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Old 03-08-2017, 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Gunhacker View Post
Recoil spring... or did you mean extractor spring? The slide recoil spring usually has more to do with returning the slide back to battery while striping a round from the magazine and loading it into the barrel chamber... I can see a weak recoil spring causing failure to feed issues, but extraction?
Yep, a damaged or weakened recoil spring can cause extraction issues. Easiest thing to eliminate as a possible cause, too.
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