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11/19/2003 9:50:46 AM EDT
I know that the insert colors are just to indicate the type of spring (i.e..blue for a standard spring and black for the heavier spring). However, I just received a new Colt bolt from CDNN and it has a red insert. What is the red supposed to indicate? TIA
11/19/2003 10:08:35 AM EDT
[#1]
softest to hardest....red, grey, blue, black
11/19/2003 12:50:22 PM EDT
[#2]
It means that the bolt, while unused, is quite old, and has the really-old, lower-powered extractor SPRING in it.  The insert itself is no different; the color just indicates the strength of the spring.

Buy yourself a couple of Wolfe extractor springs and install them, and you're good to go.

-Troy
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