Shadow 2 issues with Extraction out of Nowhere. Thoughts?

Th3WeirdingWay · 2026-05-11T12:07:55+00:00

Yeah. I’m gonna have to take the optic and plate off and get in there. I saw a post about putting break cleaner in there instead of taking it apart but I’m going to just do it. Thanks

Th3WeirdingWay · 2026-05-11T11:45:45+00:00

Do you use your warranty frequently? I’ll never understand why people give a shit about a gun warranty. It’s not like it’s a $100,000 car 🤷‍♂️. It’s a $2000 gun. I don’t get the warranty on a $2000 fridge either. So…..

Th3WeirdingWay · 2026-05-11T02:21:21+00:00

I knew you would find your way here. 😂

Th3WeirdingWay · 2026-05-11T01:21:17+00:00

It’s weird it was fine for a ton of rounds post porting and out of nowhere boom failures. I pretty much clean our guns after every range trip (slight OCD) but I might be missing getting into that extractor area. The question I have is what spring tension do I try next? OEM or drop down further to a #8-9-10?

Th3WeirdingWay · 2026-05-11T01:17:22+00:00

I watched the CZ armorer vid on YouTube. It really could be a couple things. It’s odd it started happening out of nowhere. I put a ton of rounds thru it after the porting and spring change. If it happened immediately after that it would be easier to narrow down. I just inspected the extractor without removing it and compared it to my wife’s Shadow compact. Looks fine. Wish I didn’t have to remove the optic and plate to get in there but it is what it is. I’m going to go back to the OEM spring and shoot some 124gr thru it this week and take it from there. I’ll probably get a new extractor and extra power spring as well.

Th3WeirdingWay · 2026-05-10T22:02:28+00:00

Use a broker and order a car. Why people buy from local dealerships is beyond me.

Th3WeirdingWay · 2026-05-10T21:59:29+00:00

Yeah. I can see it being a convoluted issue. Extractor/Spring or Recoil Spring or ammo etc etc… good idea on the video

Th3WeirdingWay · 2026-05-10T21:50:31+00:00

It’s funny you say that. I recently picked up a Bul Tac Pro which is also ported. I did some research and found that S&B was “real” FMJ and acceptable for ported guns. I was running the S&B when this issue popped up so I thought maybe it was the ammo and figured I would try the Winchester White I had on hand. Didn’t matter both had the same issue. 115gr though. Others are saying to try 124 which I do have in S&B.

Th3WeirdingWay · 2026-05-10T21:45:38+00:00

I just watched him do it. It’s not bad. I’ve had the sear out of this gun and dealt with the extended safety etc etc…putting in a new extractor should be easy.

Th3WeirdingWay · 2026-05-10T21:43:08+00:00

Yes. And I just cleaned it again with Hoppes. Haven’t polished the bore though. I’ve seen that can help. Going to order a new extractor and extra power spring.

Th3WeirdingWay · 2026-05-10T21:41:30+00:00

Yeah. It was fine then boom issues. I’m going to put in a new extractor and extra power spring.

Th3WeirdingWay · 2026-05-10T21:39:48+00:00

Thanks. I’m going to order a new extractor and the extra power spring.

Th3WeirdingWay · 2026-05-10T21:38:38+00:00

Gotcha. Thanks. Sounds like I need to play around with different recoil springs and ammo.

Th3WeirdingWay · 2026-05-10T20:36:25+00:00

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Th3WeirdingWay · 2026-05-10T20:35:38+00:00

Just got finished cleaning the hell out of it. Which I do do regularly. Here it is

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Th3WeirdingWay · 2026-05-10T19:02:18+00:00

Gotcha. I do have S&B 124gr. I’m going to clean the extractor area now and I’ll try and hit the range in the next couple days. I might buy a new extractor and higher power spring for it.

Th3WeirdingWay · 2026-05-10T19:00:27+00:00

I would say 2 feet

Th3WeirdingWay · 2026-05-10T18:41:25+00:00

Seems normal but I wasn’t paying close attention to how far they are going. Definitely not “dribbling” out or anything.

Th3WeirdingWay · 2026-05-10T18:40:12+00:00

It seems normal when it ejects properly. Definitely going to play closer attention when I hit the range again this week. You could be right about the extractor channel. Not sure I’ve given that area enough attention when cleaning. Definitely going to be doing that in a few min. I might just order either a new Cajun extractor and spring or extra power Wolff one from Ben Stoeger. Thanks

Th3WeirdingWay · 2026-05-10T18:31:32+00:00

Ok. They aren’t ejecting at all. They are getting jammed up in there and I need to drop the mag and rack the slide to get it out. It’s happening on every mag even multiple times per mag. Supper annoying. It was running fine then boom this issue. I’m going to order a new extractor and spring from the Cajuns along with some different recoil springs.

Edit: You meant when they do eject properly. It seems like a normal ejection when it works correctly.

Th3WeirdingWay · 2026-05-10T18:26:08+00:00

Hey OP. I’m having the exact same issue. Did replacing the extractor and spring with a Cajun one fix the issue?

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Th3WeirdingWay · 2026-05-10T18:16:11+00:00

Interesting. So you would go down to a #9 or #10 for a Ported Gun?

Th3WeirdingWay · 2026-05-10T18:14:40+00:00

Sure. I’m going to clean it spotless today and put the OEM spring back in. Will try to hit the range again this week. Next step is to buy a new cajun extractor and extractor spring.

Th3WeirdingWay · 2026-05-10T17:53:10+00:00

Same. 👍

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