Cy Soto Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Yesterday afternoon, while doing a live fire practice, the extractor's claw on my 1911 broke. I thought that choosing a replacement part would be easy but I am now overwhelmed by the choices offered. <p>I am looking for an internal extractor for a Series 70 1911 chambered in .40S&W. The gun is a Springfield "Loaded" that is only used in competition. Please help me choose one..! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasmap Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Yesterday afternoon, while doing a live fire practice, the extractor's claw on my 1911 broke. I thought that choosing a replacement part would be easy but I am now overwhelmed by the choices offered. <p>I am looking for an internal extractor for a Series 70 1911 chambered in .40S&W. The gun is a Springfield "Loaded" that is only used in competition. Please help me choose one..! I would say either get an Aftec, Ed Brown, or EGW. I can't think you'd go wrong with any of them. Also buy a spare and have both tuned for the same gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cy Soto Posted May 30, 2008 Author Share Posted May 30, 2008 All the ones that I have found thus far are either for 45ACP or 9mm. Do I need to find one for 40S&W/10mm or will a 45ACP work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Cheely Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 AFTEC - 466-001-040 Buy one, be happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe4d Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 You kind of threw me with the "Overwhelmed" part. Not alot of choices for you. At least not in Brownell's. You need a 40/10mm specific one, You can fit a 9mm one but why bother. 087-130-500 (brownell's part number is a standard one, or the 466-001-040 is the aftec high speed one. I have never had problems with the ED brown and use them in my Single stack and Para 16-40. Series 80 extractor will work in both designs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry White Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Caspian-----------Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el pres Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 AFTEC !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshidaex Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 AFTEC and a Ed Brown fitted up as a backup just in case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMITH Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Aftec or SV, in that order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bountyhunter Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 (edited) All the ones that I have found thus far are either for 45ACP or 9mm. Do I need to find one for 40S&W/10mm or will a 45ACP work? 45 and 40 use one kind of extractor, 9mm and .38 super use a different extractor. Wilson bulletproof extractors are good, but the others listed in the thread are probably as good. The fitting is what you need to get right, and it will need to be tensioned again after initial run in. Edited May 30, 2008 by bountyhunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZ Bagger Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 Aftec...with a standard Wilson, SV, etc tuned and ready for backup duty and you'll never have to worry about losing those silly little springs and parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjb45 Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 Aftec! I have two of them. They are great. No hassle. No having to worry about anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkeeler Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 (edited) Buy two Ed Browns for the price of one Aftec! BK Edited May 31, 2008 by bkeeler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpspeed Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 AFTEC or Brazos Tuned - in that order Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stockton Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 AFLAC! errr.... AFTEC! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD45 Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 The Brazos $18 extractor has held tension for several thousand rounds in my 1911. It needs to be fitted and tensioned, but it seems like a quality part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bountyhunter Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 The Brazos $18 extractor has held tension for several thousand rounds in my 1911. It needs to be fitted and tensioned, but it seems like a quality part. Bullseye. That's the point of a good (stock) 1911 extractor... key word GOOD extractor made out of good steel. Fit it, tune it, forget it for about 15000 rounds.I'm sure AFTEC is good, but if it ain't broke, don't fix it. I don't think the 1911 extractor needs to be redesigned just because some gun makers put junk extractors in their guns and don't tension them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMITH Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 The Brazos extractor is a very nice part, as far as conventional spring steel extractors go it is probably as good as it gets. The AFTEC is stronger, and Brazos uses it in a lot of the guns they build. Pretty strong testimonial. I used to be anti-AFTEC, until I really looked at them closely and used one. It is the better extractor when compared to a conventional extractor. Can a conventional extractor last a long time? Certainly, I have put over 75K rounds on a couple but all of my guns now use the AFTEC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike cyrwus Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 Aftec or SV, in that order. took the words outa my mouth. SV's steel is second to none. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All-Gator Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 Just to throw a little useless information in this discussion: The without-a-doubt absolute best extractor I ever used was the first generation Rusty Kidd extractor (circa early 90's). The one he built before he developed the AFTEC. It was a self contained insert/tube which had a short hook which pivoted about a pin at the end of the tube...much like the Glock extractor. Unfortunately, it was very labor intensive to produce (so expensive) and also required the the extractor channel be bored out for the insert/tube...making it impossible to use a standard extractor. The true TIMEX of extractors. A-G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjanglin Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 :surprise:I really think that AFTECS are overated especially for a 40 and 45, Ed browns extractor for the forty is as good as any Ive used and Dawson comes right in their with it. any extractor by the name brand folks is plenty good for a forty, I have caspian extracors in both my forties and they have been in the older gun for 13 years I dont believe Ive ever changed it, Ive found over the years that a lot of extractor failures are do to folks messing with them too much when not haveing a problem. Jim Sailors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cking Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 I like the Caspian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wide45 Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 You know that everybody is not manufacturing their own extractors. How many are selling Caspian extractors under their own name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe4d Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 You know that everybody is not manufacturing their own extractors. How many are selling Caspian extractors under their own name? I doubt anyone is, The Caspian extractor has a different look to it than the other brands I have seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahtsay Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 I'm worried about the small springs in the AFTEC....or shouldn't I? I'm also currently unsure of which extractor to get. Wouldn't the regular extractor be more reliable because its just one part? The AFTEC and the SV are the same price.....i'm lost as to which to get Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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