Posted: 8/30/2007 11:16:38 AM EDT
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Ok, I've been having a few feed issues with my Colt commander XSE. I've narrowed it down to excessive extractor tension. I looked at the guidance from Bill Wilson on this. The extractor already has a bevel. Should I just lightly file everything down a bit? Then check the tension and then file a bit more until I'm satisfied? I've never done an extractor fitting before, which is why I ask. |
Thanks. A little bending and some very light filing and then polishing with medium grit sand paper seemed to do the trick. It seems to be operating much better now in my hand-cycling testing. I compared the tension to my Wilson so I'd have an idea of how it was done right. I was also able to isolate the issue to the metalform mag I was using. I found that the second round was consistently allowing the round to jump past the extractor. It was only with that mag that it would happen and I could get it to do so reliably. It had that rounded metalform follower and was the only mag I own that has that follower. I'm saving the mag body and will be replacing the internals. |