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Unread 12-18-2016, 01:05 PM   #18
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Originally Posted by Dwight Gruber View Post
I have a dim recollection of an explanation that the recoil spring is so heavy on the .45 conversions that it is extraordinarily difficult to pull the toggle to release the holdopen; the MSTR was designed to alleviate this.

--Dwight
thanks Dwight, I was not considering the .45, just in general.

I bet the mainspring was a bear to get into the frame also!
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