Erma 22LR extractor

[ithacaartist]

From top to bottom: KGP 68A, Se 08 Kit, KGP 69

As I feared, the extractor from the conversion kit is not a match with either of the others.

The closeup of Ed's breech block does, indeed show the plunger stepped to fit its notch over the top rear of the extractor body once all is in place. If the plunger is there, then the spring is still there behind it. What is curious is the mass that is visible in the back, bottom area within the extractor well. I'll bet it's the remnants of the rounded "tail" of the extractor, and that it was broken off the from the extractor body! The plunger and spring are removed by moving them straight forward. The broken chunk must rise a bit--the length of the tail--before it, too, moves forward and out.

The conversion kit with a round hole in the block's top is the best one for maintaining the parts in place. The version with a slotted, open top will allow the extractor body to rise out of position if there is not constant spring pressure on it from behind. This is the same situation presented by both KGP pistols, and has proven to fail in this regard, on occasion.

I'm having some of each made, so check the WTS section if you wish to pre-order any of these 3 extractors. I also have a raft of extractors that fit the earlier cast Zamak models, La-, Ep-, or Et-22.