Installed the EGW, I might need help

[ThePainkiller]

So I installed the EGW firing pin stop. It took me awhile, I had to take metal off of almost every side. Anyway, I didnt realize the the extractor is what holds and guides the FP stop in. Now, if I got the EGW to slide in and out easily, but didnt get it to the exact specifications depthwise, is that goin to affect extractor reliability? You guys get what Im talkin about?

[emilio]

well, i'm certainly no 1911 expert - apprentice, at best - but i have noticed one thing: every one of the few 1911s i've handled has had some vertical play in the FPS. my RIA's extractor is also pretty well wedged in there, so for me the FPS is really a fail-safe with relation to it.

- emilio

[wichaka]

"easliy" kinda bothers me. How easy? It shouldn't drop out, there should be some resistance when putting it and taking it out. And the fit to the extractor should be a very snug fit.

[John]

Yeap, what Wichaka said. It should be kind of tight.

[David Rose]

The firing pin stop groove in the slide should closely match the firing pin stop groove in the extractor. You don't want the stop to be able to drop out at the rear without the firing pin holding it. If it is too loose, the extractor can move it backward and forward in the slide groove. Ideally, you want the stop to hold the extractor both front to rear and to keep it from clocking (rotating in its tunnel). The two grooves mentioned earlier should have been matched before fitting the stop. At least, that is the way I do it.

David

[robot1911]

I'll second this. The first thing I do when fitting a FP stop is fit it to the extractor...then I'll fit it to the slide.
When it's all fit and working right, I'll put the bevel on the contact edge. I have a jig made up just for the purpose of doing that bevel straight.

Bob

[Tom]

My thought, if I'm reading this right, is that what you mean by "depth" is the thickness of the FPS. If that's the case, and that thickness isn't correct, the extractor can then move laterally within the extractor channel meaning it could extend either deeper or shallower within the breech, which could effect proper extraction and feeding.

As others have said, the FPS should slide in snuggly into the grooves in the slide. There shouldn't be any "play" when it is seated.

[David Rose]

Tom, that is correct. And that is ideal. Many 1911s function well with a bit of slop and some with a lot. Factory fit is seldom snug. But if we fit a part, why not go for the ideal? If we slightly miss the mark, usually the gun is better off than it was originally.

David

My thought, if I'm reading this right, is that what you mean by "depth" is the thickness of the FPS. If that's the case, and that thickness isn't correct, the extractor can then move laterally within the extractor channel meaning it could extend either deeper or shallower within the breech, which could effect proper extraction and feeding.

As others have said, the FPS should slide in snuggly into the grooves in the slide. There shouldn't be any "play" when it is seated.