Yeah, I did.
Both theoretically and practically, by trying it.
Look at the pic I posted.
The depth of the detent spring hole is 1.00"
The weep hole is at 0.900"
The detent spring is 1.100" long.
http://www.parkcitiestactical.com/al...t_Pin_Hole.JPG
These are the "instructions" that were posted. Do they make sense?
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>Insert front pivot spring into receiver.
>Depress with punch/pin past hole.
(How is it possible to compress a 1.10" OAL spring into a recess that is 0.10" deep, and then capture it? Even capturing the small amount that is possible in the last 0.10" does not relieve enough spring pressure to keep the spring from protruding from the receiver, let alone inserting the detent in the hole without spring pressure.
>Insert smaller diameter pin/punch into hole and capture (hold) spring
>Remove first punch/pin.
>Insert front pivot detent.
>Insert front pivot pin.
>Remove capture punch/pin and apply spring pressure to front pivot pin detent.
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Also, notice that the "instructions" state to "Depress with punch/pin past hole", but he then retracts that and states "You just need to keep it from putting tension on the detent while you are assembling the front pivot...".
Convenient backstepping, but unfortunally neither way works.
The weep hole was never designed for assembly. It was designed for drainage and lubrication.