iLikeOldgunsIlikeNewGuns
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Hello all, I should start by saying that I've been lucky with my Jennings. I never would have bought one, but it found me, and it's been great for thousands of rounds until my last range trip. I have a feeling this one has been around a little while, I am not its first owner. As I said I've put thousands through it myself over a few years, and it was actually pretty dang reliable, but now it's failing to extract more often than not. Now almost every shot leaves the shell still in the chamber.
So,
I've inspected the extractor and it looks fine, no chips, it isn't broken, looks the way it always has, so maybe the extractor spring has lost its oomph? My main question here is, how do I remove the extractor and spring for inspection/replacement? I've taken my 1911 all the way down, and I've dis-assembled my S&W 5906's upper assembly, but I don't want to assume anything about how the pin comes in or out, I want to know for sure. I just wasted a half hour or more trying to find a guide online, no youtube vids, no written guide that I could find, I used the search option here on THR too before posting. so I'm hoping one of you awesome THR'ers can help me out Also curious if anyone would recommend that I consider filing my extractor at all while I have it out?
Also, I have a shopping cart with Numrich for the extractor (not sure I actually need it) and the extractor spring.
I know the Jenningses are basically low-quality guns, but I have a lot of fun with mine. I wouldn't even be asking if it wasn't worth it to me
thanks in advance and happy shooting!
So,
I've inspected the extractor and it looks fine, no chips, it isn't broken, looks the way it always has, so maybe the extractor spring has lost its oomph? My main question here is, how do I remove the extractor and spring for inspection/replacement? I've taken my 1911 all the way down, and I've dis-assembled my S&W 5906's upper assembly, but I don't want to assume anything about how the pin comes in or out, I want to know for sure. I just wasted a half hour or more trying to find a guide online, no youtube vids, no written guide that I could find, I used the search option here on THR too before posting. so I'm hoping one of you awesome THR'ers can help me out Also curious if anyone would recommend that I consider filing my extractor at all while I have it out?
Also, I have a shopping cart with Numrich for the extractor (not sure I actually need it) and the extractor spring.
I know the Jenningses are basically low-quality guns, but I have a lot of fun with mine. I wouldn't even be asking if it wasn't worth it to me
thanks in advance and happy shooting!