I love shooting my X5 Legion. The weight of the frame really does improve controllability.
The one negative is putting it back together after cleaning!
The recoil spring is very long. Trying to get the spring and guide rod re-installed and seated in the slide is a frustrating, time-consuming process.
The long spring likes to bow out instead of seating. Passing the guide rod down the spring often gets blocked and gets caught on the front end of the spring. I've tried placing a plastic cleaning rod down the front of the slide and down the spring to help the guide rod pass, but it turns into a three-handed cluster.
Anybody else been through this? How have you solved this challenge?
I don't want to launch my recoil spring and guide rod across my reloading room any more!