benton0311
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- Feb 26, 2011
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I have an issue with a tight extractor on an aftermarket Glock 19 slide that I got as part of a kit from 80PercentGlock. The extractor is so tight that it is very difficult for the case rim to slide in and out of the extractor which causes occasional failures to go into battery and difficult extraction as the round has to literally be torn out from the extractors grasp by the ejector. I swapped parts back and forth with my G23 and I've definitely narrowed it down to either the extractor or possibly the slide face was milled a few thousandths too tall under the extractor. Either way, cases don't want to go in and out.
I'm considering the following options:
* Replace with a Glock 23 extractor. The 9mm ammo seems to cycle fine by hand in my G23 slide. This might be the easiest route but don't want to risk an extractor that will occasionally not grab a rim. On the other hand, a .40 extractor with the offset 9mm ejector may not be an issue.
* Sand down the extractor to open it up a little and make it as smooth as possible. I've done this before on other guns and it's a very slippery slope and very easy to ruin an extractor. I also don't know if the OEM Glock extractors have a surface hardening/Tenifer treatment that would be removed by sanding them down.
* Replace with an aftermarket Glock 19 extractor. Problem is that I don't know if it's the extractor itself that's the problem or if the slide is a little out of spec - either is possible. I already had issues with the barrel that was part of the kit being out of spec though.
Any suggestions? I'm really leaning towards just ordering an OEM Gen 3 G23 extractor as being the easiest option.
I'm considering the following options:
* Replace with a Glock 23 extractor. The 9mm ammo seems to cycle fine by hand in my G23 slide. This might be the easiest route but don't want to risk an extractor that will occasionally not grab a rim. On the other hand, a .40 extractor with the offset 9mm ejector may not be an issue.
* Sand down the extractor to open it up a little and make it as smooth as possible. I've done this before on other guns and it's a very slippery slope and very easy to ruin an extractor. I also don't know if the OEM Glock extractors have a surface hardening/Tenifer treatment that would be removed by sanding them down.
* Replace with an aftermarket Glock 19 extractor. Problem is that I don't know if it's the extractor itself that's the problem or if the slide is a little out of spec - either is possible. I already had issues with the barrel that was part of the kit being out of spec though.
Any suggestions? I'm really leaning towards just ordering an OEM Gen 3 G23 extractor as being the easiest option.
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