[Tedster]

I took my WartHawg to the range last night to put 100 rounds through it and only managed to get about 25 rounds off before I experienced a FTE. I thought that it was strange because usually it extracts very reliably. The gun then proceded to FTE two more times, which caused me to start inspecting the gun. I immediately noticed that the claw portion of the extractor was completely broken off.

I thought these extractors were supposed to be bulletproof. Has any one else had problems with the PXT extractor yet? In searching through the archives, I could only find two other people on this forum who have encountered a PXT extractor failure.

I'll call Para service on Monday or Tuesday and see if they can ship me a replacement. I'm hoping they'll send me two so I can have a spare. I did a quick check on Brownells site and it doesn't appear that they carry the PXT extractor.



Tedster

 

[Tedster]

I called Para today and they're putting a replacement in the mail for me. They don't sell parts and Brownells doesn't sell the PXT, so I guess I won't be able to keep a spare. Oh well, I'm the original owner so warranty replacement should never be a probblem if I ever experience the problem again.

The person at Para said that broken PXT extractors obviously do happen, but they are not common. He also mentioned that the part is MIM and that some times MIM parts can have weak spots. I wish this part wasn't MIM, but since I don't have a chioce, I'll just have to hope that my next extractor isn't defective.

 

[Tedster]

Actually, considering that there are only seven of us total on the entire forum that have had a problem, I'm not too concerned at this point. I have been very impressed with Para's service to date, and I love the lifetime warranty.

From my experience, you are always more likely to experience failure with a new gun, car, computer, etc either when it's either very new, or when it's very old. My WartHawg is very new, so the fact that I had a failure doesn't surprise me too much. There's a reason why I'm shooting it so much right now -- to get the new gun bugs worked out.

I've even had some of my more high end guns have problems out of the box, so I know that the new gun problem syndrome isn't just limited to Para.

And in a nutshell -

Reasons a perfectly happy Para customer will not buy a Para with the PXT. :barf: I seek out used Paras when I get the urge.