Uncompressed Length of 1965 Model 444 Magazine Spring
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Uncompressed Length of 1965 Model 444 Magazine Spring
I would like to replace the magazine tube spring in my 1965 Marlin Model 444. Does anyone know what the magazine tube spring's uncompressed length is for a 1965 Marlin Model 444?
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Re: Uncompressed Length of 1965 Model 444 Magazine Spring
Most mag tube springs will be about 50% longer than the tube length to work properly.
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Re: Uncompressed Length of 1965 Model 444 Magazine Spring
Thanks for the help. The magazine tube measures 14 1/2" long. After I purchased the rifle I took it apart to have it re-blued. The spring that came out of it was 17 1/2" long, but am not sure if it was the original factory spring. The rifle was in bad shape when I purchased it and from the condition of most of the screw heads it had been taken apart many times before. While the gun was being reblued I purchased a new spring from GunParts Corp & it came 24" long. I cut the new spring to the same length as the one I removed from the rifle (17 1/2") and installed it when I put it back together. The rifle cycles the ammunition with no problem----but because the spring I initially took out of rifle may not have been the original, I have been nagged by the question of what the length of the factory spring was (is). I have searched in vain for Marlin specifications on the spring length and am not sure if the new Remington owners could help.
Thanks again for your valuable input and assistance.
Thanks again for your valuable input and assistance.