Wilson BP Extractor

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Gunslick

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So I got to run a bunch of ammo today through my Springer 1911A1 Stainless with the Wilson Combat Extractor. So alls I had to do was give it a little tension, its kind of funny I have good tension but when the extractor gets all the way seated into the slide it kind of feels like it looses tension as the claw protrudes through the breech face...either way not one failure with perfect extraction every time over 500 rounds. I like it.
 
The feeling of loosing tension is normal as its a spring without the shell casing in the breach face position the hook moves over so it's tightish going in from the rear of the slide and then snaps into position when the claw protrudes through the hole.

If the extractor works without any fitting that's great, wilson has theirs near perfect from the factory in my experience. Don't expect that with all parts makers and consider a few fitting file strokes here and there if you find a good online refferance
 
The fit of the extractor to the slide doesn't necessarily indicate case rim tension; some guns will have sufficient rim tension even when the extractor will drop into and out of the slide.
Is your gun a 9mm? The hook does overhang the breechface in the smaller calibers, so you will sense the hook snapping over as it clears.
 
The extractor works great and probably would have worked without tension. But it did not pass the bullet up against breech face test so a little tension was necessary. It works better than the stock one.
 
The extractor is definitely one of those parts that you can "fix until it's broken"; some guns run great with no measureable rim tension, and they'll often continue to run until there's so much tension that it impedes feeding.
 
Yes it seems the Springfield 1911A1 milspec or mine for that matter came with a very loose extractor and it did run, but I preferred to have a little tension and after I did give it some tension, extraction went from here and there to a perfect 3-4:30 extraction every time. With the Wilson extractor the darn thing extracts like my ar, I could set up a 5 gallon bucket and it would extract shells to the bucket everytime.
 
If you really want to check the extractor load a round, remove the mag and fire. A good extractor will fling the brass, a loose goose will drop it down the mag well or otherwise malf. Having the mag / rounds in place helps weak extractors limp along.

This is part of the 10-8 and other 1911 function tests and is essential for any duty gun.

Some guns I have owned / own have what some would call over tight extractors as they fling brass more back than out however for me reliability trumps where it goes as long as it's not straight back in your face. Been there done that
 
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