Extractor tip question

Mr. T, on the clean ones I've seen it looks like it follows the angle of the ramp cut under the locator pad and looks like it aligns with it. They are done on a CNC and if the timing of the fixture or the arm moving is off, it could make that cut. But............I dunno.

Another one from a different angle:

it could just have been a relief cut.there are numerous variations of the parts depending who made it.put an empty shell in there snd see if it even touches the rear of the extractor where the cuts are.basically,it slips over the rim with the ejector pushing on the other side to pop it out.

I agree with Kruzr. Not right, but not unusable, so they used them.
As one old style machinist said of digital control machines, get a number wrong and they will turn out scrap faster than ever before.

It shouldn't hurt anything. That area isn't under any stress. All the front pad does is locate the claw relative to the breechface centerline. If it's workin' there's no reason to toss it.

Looking at the bright side?

If the extractor hook breaks clean off that one there, and you reload?

You have a ready made primer pocket reamer for free.

rc