Sorry for the slow response Jeremy… Does this picture answer the dovetail question ?
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Yeah, that looks like a dovetail.
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Show us a picture of what a dovetail looks like.
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Thom,
Portlandmike's photo is of a dovetailed spring. See how the kickspring fits into what is essentially a receptacle? That is a dovetail, as opposed to a knife where the backspring and kickspring are one piece. Make sense?
Jim
Portlandmike's photo is of a dovetailed spring. See how the kickspring fits into what is essentially a receptacle? That is a dovetail, as opposed to a knife where the backspring and kickspring are one piece. Make sense?
Jim
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I'd like to see a picture (drawing?) of that also ....
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So...are all 2-piece "slip in" springs dovetail springs? (I'm thinking not).
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Dovetail- think rifle sight.
"Slip in" goes into a lengthwise slot in the backspring.
"Slip in" goes into a lengthwise slot in the backspring.
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Are all 2 piece springs dovetail? If not what is the difference?
Thom
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