I have a head scratcher with my Canik C-100.

[Gunnerdad80]

Don’t forget, you can always file down the head a bit to adjust tension.

[Rmach]

Don’t forget, you can always file down the head a bit to adjust tension.

Thanks, maybe I will get lucky with this first adjustment. I hope to hit the range this afternoon or tomorrow.

[Rmach]

I just got home from the range.  Ran 100rds with NO PROBLEMS!!    I watched every round eject, and none of them were weak.  The gun was not cleaned from the last visit this week, so this was a good test using the new spacer under the extractor spring.  I want to thank all the people who steered me in the right direction!!   

[Gunnerdad80]

Great news! The only negative I can see is the spring may weaken quicker than normal but hopefully not.

[Rmach]

Great news! The only negative I can see is the spring may weaken quicker that normal but hopefully not.

Thanks, before I put the spring back in, I wanted to see how much the extractor actually pivoted, so I installed the extractor without the spring just to see. It looked like it pivoted <.015.  I would think that small amount of movement would not increase the rate of decay that much.

I wonder why, with a  new extractor spring and recoil spring, the .050 spacer was necessary since the extractor claw looked fine. What changed to cause such an erratic failure to extract?

[jwc007]

I just got home from the range.  Ran 100rds with NO PROBLEMS!!    I watched every round eject, and none of them were weak.  The gun was not cleaned from the last visit this week, so this was a good test using the new spacer under the extractor spring.  I want to thank all the people who steered me in the right direction!!

You are most Welcome!    Glad to read that your Pistol is now running reliably!!!      

I wonder why, with a  new extractor spring and recoil spring, the .050 spacer was necessary since the extractor claw looked fine. What changed to cause such an erratic failure to extract?

My hunch on that is that the Extractor Spring Shaft might be a hair deeper than it should be, but still within tolerances.