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It can be loose and still function OK. Depends on the gun. Too loose = FTE Too tight = FTF What you don't want is "clocking", which is when it rotates about its long axis, usually caused by poor fitting of extractor to firing pin stop and/or firing pin stop to slide, which can cause FTEs. |
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Plenty of guns will have a loose extractor fit, and might have a slight amount of clocking. They will continue to function fine. I'm not disagreeing with a38337, but I am saying don't fix what ain't broke. a38337 offers very sound advice here. So, the tension is probably just right on your gun. If it is clocking a little, no biggie, but if it's clocking a lot, and you ever have eratic ejection, don't automatically assume adding tension will fix things. It might, but then again, there might be so much tension that it doesn't feed well. To fix clocking problems, one needs an oversized firing pin stop that is fitted to your gun. The only real point I'm trying to make is don't worry about the little things unless you have some syptoms of an unreliable weapon. It sounds like your gun runs great. |