Originally Posted by
Traffer
Speaking of making your own springs...
I was at the hardware store recently looking for something that I could modify into that spring (before finding one at Numrich) . The guy who was helping me used to work for a machine shop that subbed Smith & Wesson parts. He said that he had made springs from band saw blades. He even said that a person could heat treat them with a propane torch.
That would seem to be a good knowledge to have... will have to do some research on that.