I shoot fairly often and need to get a good quality extractor as mean is incredibly inconsistent. what would you say is a safe lifespan for these before they need to be retensioned if installed properly?
I just removed my extractor from my Nighthawk Shadowhawk in 9mm for cleaning and it’s very tight and works flawlessly; probably 10/12K rounds through the gun. I need a Dawson Precision extractor tool to remove it cleanly with no marring, as well as replace it once cleaned.
5160 or9260 spring steel were used in Vehicle leaf and coil springs and a also make fine Bowie knives. Did you mention what type of spring steel you use ?
could you make a video of what over tension and under tension would look like with the case? How can you tell whats enough or too much? Would this change with different bullet weights?
Thanks for the great video, I'm trying to learn....could you file/sand some material off the flat bottom of the firing pin stop instead of removing metal from the extractor itself?
Nice to see it done with a hammer instead if a high dollar special tensioning tool. I always liked the old half way in the slide bend it against the table method
Great instructional video! I have a Cylinder and Slide extractor in a custom SA. It's been running strong since 2014 after many thousands of rounds, though I think I'll order a new one and have it ready when the old one needs replaced.
...I bought both 1911 & the BHP SFS kits from Bil Laughridge at one of the S H O T Shows in the late 90s,,,,after my 2002 stroke left me with only partial the use of my left side , I sent mt FEG Hi Power clone to you guys and you installed it...I still have the 1911 kit and debating if I should install it on my Series 70 Gov't model...I love it on my BHP clone!!!
Of course with different parameters involved, just like adjusting Colt rebound levers for bolt and rebound timing. So nice to watch someone who knows what they're doing. I did warranty work for Colt and S&W and this is how it's done. Best regards!
I just bought 2 and recvd them this week. One of my 1911s was having OEM extractor issues. I adjusted the OEM extractor 2wice already and after 250 really hard rounds and drills back/back repeatedly, I brought the pistol home to inspect it. The pistol fired and worked fine all of those 250 rounds, but when I took the extractor out to inspect it, I found it had relaxed and gotten a bit loose again! The TRP is brand spanking new, too! (New, old stock, to be exact.) I decided to change the extractor to this shop's version of Spring Steel, and adjusting it to the right tension was a cinch. I'm headed out again tomorrow to test it. I'll report back once I my assessment is finished. Really hoping this one works out ok.
Question if the hammer springs back up, then in theory it has a separate spring or something like it to drive it (in addition to the normal springs) if that spring should break or malfunction can the hammer be manually thumbed back?
Thank you for this ....it was exactly what I needed. Picked up an Extractor from Brownell’s....turned out not good quality....May be picking a couple from you folks sooner then later....Again, thank you for this demonstration....have an awesome week from Montana.
Looking forward to the hi power install video. Possibly thinking of getting a Tisas in stainless as my first carry gun, but not having a grip safety like a 1911 has me a little worried. Depending on how these hold up, it might be a good option.
We have had a great feedback from the Tisas clones that we have built. They are hard to get ahold of these days, as Tisas is committed to a different contract. As soon as we can get Tisas BR9's back in, we will have an installation video
Thanks for this video Sir. I got one of your ultimate extractors a few weeks back for my Colt Govt. used this technique to tension it after very minor fitting and tweaking the locator pad and hook. Ran 200 rds at the range with perfect extraction and loading. Thanks for doing the reaserch on the metal and geometry of the extractor, really makes a difference in quality and function.
