New extractor joy

Brad

Benevolent Overlord and site owner
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I was dissatisfied with the wide ranging ejection pattern with my Gold Cup. Some cases at my feet, some over my head, some 20’ at 3 o’clock and everywhere in between.
I had adjusted the tension with no real change.
I decided it was time to try something different. With Cylinder and Slide being a short drive away and the reputation they have I decided to look at what they offer. For 35 bucks plus shipping I got their “ultimate extractor”. Blasphemy but I used a blued extractor on a stainless gun!
I adjusted the tension to what felt right and went to the range.

What a difference! Most cases within 10 feet of me. Pretty consistent in a 3 o’clock to 5 o’clock ejection pattern. In 200 rounds not a single failure to feed or extract.

Well worth the money. Their website says most extractors are made from tool steel, not spring steel. They use spring steel and all the bevels and corners are smoothed. They claim that it will hold tension far, far better than any other extractor on the market. This was a drop in and I had no problems at all.
 

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I use Wilsons "Bulletproof" extractor myself. I even try to keep a few extras on hand for bad days
 

Brad

Benevolent Overlord and site owner
Staff member
My Kimber needs one of those BADLY.

Well worth the money.
 

462

California's Central Coast Amid The Insanity
You got me thinking my Randall could probably use one, too. It's the original and I have no idea how many thousands of rounds it's seen. Too bad stainless is not available, but that may be due to adhering to the steel mandated by military specifications, as stated in the extractor's description.

Many years ago, I replaced the gun's original sear spring with one from Cylinder and Slide and it reduced the trigger pull weight by half.
 
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462

California's Central Coast Amid The Insanity
Before ordering a new extractor, I decided to check the tension of the original. Yep, it wasn't holding a round tight enough, so re-tensioned it and all seems to be working as designed. The gun is in line for a range session whenever the range re-opens.
 

Ian

Notorious member
The OEM one in my Kimber tactical pro 2 is tensioned properly and always has been. However, the angles are amiss and it clocks me squarely in the bridge of the nose with at least one empty from every magazine. Of the remaining ones, at least one falls from the heavens and bounces off my hat brim right as I am breaking the next shot, and the rest might go forward or any direction, really. Ima get one of these, thanks for the PN, Brad.