as to what Colt said...WOW....In thier "World" I guess the number of coils dictates the compression weight of the spring...
Jay,
I can think of why this makes sense at Colt�s. Assembly line of people who are not gunsmiths that do a specific job. In such a place, they probably have only a few springs that are every in house. So when in doubt, they just count the coils, and then they know which gun it goes into. They know which spring they should put in. They don�t necessarily know anything about the proper spring weight for a 1911. In the assembly line world, that answer makes sense. In our more practical world of what the hell works in my gun, it�s no help at all.
