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1911Tuner · June 13, 2012, 05:05 AM

From the picture, it's not only clocked, but there's way yonder too much of the tensioning wall in the breechface. A redneck way of saying that you have too much deflection, and the only cure is to weld the front pad behind the hook and refit...or get a new extractor with an oversized pad and go from there.

Can't tell if the problem is with the pad or with the extractor channel being mislocated or bored on an angle or is oversized, but it may be that somebody removed a good bit of the front pad for some reason.

What you're shooting for is .010-012 inch of deflection with a .473-.475 inch case rim. With proper deflection, the gun will tolerate a good bit of tension without causing a failure to go to battery.

A clear picture of the rear of the slide with the extractor and firing pin stop installed may reveal more.

June 13, 2012, 05:05 AM	#13
1911Tuner Senior Member Join Date: May 17, 2004 Location: NC Piedmont/Foothills Posts: 666	Extract From the picture, it's not only clocked, but there's way yonder too much of the tensioning wall in the breechface. A redneck way of saying that you have too much deflection, and the only cure is to weld the front pad behind the hook and refit...or get a new extractor with an oversized pad and go from there. Can't tell if the problem is with the pad or with the extractor channel being mislocated or bored on an angle or is oversized, but it may be that somebody removed a good bit of the front pad for some reason. What you're shooting for is .010-012 inch of deflection with a .473-.475 inch case rim. With proper deflection, the gun will tolerate a good bit of tension without causing a failure to go to battery. A clear picture of the rear of the slide with the extractor and firing pin stop installed may reveal more. __________________ If your front porch collapses and kills more than three dogs...You just might be a redneck