to be passed down . It’s half art half brut strength and ignorance yet knowhow and knowledge all in one protect this man at all costs 👏
I remember when these videos used to be varied to support various operations across all types of weapon platforms. For a number of months now, this has been a shotgun gunsmithing channel. Disappointing. Unsubscribed.
Audio isn´t the best in this episode 🙁
Great vid.. can still work a file good on him not afraid of hard graft..
You know, many of the things shown in these gunsmithing videos can be utilized to repair or refurbish other things.
I hope these videos are stored forever, for posterity. Here I am with my 130y/o hammer gun which just broke a hammer spring, and I’m watching intently as this old, lovely guy, now dead unfortunately, makes it looks so easy to make a replacement. probably easy enough that I might try to make one myself to see if I can can compare. Thanks Larry to have organized this set of videos.
When he was quenching in oil and burning it off, how did he know when it was enough times?
Great vid, but needs CC.
Thank you for all these very informative videos. It’s a pleasure watching them.