Extractor for a firearm

摘要

An extractor for a firearm and method of using the same are provided. The extractor comprises a bullet casing edge including a substantially straight portion and a tab portion situated below and extending from the substantially straight portion. The substantially straight portion is configured to engage the casing and enable it to travel vertically along the substantially straight portion while maintaining engagement therewith. The tab portion is configured to engage the casing and to inhibit it from traveling downward along the casing engagement edge below the tab portion.

主权项

1. An extractor for a firearm comprising:
a casing engagement edge configured to engage at least one of a casing extractor groove and a casing rim of a bullet casing and to extract the bullet casing rearward from a barrel opening of a firearm, the casing engagement edge comprising: an upper portion comprising a substantially straight edge, the upper portion configured to engage the at least one of the casing extractor groove and the casing rim and including a length such that, after firing, the casing travels downward along the length of the upper portion, maintaining engagement with the upper portion, prior to impact of the casing by an ejector of the firearm; and a tab portion situated below the upper portion and extending outward from the upper portion, the tab portion including an upper tab portion shaped to maintain engagement with the at least one of the casing extractor groove and the casing rim after the bullet casing has traveled vertically downward along the substantially straight edge of the upper portion but prior to impact of the casing by the ejector, the upper tab portion comprising a concave edge with a radius of curvature, the tab portion further including a lower tab portion comprising a rounded convex edge, the tab portion extending outward a distance sufficient to inhibit the bullet casing from traveling further vertically downward along the substantially straight edge of the upper portion, whereby upon ejection the casing is engaged with the tab portion and the casing is located in a consistent location with respect to the ejector.