mljdeckard
Member
I bought a RIA double-stack 9mm/.22 TCM combo, which is mostly glorious, except that the magazines are $40+ each.
The problem is, I'm getting failures to extract. In the middle of the magazine, it fails. It doesn't double-feed, the extractor seems to lose its grip and the case is stuck halfway out. If I drop the magazine and let it fall forward to try to get them to extract by racking it again, sometimes the .22 TCM cases seem to stick, I have to force them hard.
Of course before I complain to RIA, I have to crank through 500 rounds. (I'm not going to tell them the first 100 was my handloads.) I ran a couple hundred Blazer brass 124gr through it, and 100 factory .22 TCM as well, it does it with both cartridges/barrels. What I'm wondering, is if this is a common break in problem? That an extractor will have issues during break-in, and then even out and be fine? I have never had extractor issues before. (And I have been advised that if you have a good 1911 extractor, you shouldn't mess with it.) Or should I just have someone time the extractor now? If I call RIA now, they will tell me to call back after 500 rounds.
The problem is, I'm getting failures to extract. In the middle of the magazine, it fails. It doesn't double-feed, the extractor seems to lose its grip and the case is stuck halfway out. If I drop the magazine and let it fall forward to try to get them to extract by racking it again, sometimes the .22 TCM cases seem to stick, I have to force them hard.
Of course before I complain to RIA, I have to crank through 500 rounds. (I'm not going to tell them the first 100 was my handloads.) I ran a couple hundred Blazer brass 124gr through it, and 100 factory .22 TCM as well, it does it with both cartridges/barrels. What I'm wondering, is if this is a common break in problem? That an extractor will have issues during break-in, and then even out and be fine? I have never had extractor issues before. (And I have been advised that if you have a good 1911 extractor, you shouldn't mess with it.) Or should I just have someone time the extractor now? If I call RIA now, they will tell me to call back after 500 rounds.