Took the trigger assembly to a gunsmith today and explained all
End result was my Remington 760 in 223 was factory left hand, the hole that houses the lost spring is offset to the left, not centered like the right handed ones. They could plug the hole and drill a new one for less than $40. It was not the $. Time was the consideration, I kept it left handed
Damage for new spring $3
I was in my basement telling my wife and messing with my magnet on stick as I talked......you guessed it.... the &$!?$&@&&$ spring I had lost was on the magnet . I am guessing my daughter had located it this morning by accident and did not know it


I am one gun away from happy