Erma 22LR extractor

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Originally Posted by Ron Wood

David,
Just a thought. Looking at the shape of the extractor, once the plunger is retracted perhaps it is necessary to push the extractor slightly toward the rear in order to allow it to clear a small detent and then pivot up and out of the breech block?
Ron

Ron, when I finally succeeded in removing mine, it became clear that a bit of precision is needed when holding the plunger back in its well. This will allow the extractor body to rise straight up for the "tail" to clear its hole at the back end, and then straight forward and out of the block. It's a regular hole, no sign of a detente anywhere--though it probably would have been a good feature in the design. Whatever us used to hold the plunger back must not protrude down beyond the top step of the plunger, to avoid restricting the upward travel of the back end of the extractor body.