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**Mal H** · June 23, 1999, 10:01 PM

Joe - I agree with motorep on extractor tension. Except for the port opening, the things you did may have made the situation worse. George will most likely have good advice on adjusting the extractor, but in general it should be able to hold a 230 gr round from falling when the slide is open and level. Weigand makes a good little guage to help with this adjustment. You can get it straight from him or from Brownell's.

If the tension is too light, who knows where the empty will be when it hits the ejector, if it does?

June 23, 1999, 10:01 PM	#3
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern Virginia Posts: 16,947	Joe - I agree with motorep on extractor tension. Except for the port opening, the things you did may have made the situation worse. George will most likely have good advice on adjusting the extractor, but in general it should be able to hold a 230 gr round from falling when the slide is open and level. Weigand makes a good little guage to help with this adjustment. You can get it straight from him or from Brownell's. If the tension is too light, who knows where the empty will be when it hits the ejector, if it does?