Seeing this comment about the mainsprings reminded me of the time I spent three evenings trying to get those bast*rds back into position after the first time I detail stripped the thing for cleaning. Thank god I wrote down the solution to the puzzle after I finally got it back together. What a maroon!
we should maroon the lawyer responsible. Preferably on an island, with Joy Behar
The stock mainsprings are MUCH stiffer than they need to be, for reliable ignition.
On a more positive note, I found one of the .30-06 B-78's from that vintage - with the heavy round barrel. Don't think I've ever seen that variation, previously. It's tempting.