This exchange is a perfect example of one of the main pitfalls of trying to 'smith, diagnose or help someone 'smith or diagnose a 1911 over the internet. The internet is a terrible place for gunsmithing, and it's an even worse place to get information on how to gunsmith. As this thread demonstrates.
Long ago, I decided not to participate in internet conversations unless the participants were using letter perfect, correct nomenclature for their discussion; otherwise, one ends up talking about the "recoil spring", or, as this exchange shows, people read what they're looking for instead of what's written.
And gee, one little word (like, for instance, "spring") can change everything, whether it's there or not.
So I'll be returning to my personal guidelines now, and if you want to discuss 'smithing on 1911s with me, you need to use correct terminology, according to either Jerry's books or standard Ordnance blueprints. Both sources are widely available, and then we will at least be talking about the same part. So if I don't answer, that's a place to start.
Failing that, I'm not here to argue, and I'll be happy to let you continue to believe whatever it is you think you know about how 1911s work. Therefore, I'm also not interested in "discussions" with folks for whom learning, teaching or the exchange of information so that others can learn or teach are not the primary goals of their participation in the thread.
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