extractor

I am trying to be an equal opportunity gun buyer as proven by my last several purchases. Turkish Tristar 20 GA semi, Back to USA for two fine Smith revolvers and a Mossberg 22, Then the Philippines For a TCM/9mm, Back to USA for a Sig, Then to the wacky rev Moon and his Kahr TP45, on to Germany...

Hey everyone, My pt1911 (purchased in DEC 2013) is suffering from occasional failure to go into battery after I fire about 50 to 100 rounds. The round chambers but somehow the round gets ahead of the extractor. I do not bang on the slide to get it to close. I really do love this pistol and...

Anybody know how to disassemble a PT809 extractor? I took a look at the parts diagram, and watched a video of some other semi-automatic (can't remember which), and it looks conceptually easy: Punch out the extractor pin (part 1.07), remove the extractor, LCI, extractor spring, LCI spring (parts...

First post, and my first handgun- Taurus Model 85, manf. in 2003. Purchased on consignment at a shop, appeared to be 98% new, almost no wear. The only thing amiss that I noticed in examining this gun was some small wear on the star / gear on the extractor. After some extensive searching on this...

I have a new PT1911 9mm and it sometimes throws brass straight back into my face. Otherwise, the brass dribbles out all round my feet. Using 115 grain Winchester white box or 124 grain Remington. The slide also appears to not be coming fully back. Not limp wristing, I normally shoot a 45 and...