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drail · October 16, 2010, 11:06 PM

And usually they will need "fitting" as well. Your extractor looks a little loose from the angle of the dangle in your photo. With the case head shoved back against the breechface you want to see the inside of the extractor's notch contacting the rim of the case head. The "beak" of the hook should not be in contact with the bevel of the case's extractor groove. Only the case rim should touch the extractor. First thing I would do is put a very slight bend in the extractor's middle section to snug it just a little tighter against the case. A loaded round should still droop a little but the case should not fall out when you turn the slide upside down and sideways. A slight bevel on the bottom edge of the extractor's notch will help feeding. Just lightly break any sharp 90 degree corner.

October 16, 2010, 11:06 PM	#6
drail Junior member Join Date: February 2, 2008 Posts: 3,150	And usually they will need "fitting" as well. Your extractor looks a little loose from the angle of the dangle in your photo. With the case head shoved back against the breechface you want to see the inside of the extractor's notch contacting the rim of the case head. The "beak" of the hook should not be in contact with the bevel of the case's extractor groove. Only the case rim should touch the extractor. First thing I would do is put a very slight bend in the extractor's middle section to snug it just a little tighter against the case. A loaded round should still droop a little but the case should not fall out when you turn the slide upside down and sideways. A slight bevel on the bottom edge of the extractor's notch will help feeding. Just lightly break any sharp 90 degree corner. Last edited by drail; October 16, 2010 at 11:14 PM.