rhmc24
Absent Comrade
Few days back I posted my new S&W Shield .45 but didn't mention its mags were impossible to load with my 92 year old hands ---- So I made this little tool that makes it easy. I sent info to S&W in certified mail with suggestion they consider including one with each gun and/or make them available. Pix below should enable most folks to make their own ----
I thinned the extractor curvature a little to better fit he head groove. It needs a little help on the muzzle end to balance its extractor down thrust. Same design would work on other mags & calibers with minor rework.
If steel strength is a problem, I have found a ready source in old carbon steel kitchen knives, old carpenter saws. You heat it red & let cool to soften it to saw & file. To return to spring temper, heat red & quench in water to make glass hard & brittle, then put in in a teaspoonfull of motor oil & burn it off or put it in your wife's oven & heat to 560 degrees or till it turns blue.
I thinned the extractor curvature a little to better fit he head groove. It needs a little help on the muzzle end to balance its extractor down thrust. Same design would work on other mags & calibers with minor rework.
If steel strength is a problem, I have found a ready source in old carbon steel kitchen knives, old carpenter saws. You heat it red & let cool to soften it to saw & file. To return to spring temper, heat red & quench in water to make glass hard & brittle, then put in in a teaspoonfull of motor oil & burn it off or put it in your wife's oven & heat to 560 degrees or till it turns blue.
