hogwhacker
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I recently had some 'yotes and a fox step all over 4 of the 6 550's I had out. None of them fired. I sprung them and re-bedded, just to make sure they were good to go. Then, this past weekend I pulled them due to a foot of snow. After digging them out, I sprung them with a shovel handle I use for "head bonkin'". I literally had to punch the pans to get them to spring. And they were bedded with dry dirt and peat moss.
They are just TOO dang hard to spring!!! The pan tension is just TOO dang hard.
You guys that have messed with them, is there anything other than bending the dog, that you have done to lighten up the pan tension?
I may touch up the night latched dog a tad with a file, along with bending the dog. But they definitely need some work in the shop.
Any other secrets, guys?
They are just TOO dang hard to spring!!! The pan tension is just TOO dang hard.
You guys that have messed with them, is there anything other than bending the dog, that you have done to lighten up the pan tension?
I may touch up the night latched dog a tad with a file, along with bending the dog. But they definitely need some work in the shop.
Any other secrets, guys?