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Hi all,
I just became the proud owner of a Model 41 pistol. Shoots great when it runs but unfortunately it has serious extraction problems. From what I have found searching online it seems to be a common problem where the spent case gets turned around without being fully ejected, blocking the next round from being chambered.
My first thought was an issue with the extractor, since it felt extremely loose with no real tension on it. I stripped down the gun and removed the bolt and the extractor claw.
Here is where I am a little confused. After I removed the bolt from the slide, I did not see the extractor plunger or spring come out. I shined my flashlight inside the crevice where they should reside and couldn't see anything. After adding some penetrating oil and lightly scraping with a pick I got to what you can see here:
I am sorry for the quality of the image, but it is very difficult to get a good angle on this! My question is as follows: Is this the actual extractor plunger rusted into place? Looking at the images from the camera it looks much rustier in there than I can see with the naked eye. Or are the plunger and spring simply missing and this is what the bottom of the extractor spring rests against? I don't have another 41 to refer to and I couldn't find any close up images online of this specific area. Thank you in advance for any advice!
I just became the proud owner of a Model 41 pistol. Shoots great when it runs but unfortunately it has serious extraction problems. From what I have found searching online it seems to be a common problem where the spent case gets turned around without being fully ejected, blocking the next round from being chambered.
My first thought was an issue with the extractor, since it felt extremely loose with no real tension on it. I stripped down the gun and removed the bolt and the extractor claw.
Here is where I am a little confused. After I removed the bolt from the slide, I did not see the extractor plunger or spring come out. I shined my flashlight inside the crevice where they should reside and couldn't see anything. After adding some penetrating oil and lightly scraping with a pick I got to what you can see here:


I am sorry for the quality of the image, but it is very difficult to get a good angle on this! My question is as follows: Is this the actual extractor plunger rusted into place? Looking at the images from the camera it looks much rustier in there than I can see with the naked eye. Or are the plunger and spring simply missing and this is what the bottom of the extractor spring rests against? I don't have another 41 to refer to and I couldn't find any close up images online of this specific area. Thank you in advance for any advice!