Automag extractor breakage..

[willp58]

Does anyone have experience with the automag extractor problems of breakage?
I have a shooter friend that has an automag and cannot keep extractors from breaking..He is a class A toolmaker and has made some out of NAK 55 (Rc-40).
He makes the brass with a CNC lathe and is a very carefull hand loader.
He did purchase one from a fellow that supplies them for about $107 each...They still break.
Any suggestions??

 

[CWL]

Differential hardness treating? Where does the break occur, at the claw or along the length of the body?

 

[willp58]

The material used was NAK 55. This is a pre-hard tool steel similar to P-20.
It tests Rc-40 thru-out. The extrator broke at the beak.

 

[clem]

You might want to check out this site:

http://www.44automag.com/main.htm


Someone there might be able to help your buddy.