You can put an eye out with that thing...

[East River Guide]

Not a Red Ryder, I mean the extractor pin:eek:

I know people have said they can get away from you but holy moly, that thing launches at about 400 fps. The kids had to take cover :behindsofa:

Going to order some spares before I do that again.

[CJB]

Some sort of eye-safety equipment is a must when working on guns - springs and parts can, and do, go zippity-do-dah sometimes.

Ol CB here has had a chunk of steel removed from his left eye. Not unpleasant to have done, but mother it was unpleasant BEFORE it got removed... constant irritation. The "chunk" was probably .075 square-ish, by .010 flake. Not pain, just constant irritation like sand in yer eye, that never goes away.

Wear eye protection!

[wyntrout]

I got blowback from my 12-ga Remington 1100 while Dove Hunting one time. We had to drive a ways to Fort Worth... an hour or two, to go to the Carswell AFB Emergency Room. I had flakes and particles embedded in my right eye and it tore at the inside of my eyelid as I tried to keep my eyes closed and avoid movement.

I wound up sending my 1100 back to Remington along with a box of my "book-load" 1200 fps 1 1/8 oz loads, at their request. They thought that those might have been a little hot, but they replaced the gas recoil related assembly and pronounced it okay... free to me, of course. I had great relations and success with Remington. Their customer service went above and beyond most... at their expense.

I had quite a few of their shotguns (20's and 12's... 870's and 1100's) and one rifle... at least, well, several semi autos that I bought for resale, in addition to several .22's. Currently, I have only one of their electric shavers... a battery-powered, electric razor for removal of the hair from one's face.:D

Wynn:)

[JFootin]

I got blowback from my 12-ga Remington 1100 while Dove Hunting one time. We had to drive a ways to Fort Worth... an hour or two, to go to the Carwell AFB Emergency Room. I had flakes and particles embedded in my right eye and it tore at the inside of my eyelid as I tried to keep my eyes closed and avoid movement.

I wound up sending my 1100 back to Remington along with a box of my "book-load" 1200 fps 1 1/8 oz loads. They thought that those might have been a little hot, but they replaced the gas recoil related assembly and pronounced it okay... free to me, of course. I had great relations and success with Remington. Their customer service went above and beyond most... at their expense.

I had quite a few of their shotguns and one rifle... at least. Curently, I have only one of their electric shavers.:D

Wynn:)

I have one of their electric shavers. Use it every day for years, now. Highest quality throughout. Wet/dry, rubber grip surfaces on it, great rechargeable battery that never seems to want to quit (though I have to recharge it more often, now), and a little backup battery so I can finish a shave. Have a spare reconditioned one in a drawer that I got at a great price. Don't know when I'll ever need it. I like that they keep replacement blades and titanium screens available for all models at great prices.

[wyntrout]

I rarely use mine, but it has nickel-metal batteries. I did buy 5 sets of cutter blades/screens from Remington for $9.95 each. So I'm set up for a while. I like my Gillette Sensor razor... just TWO blades and a Teflon strip... for a close shave.

It's a pain to use the electric razor... so much "scraping" and so many differnet directions for too long without the nice clean and QUICK shave with the Sensor.

Wynn:)

[CJB]

Sha-ver? Shav-er? What on earth is a sha-ver?

(Matty told Hatty, bout a thing she saw,
Two big horns, and a wooly jaw...
Wooly Bully!!!!! Wooly Bully.)

[JFootin]

I rarely use mine, but it has nickel-metal batteries. I did buy 5 sets of cutter blades/screens from Remington for $9.95 each. So I'm set up for a while. I like my Gillette Sensor razor... just TWO blades and a Teflon strip... for a close shave.

It's a pain to use the electric razor... so much "scraping" and so many differnet directions for too long without the nice clean and QUICK shave with the Sensor.

Wynn:)

Well, it's a pain (literally) for me to use a blade because I have really thin, tender skin that cuts and bleeds any time I get a blade near it. I have a full beard and just shave my cheeks and neck. Then, I use the popup trimmer to trim my beard. Very quick and easy.

[knkali]

I have one of their shavers too. The best shaver I ever owned and they stopped making it. arrg

[ripley16]

I've never had an extractor part fly off to an unknown place. The pins and spring seem to just stay put. The striker spring and guide is another story. Those I've had fly away into the Bermuda Triangle, never to be seen again.

[OldLincoln]

I think it must be a normal part of the learning curve as it happens to many including me. I was warned about covering the end when removing the plate but no mentioned about putting it all back which is when I lost mine.

Also, you guys that had steel in your eyes, don't forget to tell them when you get an MRI of the head. That machine can rip your eyeball out if there's even a tiny piece left behind.

[JFootin]

Some good advice is to use a large clear plastic bag or baggie to surround you as you do this work. A lot easier to find parts in the bag than across the room (or in your eye! :eek:).

[East River Guide]

I was warned about covering the end when removing the plate but no mentioned about putting it all back which is when I lost mine.

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LOL, yep. I covered it all up well on the breakdown but the cover plate is thicker than my Glock so I misjudged the compression required when I was reassembling it. Live and learn!

[ripley16]

If you're talking about removing the back plate and capturing the striker spring, then take a minute to fashion a ""Ripley's Retractor Tool" to hold the spring in place securely while you remove the back plate. Then, with the plate removed, you can easily slide the spring out by undoing the hook on the breech face. A simple wir coat hanger is all I used and it readily serves as that third hand you need to disassemble a Kahr slide.

Here's a photo of the prototype to show how it works, as seen on my T9.
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i186/ripley16/Kahrtool001.jpg

[MW surveyor]

Some good advice is to use a large clear plastic bag or baggie to surround you as you do this work. A lot easier to find parts in the bag than across the room (or in your eye! :eek:).

That's one big baggie. :D

[Tinman507]

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/ww35/sqeeber/condom_full_body_costume_6838big.jpg

[JFootin]

That's one big baggie. :D

My CM9 and both of my hands can fit comfortably in a gallon baggie. But the Ripley's Retractor Tool helps keep everything under control when disassembling and assembling.

[ucurboy]

Ripley, thanks for sharing. I discovered that a Ripley's Retractor Tool can also come in handy to captivate the magazine spring so that the spring won't launch when opening the magazine.

[Falcon3]

Love the avitar!

[Fatdaddy]

Eye protection's always a good idea whether your working on or shooting any firearm.
Here's a 230gr ricochete I took to the face after shooting an old rotten tree from a distance of about 30ft.
http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv297/lowangz/null_zps7825c921.jpg (http://s693.photobucket.com/user/lowangz/media/null_zps7825c921.jpg.html)
http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv297/lowangz/null_zps953b9f67.jpg (http://s693.photobucket.com/user/lowangz/media/null_zps953b9f67.jpg.html)
http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv297/lowangz/null_zpse025b36b.jpg (http://s693.photobucket.com/user/lowangz/media/null_zpse025b36b.jpg.html)
http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv297/lowangz/null_zpsd5f90e01.jpg (http://s693.photobucket.com/user/lowangz/media/null_zpsd5f90e01.jpg.html)

[Ikeo74]

Two more shots and that tree is going to fall over. Can't believe it still has green leaves on it.

Can't figure out how the bullet could bounce back from the tree and hit you as the shooter.

[yqtszhj]

Glad you're ok. That was close.

[Fatdaddy]

Two more shots and that tree is going to fall over. Can't believe it still has green leaves on it.

Can't figure out how the bullet could bounce back from the tree and hit you as the shooter.

Funny thing is this tree died and I decided to use it as a backstop for my targets to eventually cut it down.
I've been working on it for about 2 years and just recently it suckered back out like it was to try again....:confused:

It didn't come back with much velocity or I would've been in trouble. It just left some bruising but felt like it knocked my "eye tooth" out.

[Earle]

Well, my steel splinter in the eye didn't come from a gun, although it could have. It really came from the exhaust of an old truck I was working under without protection. However, the symptoms were pretty much as described earlier in the thread. However, such a wound can cause a permanent weakness at the site in the cornea, which is what happened in my case. Twice more, because of dry eyes in the morning, the same place has torn again, with the same excruciating pain. I can't really recommend eye protection enough...

[Planedude]

Once caught a ricochet bullet jacket in the toe... eyes were safe, but dang that hurt!