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October 4, 2011
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On my 56 32sp 94 there is a sling eye, and it is touching the barrel. not hard, I can move it a little. But, I wonder if it effects accuracy? I doubt I’ll ever use it, should I take it off? And if so, how do I do that, by removing the tube?
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January 20, 2023
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I assume that the ring on the magazine tube is somehow fixed in position on the tube so it won”t slide up and down. Is thst right?
Can you tell how the ring is held in place on the magazine tube?
Is the protrusion that impinges on the barrel threaded ?
Is the ring itself solid or split and held together by a screw or pin?
- Bill
WACA # 65205; life member, NRA; member, TGCA; member, TSRA; amateur preservationist
"I have seen wicked men and fools, a great many of both, and I believe they both get paid in the end, but the fools first." -- David Balfour, narrator and protagonist of the novel, Kidnapped, by Robert Louis Stevenson.
May 2, 2009
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It will not affect the accuracy since the mag tube is going to be connected to the barrel near the end. Its not like you have a floating barrel. Your sling eye is clamped to the magazine tube. The split in the ring looks like it runs through the eye since i can see a slotted bushing. a screw diver will tighten it if there is still clearance in the split. If it was mine I would loosen it and rotate it to the side and use a file and take some off the top so when its in normal position it clears the barrel then put a little cold blue on it.
Bob
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April 15, 2005
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It looks like an “Uncle Mike’s” sling attachment. If you are not going to use it, I would remove it.
Bert
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January 20, 2023
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Concur. He asked how to remove it. Is the protrusion at the top a screw that holds the ring pieces together?
- Bill
WACA # 65205; life member, NRA; member, TGCA; member, TSRA; amateur preservationist
"I have seen wicked men and fools, a great many of both, and I believe they both get paid in the end, but the fools first." -- David Balfour, narrator and protagonist of the novel, Kidnapped, by Robert Louis Stevenson.
May 2, 2009
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You would have to remove the mag tube if you can’t slide it off the end.
Bob
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January 20, 2023
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Thanks, Bob.
- Bill
WACA # 65205; life member, NRA; member, TGCA; member, TSRA; amateur preservationist
"I have seen wicked men and fools, a great many of both, and I believe they both get paid in the end, but the fools first." -- David Balfour, narrator and protagonist of the novel, Kidnapped, by Robert Louis Stevenson.
November 7, 2015
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The eye at the bottom is a hollow screw, I believe Bert is right about it being an Uncle Mike’s product. Once the magazine tube is removed the screw can be loosened and the mount slid off, be sure and wipe off any grit or dirt first and possibly use a screwdriver to open the ring so it doesn’t mark the magazine tube.
Mike
October 4, 2011
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Thanks guys for the responses. Been busy, I’ll get to it soon.
October 4, 2011
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OK, so I took the mag tube off, got the ring off. the next puzzlement is that there were 2 followers in the tube. is that normal? Should I leave one out? Why were there 2?
November 7, 2015
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Put it in your parts box.
Mike
May 2, 2009
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Its very odd to do that so someone might of been trying to fix a issue with the mag tube feed. Perhaps the spring is weak or when the tube was pulled to put the sling eye on the follower was stuck in the forearm wood and thought it was missing and put another in.
Bob
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December 9, 2002
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I’m in agreement with Bob.
You’ll know by removing one, and seeing if the spring is weak or not. It’s an easy remedy, if the spring is weak and needs replacing. I would assume with today’s reproduction models a similar spring could be used, instead of stretching an existing one out longer, as an old Smith’s trick. 
I’ve never seen or heard of that before.
Anthony
January 20, 2023
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I would bet a donut Wolff has a replacement magazine spring. GPC may even have one. Springs is springs. Well, it helps to know the length, diameter, weight, and that it’s a compression spring; unless you are dealing with a firearms parts supplier like either of them.
Actually, GPC carries some good quality reproduction springs. And of course I’d call Brownell’s and Homestead.
- Bill
WACA # 65205; life member, NRA; member, TGCA; member, TSRA; amateur preservationist
"I have seen wicked men and fools, a great many of both, and I believe they both get paid in the end, but the fools first." -- David Balfour, narrator and protagonist of the novel, Kidnapped, by Robert Louis Stevenson.
November 7, 2015
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I can’t imagine someone adding a follower to help a tired spring, more likely a cluttered workbench and a follower overlooked and “replaced”. I suppose this supports my practice of having one gun apart on my bench at a time. If I have a gun torn down and can’t proceed for some reason I put all the small parts in a cookie/fruitcake tin. Had a gunsmith who built custom 1911’s and Hi-Powers; he used cigar boxes. If necessary a new magazine spring is an easy enough fix. I know Homestead generally has them along with instructions for determining the correct length.
Mike
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