[eli]

I have a real nice FN Browning HP that won't eject the last fired round... It just plops it on top of the mag.

Any idea?

 

[uncle mike]

Hi, I had the same problem. It was diagnosed by the late Steven Camp over the internet. He was quite a guy. The extractor has insufficent tension. When the magazine is full it holds up the round and it is ejected normally. If weak on the last round it pulls out the shell and it slides down before it hits the ejector. My MKII was bought used from a gun store and their GunSmith fixed it. It had an outside extractor and he said (?) he removed some metal from the inside of the extractor increasing tension. On an inside extractor I think you can add tension by bending it like the 1911. Brownell's sells a tool for this. I'm not a GunSmith and don't play one on the internet so you better ask someone smarter than me. I think this is more normal than people know . Yours is the 3rd pistol I've run into with this problem. Regards, Mike

 

[jonny c.]

Before I removed any metal, I would suggest removing the extractor, cleaning the channel and all the bits, and putting a new spring in.

 

[NavyGunner]

As Jonny c. noted above involving removal of the extractor and related parts and and a good cleaning will probably help with your extraction problem. Dirt, powder residue and excessive oil can lead to gummed up extractors. When I had my gunsmith shop I found a lot of pistol functioning problems stemmed from lack of a good detailed cleaning. A quick field strip and cleaning doesn't get out all of the crud that can build up inside a pistol. You need to do a more detailed cleaning done on a regular basis.

 

[eli]

I appreciate the input guys. It's an internal extractor gun that's essentially new out of Israel. Even came in its generic FN box. But it had a very gritty trigger from the beginning that cleaned up ok. I'll take out the extractor and flush the channel with cleaner and give it a whirl.

Thank you!
Eli

 

[Clyde]

I appreciate the input guys. It's an internal extractor gun that's essentially new out of Israel. Even came in its generic FN box. But it had a very gritty trigger from the beginning that cleaned up ok. I'll take out the extractor and flush the channel with cleaner and give it a whirl.

Thank you!
Eli

Be REALLY careful with any bending that 1911-style internal extractor. Replacement parts for that don't come cheap, not at all.

 

[Ruber]

Be REALLY careful with any bending that 1911-style internal extractor. Replacement parts for that don't come cheap, not at all.

Yep, when mine reached that point, the original got packed away and I fitted an aftermarket extractor. Probably not the best for a safe queen, but mine being a shooter is much better now...