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EXTRACTOR, WHY?
Bamavol
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I have a Taurus PT22. It is a DAO with a tip up barrel. I noticed that it has no extractor, yet it extracts and ejects every time. Of course, you have to tip the barrel to remove an unfired round.
I also had a Star 40 automatic. The extractor failed and the gun would not extract or eject a fired round. Why will the Taurus operate fine with no extractor, but the Star would not?
I also had a Star 40 automatic. The extractor failed and the gun would not extract or eject a fired round. Why will the Taurus operate fine with no extractor, but the Star would not?
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Despite my analysis, be aware that SOME "locked" guns will extract without the extractor. For one the Nambu T-14 will function quite well without the extractor.
Morty
The .40 is recoil operated. The barrel is locked to the slide until the bullet leaves the barrel and the chamber pressure drops off. Then the barrel stops but the slide keeps going back. There is nothing to get the empty out of the chamber but the extractor hook in the slide.
The others failed to grasp the question.
Thanks for the insight.