I can't say I've ever lost a part of a 1911, but I did lose a spring out of a Beretta 92FS--not a big spring, but one of the little ones, like the one that pushes the slide catch down or holds the trigger bar up. After searching that dang shag carpet for what seemed like forever, I finally gave up and ordered a spring kit from Midway.
Not an hour after the charge went through, I found that damn spring, so I still have a complete Wolff (IIRC) spring kit for a Beretta 92 sitting in my safe...
Not an hour after the charge went through, I found that damn spring, so I still have a complete Wolff (IIRC) spring kit for a Beretta 92 sitting in my safe...