Hah, so right sam, so right.Pick up a spare extractor. It's like a magic talisman -- if you carry it with you, the one in your gun will NEVER break!
rcmodel said:.......Not to mention Jeff Cooper his-self mentioned oiling his steel case .45 ammo in WWII in order to prevent broken extractors in combat.
I have broken exactly two 1911 extractors in about 50 years, including a stint on an Army AMU match shooting team.
Both extractors I broke were while shooting surplus WWII steel case .45 ACP ammo in the 1960's.
That's enough proof for me.
.ORDNANCE PAMPHLET NO. 911 March 1943
GREASING AMMUNITION
All 20 mm. A.A. Mark 2 and Mark 4 ammunition MUST BE COMPLETELY COVERED WITH A LIGHT COAT OF MINERAL GREASE BEFORE BEING LOADED INTO THE MAGAZINE.
The ammunition is usually packed greased. However, this grease tends to dry off. Whether cartridges are packed greased or not, they should be regreased before loading the magazine.
NOTE-A small amount of mineral grease, applied shortly before firing, to the cartridge case that is visible in the magazine mouthpiece, will assist in preventing a jam in the gun barrel.
Dry ammunition or ammunition with insufficient grease will jam in the gun chamber when fired and extraction will be very difficult, if not impossible. See Page 110 for use of torn cartridge extractor
Look at his background he received degree from Stanford before service in Marine Corps. Americans sent university graduates into trenches during WWII? That was in days when college degree wasn't like high school diploma.I have broken exactly two 1911 extractors in about 50 years, including a stint on an Army AMU match shooting team.
Both extractors I broke were while shooting surplus WWII steel case .45 ACP ammo in the 1960's.
That's enough proof for me.
Not to mention Jeff Cooper his-self mentioned oiling his steel case .45 ammo in WWII in order to prevent broken extractors in combat.
rc
Yes, College Graduates were sent into combat. In WW2 if you were in College, you were in the service and once you hit two years, the Army and the Marine Corp pulled you out of College and sent you on your way to combat. The Navy allowed students to complete a four year degree and then you were sent to midshipmen school before going into combat.Look at his background he received degree from Stanford before service in Marine Corps. Americans sent university graduates into trenches during WWII? That was in days when college degree wasn't like high school diploma.
well, steel is harder than brass, so are the commie block gun's extractors made better than the american guns?