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Ok, so I now have the replacement spring and am ready to put it all back together and I can not compress the new spring enough to get the back cap screwed in place. I have put the barrel back on and have the gun standing upright with the muzzle on the floor and I am trying to push the spring in...

Lots of great information. I didn’t know any of this. I appreciate everybody’s input. I’m inclined to keep the leather seal, clean everything up and put a lighter coat of grease since that is what the leather is saturated with. I assume I’m OK using the synthetic breech seal?

Hello all! I have owned a HW35 for about 25 years. I just found it was made in 1979 according to their website. I had not shot it in a long time and when I went to shoot it this weekend the breech seal was toast, easy replacement I think. I decided to take it apart to check the rest of it out. I...