Aftec spring clip repair

[jmcqueen]

The spring clip in my Aftec extractor broke one end off causing it to not extract, Took it apart and turned it around so the good end pointed foward and put one spring in. Worked just fine until a new one arrived. Could keep you shooting one day.

[Flatland Shooter]

Thanks for sharing.

Has anyone else ever had one of these break?

[Biloxi23]

Nope. But I will be ordering a spare for my bag. Never thought of this.

[Sarge]

Thanks for sharing.

Has anyone else ever had one of these break?

I have never broken one but a handful of guys I know have.

[Cowboy1629]

Never broke one but do have a spare in my range bag as well as some springs.

[Whitefish]

I broke one on my Dawson open gun. Had a failure to extract and corresponding jam during a match - first time for the gun. I discovered the broken cap when I went through the gun after the match. I ordered two new ones along with new springs and replaced it, no further issues. To be on the safe side, I did order two and kept the other in my batch of spare parts for the range bag.

[caspian guy]

Yep had both of the tabs on the spring retainer clip break on the aftec in my open gun. Gun was still working fine, I only found it when I stripped the gun for routine maintenance. It seems to be a somewhat freak occurence as its the first time I have ever had it happen and I have had aftecs in my guns for at least 15 years.