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Johnny Peppers · 05-04-2002, 10:19 AM

The spring in the forearm was to aid in bringing the barrel and receiver back into battery. The leaf spring lacked the tension to always return the barrel into battery. The 1920 carbines lacked this feature as the coil spring was strong enough to complete the firing cycle without assistance.

05-04-2002, 10:19 AM	#12
Johnny Peppers User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Calion, Arkansas Posts: 1,042 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: would it work? The spring in the forearm was to aid in bringing the barrel and receiver back into battery. The leaf spring lacked the tension to always return the barrel into battery. The 1920 carbines lacked this feature as the coil spring was strong enough to complete the firing cycle without assistance.