Fide686
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I recently bought a 19-4 nickel that was minus one extractor alignment pin. Nobody had them, not Numrich, not S&W, nobody locally.
So I did some problem solving. The old one measured .055. I looked through my numbered drill bit set, and bit #54 was the right size.
After cutting with a Dremmel thin cut-off blade, some tip easing, and test fitting for length, I had replacements. I installed them with some blue Loc-tite. My only concern was I couldn't degrease the holes very well.
Also, it turned out that the old one was way too short. There is now much less play side to side.
So I did some problem solving. The old one measured .055. I looked through my numbered drill bit set, and bit #54 was the right size.
After cutting with a Dremmel thin cut-off blade, some tip easing, and test fitting for length, I had replacements. I installed them with some blue Loc-tite. My only concern was I couldn't degrease the holes very well.
Also, it turned out that the old one was way too short. There is now much less play side to side.
