OldePhart
Blackhawk
Okay, I didn't want to further hijack one of the other LC9s threads so I figured I'd start one on specific topic. Some may have seen my mention in other threads about how my new LC9s shoots fine in slow fire standing at the line stiff armed, but became a jam-o-matic when I tried to shoot it in IDPA "BUG" matches; worst case being three jams in one stage. All of the jams were a case of a horizontal FTE laying on top of the new round being chambered - very frustrating to clear.
I still haven't had a chance to get to the range so I can see what's really happening, but I decided to look at the extractor.
First, a healthy extractor from a Glock22 with several hundred rounds through it without a single failure even under the worst of conditions:
Note that the extractor is pushing tightly against the case, holding it in place. I had to shake the slide very hard to dislodge the empty shell.
Now, the Rugler LC9s extractor:
Note that this image is vertical, that is because the extractor is not touching the case at all so I had to hold the slide vertical in one hand and take the picture with the other. Tilt the slide in the slightest bit in any direction and the shell falls out. Also, when the barrel is in the slide and it's manually moved into battery (with the shell under the extractor, of course, as if a round had been racked normally in a fully assembled gun) the front of the extractor is almost touching the rear of the chamber block and appears to actually be touching the slanted part of the shell.
I think I've discovered why this LC9s is so picky about extraction...
I still haven't had a chance to get to the range so I can see what's really happening, but I decided to look at the extractor.
First, a healthy extractor from a Glock22 with several hundred rounds through it without a single failure even under the worst of conditions:
Note that the extractor is pushing tightly against the case, holding it in place. I had to shake the slide very hard to dislodge the empty shell.
Now, the Rugler LC9s extractor:
Note that this image is vertical, that is because the extractor is not touching the case at all so I had to hold the slide vertical in one hand and take the picture with the other. Tilt the slide in the slightest bit in any direction and the shell falls out. Also, when the barrel is in the slide and it's manually moved into battery (with the shell under the extractor, of course, as if a round had been racked normally in a fully assembled gun) the front of the extractor is almost touching the rear of the chamber block and appears to actually be touching the slanted part of the shell.
I think I've discovered why this LC9s is so picky about extraction...