Direct acting barrel recoil spring

A barrel assembly for a firearm, the barrel assembly comprising:

• a barrel having an internal bore and an external surface;
• a recoil spring lug affixed to an outside surface of the barrel, the recoil spring lug including a hollow portion;
• a slide moveably mounted relative to the barrel;
• a recoil spring guide affixed to the recoil spring lug and extending from the recoil spring lug;
• and
• a recoil spring biased on the recoil spring guide and the slide for maintaining a location of the recoil spring.

A firearm comprising:

• a frame;
• a barrel connected to the frame, the barrel having a longitudinal axis and a radially projecting spring lug, the spring lug including a hollow portion;
• a slide slideably mounted relative to the frame and the barrel along the longitudinal axis;
• a spring guide affixed to the spring lug and extending from the spring lug;
• and
• a recoil spring biased on the spring guide and the slide for maintaining a location of the recoil spring.

A method comprising:

• forming a barrel having an internal bore and an external surface;
• forming a recoil spring lug affixed to an outside surface of the barrel, the recoil spring lug including a hollow portion;
• forming a slide moveably mounted relative to the barrel;
• forming a recoil spring guide affixed to the recoil spring lug and extending from the recoil spring lug;
• and
• locating a recoil spring biased on the recoil spring guide and the slide for maintaining a location of the recoil spring.