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bobw Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2168 Joined: Mar 19^th, 2013	Re: Aydt Hammer Spring Dilemma Reply #15 - Aug 17^th, 2026 at 11:57am	Print Post
	westerner wrote on Aug 16^th, 2026 at 11:45pm: A gun got cleaned..... A good positive attitude! I like that. Thanks for teaching me something today!


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rr2241tx Full Member Offline Posts: 144 Location: San Marcos Joined: Mar 27^th, 2012	Re: Aydt Hammer Spring Dilemma Reply #16 - Aug 17^th, 2026 at 12:02pm	Print Post
	Joe's spring is the more common type. Those can be had, ready to use. Bill Loos allowed as how he'd never seen one like mine requires. The back side of my hammer, is cut out more like the back of a Stevens 44. My photo shows a high wall spring we thought might work, but lacks the force to get the job done. I really hope someone with this type of spring sees this thread.


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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Online deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 12458 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Aydt Hammer Spring Dilemma Reply #17 - Aug 17^th, 2026 at 12:24pm	Print Post
	rr2241tx wrote on Aug 17^th, 2026 at 12:02pm: Joe's spring is the more common type. Those can be had, ready to use. Bill Loos allowed as how he'd never seen one like mine requires. The back side of my hammer, is cut out more like the back of a Stevens 44. My photo shows a high wall spring we thought might work, but lacks the force to get the job done. I really hope someone with this type of spring sees this thread. Could your hammer have been modified after leaving the factory? Seems odd to me that Haenel would change a design when they had one that worked perfectly.

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bobw Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2168 Joined: Mar 19^th, 2013	Re: Aydt Hammer Spring Dilemma Reply #18 - Aug 17^th, 2026 at 12:54pm	Print Post
	westerner wrote on Aug 17^th, 2026 at 12:24pm: rr2241tx wrote on Aug 17^th, 2026 at 12:02pm: Joe's spring is the more common type. Those can be had, ready to use. Bill Loos allowed as how he'd never seen one like mine requires. The back side of my hammer, is cut out more like the back of a Stevens 44. My photo shows a high wall spring we thought might work, but lacks the force to get the job done. I really hope someone with this type of spring sees this thread. Could your hammer have been modified after leaving the factory? Seems odd to me that Haenel would change a design when they had one that worked perfectly. I wonder the same. I think a spring shaped more like the Stevens may work better than the Winchester. If there is clearance. It aligns more with the axis and movement of the hammer. And, I think it would follow through better. My guess he put the riser in to get more pressure on the hammer with the Winchester spring. This picture shows what I’m thinking. Bob


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bnice Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1985 Location: Iowa Joined: Nov 30^th, 2006	Re: Aydt Hammer Spring Dilemma Reply #19 - Aug 17^th, 2026 at 6:47pm	Print Post
	Another version with a coil spring in the notch


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830singleshot Oldtimer Offline Posts: 504 Location: Texas Joined: Feb 11^th, 2007	Re: Aydt Hammer Spring Dilemma Reply #20 - Aug 17^th, 2026 at 10:07pm	Print Post
	I'm curious how the coil spring is held in place, on a strut? Also would like to know wire size, diameter and coils per inch. It might provide a simpler jumping off point with others with the same dilemma. Thanks for sharing

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rr2241tx Full Member Offline Posts: 144 Location: San Marcos Joined: Mar 27^th, 2012	Re: Aydt Hammer Spring Dilemma Reply #21 - Aug 17^th, 2026 at 11:48pm	Print Post
	The square headed screw that presumably held up me end of my pspring was original to the rifle. It and the block are case hardened and the only wear was beneath the screw as though the spring might have moved a little under clamping pressure.


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bnice Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1985 Location: Iowa Joined: Nov 30^th, 2006	Re: Aydt Hammer Spring Dilemma Reply #22 - yesterday at 9:52am	Print Post
	All I have on the coil spring is the picture. I assume a detention for the spring to set in


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fallingblock ASSRA Board Member Offline Posts: 655 Location: Wisconsin Joined: Apr 16^th, 2004	Re: Aydt Hammer Spring Dilemma Reply #23 - yesterday at 10:36am	Print Post
	The coil spring block is mine I will take it apart and post pictures later. The hammer has an extension for the spring . Cheers Laurie

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tim_s Oldtimer Offline Posts: 839 Location: 13066 Joined: Oct 11^th, 2006	Re: Aydt Hammer Spring Dilemma Reply #24 - yesterday at 10:49pm	Print Post
	bobw wrote on Aug 16^th, 2026 at 2:38pm: bnice wrote on Aug 16^th, 2026 at 2:09pm: seems to be going around, be nice to see a set of drawings for the various Aydt actions. That said is this the same spring Bob W just posted his drawings for on this forum (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) We have been talking about it through PM’s because when he saw my post, thought the same as you. Before I would attempt it, I would like to see what it was suppose to look like. But, if it is straight, like the one there now, and it’s just formed correctly or not strong enough, it would not be hard to make. I’m not sure what that spring did on Tim’s rifle, but thought it was for retaining the forearm. Something like a sxs shotgun uses. Maybe Tim will see this post and explain what it does. The spring I made was a really stout one. It would take a real man to cock a hammer if it fit. As simple as that spring looks, it was a tough one to make. Bob It was located under the forearm but was used to release the lug that fit into the action allowing the barrel and forearm to rotate 90 deg for takedown. Only needed a very modest trim to function perfectly. The forearm itself is secured to the barrel by a cross bolt drifted out the side like most Aydts I’ve seen.

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fallingblock ASSRA Board Member Offline Posts: 655 Location: Wisconsin Joined: Apr 16^th, 2004	Re: Aydt Hammer Spring Dilemma Reply #25 - Today at 4:33pm	Print Post
	Pictures of Aydt coil spring. In order to use a coil spring you would need a new hammer. Cheers, Laurie

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