No, I'm not sure. I only asked because of the interest in this thread. The only mention of the updated extractor was by jtsmall earlier in this thread back in 11/16. If I were to order one, I'd try to talk to a human to make sure you get the latest and greatest. My P380 has been great for some time now...500 rnds or so. I took some length off of the rear extractor pin months ago. I don't try to run Fiocchi though 😃😃
Kahr P380 x2
Kahr K9
Kahr CM45
Sig P938
Sig P365 x2
Sig P322
1911 Range Officer 9mm
M&P 9mm
A couple of 1911 gunsmiths have told me in the past that the wrong extractor tension can cause failure to feed or extract. In the below video at about 2:30 it talks about it. The video also shows how they measure the tension. The second link shows a extractor tension guage set they use in the video. The extractor in the Kahr pistol is adjusted by shortening the rear pin behind the extractor spring, like previously mentioned in a post earlier. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3nnqKKWk2ig http://www.jackweigand.com/etg.html
I forgot to add, I was told about 2lbs tension for a 9mm and about 2 1/2 lbs for the .40.
I made an account just for this post.
I picked up my brand new CW380 today and brought it home. Sure enough, it refused to chamber even one round of Perfecta .380 when dropping the slide from the locked position. Which sucks, because I just cleaned out my local Walmart's supply for $5 a box and I was wanting a nice pistol to shoot it out of.
I performed the modification described in the OP and, though I ended up taking off a little over .020" of material, I successfully got it to the point where Perfecta .380 chambers smoothly on every try. Night and day difference. I did the job with a basic file and some sandpaper for a final smoothing. I used a set of digital calipers to monitor my progress. Anyone remotely handy could do it. OP really knocked it out of the park with this tip. Thanks a ton!
Ark,
Welcome to the forum!
Thanks for providing your feedback on tigman250's extractor mod
Regards,
Greg
The P380 has the exact same problem. I have both a P380 and CW380. I am going to perform the mod to the extractor of the CW380 first, but if it works, it'll be done to the P380 as well. I had resigned myself that they are just ammo picky, and both of mine love PPU FMJ and Gold Dot JHP, so I was good with that, but it would be nice to be able to shoot a wider variety of ammo.
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It also might be a good time to up the caliber, and quit beating an already dead horse. Anyone reading this stuff would, if they had half a brain, never fool with a .380 period. Who has this kind of time and money to fool with these guns. They're small, and that's all. Purchase a firearm that actually works all of the time. They are out there you know. This .380 crap takes up the whole site. Thankfully, there are 9mm, .40 cal. and .45 cal. that run like Swiss watches. Also thankfully, there are other topics besides "my .380 works like s#!t", or "my .380 doesn't like any ammo."