randyt - you may have hit upon the problem. The pistol doesn't work properly when the magazine is in place. Is the magazine loaded or empty when you try this??? You said she jammed before you replaced the recoil spring but now she fails to extract - those are two different problems. Your magazine springs may have too much tension and that might prevent the fired cases from extracting. She works fine and extracts fine without the mags. You said you have 4 different mags, try another first.
BTW, does she extract properly when you manually work the slide when a loaded mag is in place? Does she extract properly without the mag in place. If she extracts properly under both those conditions I would say it is the magazines.
Something to try - empty the mags and work the slide a number of times and see if any of the mags show drag marks anywhere - they might fit too tightly. Also, remove the slide and see how the mags sit or fit into the magazine well and if they sit too high.
You didn't describe what happens when a fired case fails to extract - does the rim hang up on the next round in the mag - does the bullet of the next round come nose up so far that the case being extracted impacts against the bullet and stops, or does the extractor slip out of the extraction groove on the case. If the bullets come 'nose up' too far, it is a magazine problem. If the extractor slips out of the extractor groove it is an extractor problem. Let us know. Mikey.
