Say you have a gun, any gun, and the rear of the slide is checkered/serrated. What do you do if you need to replace the extractor and want it to match? Who's going to checker/serrate an extractor and get the pattern and LPI correct?

Brownells sells a 1911 extractor tension gauge that appears to be just a piece of sheet metal https://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-tools-supplies/handgun-tools/action-frame-tools/extractor-tools/extractor-tension-gauge-set-prod16125.aspx and the idea is that you set one end in the extractor on...

Hi all, I'm new to 1911's and this forum. I've had my RIA 1911 for about 3 months now and have only put about 100 rounds through it (pandemic ammo prices). During that first range session, I had 2-3 rounds jump in front of the extractor, preventing RTB. I've also been doing a LOT of dry...

i am relatively new to the 1911 platform and just purchased a used Colt commander 70s series. I was having some malfunctions with the cycling where the casing wasn't being extracted from the chamber. This would happen about 10-20% of the rounds i shot. I was using both Colt and Wilson mags they...