While cleaning my 22/45 and having my firing pin stop and firing pin both fall out, I noticed the little spring that lives up under the firing pin (part # A20000) was broken into two pieces.
I tried reassembling it and stretching the srping some, but the firing pin does rattle forwards and back a bit, which I don't think it used to or should.
Is this an unsafe condition? And how does that spring fit in there anyway? Does it slip over that tongue on part # A03900? or underneath it?
I put a brick through it today before I found out about the spring and the only problem I noticed was having 2 jams today when I usually have one every two or three bricks. Might this be related?
Thanks ahead of time for any help you can give me.