Browning Model 53 ejector spring

[AlanF]

I would like to buy an ejector spring for my Browning Model 53 that is not quite so strong. Is there anyone offering such? Thank you.

[earlmck]

I know what you mean, Alan: those thin-walled 32-20 cases dent real easy. I was having the same issue with my 53, and I had a spring that Steve of Stevesgunz.com sells for the Rossi to drop the ejection force and was going to use that. But Steve's Rossi-replacement spring and the Browning spring seemed to me to be about the same strength. I ended up grinding the ejector collar until I got it about 1/16 inch shorter and that seemed to be enough force-reduction to make mine bearable.

Just in the last couple of weeks somebody on the forum posted a video of a gunsmith demonstrating a nifty technique for weakening springs a bit by slipping the spring over a close-fitting rod, holding the rod at each end of the spring with pliers (an important part of the technique to keep from spinning the spring into a fellow's finger) and pressing this against a belt sander so that the spring turned as it ground to get an even metal removal. But this old senile guy here can't remember who posted that. Help me out, guys!

I may try the belt-sander strategy yet. Thought I could sort through my drill bits to get one of the right diameter for a slip-fit for the little spring and give this a try, 'cause I still get a bit of neck dent with the 32-20 and 218 Bee Brownings on ejection of the fired case.

[Chuck 100 yd]

Call http://stevesgunz.com/ , That is where I got mine.
My Browning 53 .32-20 used to eat brass. Now it is a ***** cat on brass.

[AlanF]

Thank you gentlmen. I've sent an email to Steve.