I had a old 22 rifle that was in pieces for about 4 years cause I was to lazy to move all the shit out of the way to retrieve the retainer and spring that went FahLing.Shit, if it make anyone feel better, I had a 1911 that I had to set aside for a few weeks 'cause I couldn't get the trigger/sear working right.
When I finally cleaned out after a pipe leak I found the parts and reassembled it.