Thanks Armorer, I always seem to learn something new from you.

Here's the best pic I could get of the front locking bolt--it looks a lot different from the pic you shared. It is much more angular and "sharp" for lack of a better description.



After I polished the front of the extractor rod the locking bolt will snap into place 9 times out of 10. When it doesn't snap into place, turning the cylinder 2-3 chambers will usually cause it to snap in place and lock. I don't have any problems unlocking/opening the cylinder.

The old rod is on the left


The old rod measured 2.272-3, the new one measured 2.278-9, if I read my caliper correctly.

After polishing, the new rod measured 2.275-6 Do you think a little more polishing is in order?


The rod seems to be pretty straight, no wobbling that I can see.