X95 extractor failure

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I took a brand new X95 out to the range.
400 rounds and it started double feeding. I took it apart, the extractor " spring" ( the little rubber nub) has completely disintegrated. It was like powder.
Very disappointing.

Has anyone ever replaced this piss poor part with a spring?
 
punkrockboy said:
I took a brand new X95 out to the range.
400 rounds and it started double feeding. I took it apart, the extractor " spring" ( the little rubber nub) has completely disintegrated. It was like powder.
Very disappointing.

Has anyone ever replaced this piss poor part with a spring?
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Never had any issues with them in the TAR21, no issues with any of my friends X95's either. I'd talk to your dealer about getting warranty, that spring should have a way higher life span than that.

Painkillers said:
!?!?!?!?!?!?
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Agreed, pics!
 
Did we get Norinco X95 or did you use fully auto rubber nub from surplus MSW?

On a serious note for a brand new gun just through warranty, not supposed to be like this and definitely not a common issue.
 
bigmouth said:
Type 97 for the win.:kickInTheNuts:
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I have owned a a gen 2 and 3 type 97. Both required extensive filing to the magwell in order to accept Pmags etc.
The ergonomics suck on the type 97 the safety, the bolt release, mag release all suck.. However, once the magwell was modified , they were absolutely reliable.

The ergonomics on the X95 were the reason I bought it. I have found only a couple other examples of this extractor issue. Knowing now that it is some sort of rubber tyoe of extractor spring, the whole point of my pist was to see if anybody had tried installing an actual spring instead of the piece of rubber.

But apparently it isnt a common issue.
 
punkrockboy said:
I took a brand new X95 out to the range.
400 rounds and it started double feeding. I took it apart, the extractor " spring" ( the little rubber nub) has completely disintegrated. It was like powder.
Very disappointing.

Has anyone ever replaced this piss poor part with a spring?
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i replaced ,mine with another that I got through north sylva. Mine wasnt causing any issues at all, i just replaced it out of precaution when I noticed it break apart.
 
OP's left the chat...I wonder if he's blowing out his gun with chlorinated brake clean or the like? Something weird has caused the part to fail.
 
Something was assembled incorrectly or a defective part or something like that. Get it warrantied and don't look back, Tavors are typically very reliable.
 
Painkillers said:
OP's left the chat...I wonder if he's blowing out his gun with chlorinated brake clean or the like? Something weird has caused the part to fail.
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The op has a life outside of CGN and isnt on here 24/7.


A warranty replacement part is already on the way, but I am wondering one has replaced this part with a spring.
That extractor " spring" doesnt give me a lot of confidence in this gun .
 
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punkrockboy said:
This is the defective part. The gun was cleaned with lucasoil gun oil only, no other chemicals were used.

If all it takes is some oil to disolve an important part into powder, that seems like a weak design to me.
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Sincerely doubt that's the cause, as I've had both a TAR21 and X95 that's I've used all manner of CLP and solvents on over many thousands of rounds without issue. Sometimes a bad part gets through QC.

That extractor " spring" doesnt give me a lot of confidence in this gun .
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The polymer extractor "spring" is actually one of the parts I thought was genius about the design. While you personally have never suffered a failure, extractor springs are one of the more common parts breakages on AR15s either from wear or improper replacement during assembly.
 
Jarvy said:
... Sometimes a bad part gets through QC. ....
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Agreed, nothing is immune. But without analysis from a materials specialist, we'll never know if this part failed because it was out of spec or something else.


punkrockboy said:
...But apparently it isnt a common issue.
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84wh1 said:
... Mine wasnt causing any issues at all, i just replaced it out of precaution when I noticed it break apart.
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Maybe more common than we all thought?
 
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