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Unread 08-28-2012, 09:06 AM   #5
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Jerry,
You ask a good question. The spring is kind of bent up, seems weak, and is presumably over 100 years old. The beauty of a new 1911 spring is that there are many variations. My goal is to find a spring that barely cycles the action with approximately the original ballistics – 200 gr. Bullet at 900 FPS.

Ed,
Good to hear from you. Never got the chance to meet you in person when your son was at Hunter AAF. The Webley you sold me is a treasure. I sold the 1911 Erfurt police Luger to the person I bought this colt from.

Marc,
Many thanks for the information – that is exactly what I need. It looks like the 1911 spring is close enough to give it a try.
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