Washington State S&W Gunsmith

[k22fan]

That figures. Depending on how critical a shopper you are, you have to only buy stuff at gun shows that's inexpensive enough that you can throw out approximately a ¼ of it and still not be unhappy. You can expect one or more of the forums gun show business men to dispute that. In time you'll learn who they are.

It could be you bought an after market wonder spring that could be filed to fit.

I'll stick with my original suggestion: buy a new factory spring. Since it won't increase the shipping I'd spend another couple of bucks and get a new strain screw. If it isn't needed it can be the start of your kit of basic S&W parts.

Brownell's can be counted on to deliver factory parts in unopened S&W packages. I'm usually able to get in on a group buy at the local range to defray shipping costs.

 

[Hondo44]

Brownell's has a new practice if you sign up for it: no shipping costs for a small part(s).

Since you now have the spring from the gunshow, I'd make the slot between the hooks deep enough with a dremel tool using a cut off disk. So easy to do, it's worth a try before spending more money.