Charlie, the tail on the spring is necessary to hold the cocking pin in place, as it doesn’t use the sleeve like the older setup. The New pins on the 110 use the same thing. If it was removed, the cocking pin could easily fall out. This video shows it in detail around 1:40 minute mark.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oues2vw_zqA
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