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2/5/2009 2:55:20 PM EDT
Picked up a second gen G19 the other day. havent shot it yet but while cycling snap caps thru it, it is occasionally failing to extract them.

Never tore down my glocks yet, anything else i should replace while in there for good measure?

thanks for the help


2/5/2009 4:12:10 PM EDT
[#1]
Just the extractor and extractor spring.  If you have any issues after that, address them then.
2/5/2009 6:13:47 PM EDT
[#2]
You may want to shoot it with live ammo before you start replacing parts you not have to replace anything
2/6/2009 8:26:28 AM EDT
[#3]
The parts are cheap enough that I will swap them anyways. I had to knock the snap caps out with a cleaning rod and would prefer to avoid the chance of double feeds and such with live ammo at the range. Thanks for the advice.
2/6/2009 10:12:27 AM EDT
[#4]
Instead of just replacing parts, why don't you just look at them and see if they are damaged?  I am willing to bet there is absolutely nothing wrong with the gun.  The problem is simply that the snap caps aren't properly dimensioned.  If there is something wrong with your extractor bad enough to cause this problem, you will be able to tell just by looking at it.  It will be chipped or broken where the extractor grabs the rim of the cartridge.
2/6/2009 12:22:24 PM EDT
[#5]
Ya have you even hand cycled real ammo through it before you came up with all of this?
2/6/2009 1:12:04 PM EDT
[#6]
no, i havent cycled live ammo. the caps work fine in my other glocks (19, 26) and kahr so i thought there might be a problem with this one.
2/6/2009 1:50:01 PM EDT
[#7]
Quoted:
Instead of just replacing parts, why don't you just look at them and see if they are damaged?  I am willing to bet there is absolutely nothing wrong with the gun.  The problem is simply that the snap caps aren't properly dimensioned.  If there is something wrong with your extractor bad enough to cause this problem, you will be able to tell just by looking at it.  It will be chipped or broken where the extractor grabs the rim of the cartridge.


+1

Shoot it before you start messing with changing parts.    If it doesn't look broken, it probably isn't.