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Is it possible to test a pistol's extractor without firing the gun?
Can you test the extractor in a Sterling 300 pistol (or any other, for that matter) by racking the slide repeatedly by hand and seeing if it ejects the shells?
Thanks guys. I was simply trying too see if a thorough cleaning had solved an issue with failing to eject. I had a feeling it might. Using snap caps, I was cycling it manually and only looking to see that they were in fact ejecting (they were)
I just didn't know if racking it manually would accomplish the job of ejecting the shell the same as firing the gun would.
It looks like this old pistol might be back to life! Not that it's a collector piece, but it was a good one to start learning about fixing guns on.
3 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
You can check the actual extractor like that, but that doesn't necessarily mean it will work properly when fired. There is a whole lot of pressure on different parts of the gun when it is fired, which may cause something else to malfunction and in turn cause it not to eject properly.
- 1 decade ago
Yes and + 1 on the snap caps. The trouble is you really have to know what to look for to get anything out of this. A gunsmith, can get a lot out of this exercise. Your average Joe, will see somethings, but may get confused when the gun fails to eject or the case jumps forward when stripping from the mag slow. You can, but your ability to get something out of it depends on your ability to read the cycle.
- pagamenewsLv 71 decade ago
Yes you can. But I would HIGHLY recommend that you use snap caps or something other than live ammunition.
