zombywoof Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 A friend let me use his Weigand extractor tension gauge. It's made to adjust the extractor on a 1911. Install the gauge between the extractor and breech face and use a pull gauge to pull out the gauge and measure the tension. I tried this with my Stock ll's and the gauge just slipped in without the extractor touching it. Is this applicable to the external extractor? The install a case and shake method has worked fine so far. However, this would be a way of actual measurement. https://www.jackweigand.com/etg.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbu Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 I made a tool to measure. an old case, drilled across the width, insert paper clip. Bend a loop on one side. Use trigger pull guage to determine force. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yigal Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 On 1/15/2019 at 7:41 AM, johnbu said: I made a tool to measure. an old case, drilled across the width, insert paper clip. Bend a loop on one side. Use trigger pull guage to determine force. u take my tools? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbRex Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 On 1/14/2019 at 11:41 PM, johnbu said: I made a tool to measure. an old case, drilled across the width, insert paper clip. Bend a loop on one side. Use trigger pull guage to determine force. johnbu, question for you, how much force for a normal functioning extractor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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