Mark III Recoil Spring Assembly Defect?

[dlichterman]

Hey everyone - I was field stripping my new Mark III and found that the Recoil Spring Assembly seemed to be molded wrong/crooked(#22 in the manual). Has anyone else seen this? Is it a defect or meant to be this way? It would seem to make sense to line up on the bolt.

[XDshooter]

It's normal. Mine and two others I've seen were basically the same way. It doesn't effect anything. The recoil spring rod rests against the assembly pin.

[Tank 57]

Both my MKII and MKIII look like that.One has thousands of rounds through it,the other even more.

[dlichterman]

Glad to know this shouldn't be an issue, thanks!