My BHP clone had a chipped extractor (due, I think, to my former fondness for steel-cased Wolf ammo).
Rather than take it to the smith, I posted on TFL and got a good reference on parts. Eyeballed the slide and figured out that I had to drive out a horizontal pin, which holds a see-saw lever in the bottom of the slide (what does that thing do, anyway) in order to drive out the vertical pin that holds the extractor. Referred to past TFL posts on how to drive pins without "mushrooming" the heads.
Ordered parts, replaced them, replaced the firing pin while I was at it, and wow! perfect function again.
I feel like a cross between Dr. Kildare and Montgomery Scott.
Thanks for all the help, TFL.
Rather than take it to the smith, I posted on TFL and got a good reference on parts. Eyeballed the slide and figured out that I had to drive out a horizontal pin, which holds a see-saw lever in the bottom of the slide (what does that thing do, anyway) in order to drive out the vertical pin that holds the extractor. Referred to past TFL posts on how to drive pins without "mushrooming" the heads.
Ordered parts, replaced them, replaced the firing pin while I was at it, and wow! perfect function again.
I feel like a cross between Dr. Kildare and Montgomery Scott.
Thanks for all the help, TFL.