PS, on reassembly, I accidentally switched barrels, and the Taurus barrel being in the Beretta slide wouldn't permit reassembling the Beretta, so there must be a slight difference in geometry somewhere.
PPS The Taurus recoil spring was about 50% longer than the Beretta one, which confirms my sense that the Beretta recoil spring is pretty well worn out. I switched recoil springs, so I can now try out the Beretta with a proper strength recoil spring in it, and don't have to wait for Brownell's to ship the new one. From what I've read, recoil springs on these two guns are interchangeable.
