[Eugene Tackleberry]

I've never changed out an extractor before -- do the instructions explain "tuning" as well as "fitting?" I can detail strip a 1911 no problem and swap out MS housings and springs and such, but never messed with an extractor. Something just bugs me about bending a critical piece of a gun.

[Inspector Harry Callahan]

do the instructions explain "tuning" as well as "fitting?"

Absolutely. Someone was even kind enough to copy Bill's instructions and post them here complete with scanned pics. Don't worry about any issues involved with "bending a critical part". Just follow the instructions. It's a snap. But if you're still dead set against it, a local 'smith could probably do it for about ten bucks.

Callahan

[Inspector Harry Callahan]

One thing I should probably add..... Wilson makes his extractors with some really killer tolerances. I've NEVER needed to file ANYTHING when fitting one of his Bulletproofs. Bending was all that was necessary.

Callahan