RickB,
If the link is too short it forces the slidestop pin to bump into the knee of the link lug profile before the barrel is all the way forward. That prevents the slide, which is bearing on the back of the barrel extension (hood) from going further forward.
Nick
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Last edited by Unclenick; October 9, 2008 at 04:55 PM.
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