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Originally Posted by sheepherder
FWIW, I have been told by a reputable manufacturer that coil springs are measured by the amount of weight required to fully compress the spring to coil bind [fully compressed; coils in physical contact].  |
That is what I understand to be the current way- resulting in approx 38 lb ratings of the luger main spring.
But this does not agree with published data of 51 to 65 pounds for various models-
thus, obviously the way they were measured is different.
