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Too bad it wasn't as simple as my suggestion, but also glad it wasn't anything more serious than simply replacing the extractor and that the issue is now resolved.

It doesn't require a lot of force/speed, but when I work mine too slowly it just falls out. I just tried mine with a live round and the safety ON. I checked the trigger before trying it with a live round. Then I tried it again with a moderate amount force/speed and it popped out just fine.

I hope that's all it is.

I just went to check mine and compare with your notes. Also, I had mine out a few weeks ago and seem to remember a similar issue the first round or two. What I noticed, IIRC, is that I think I was babying it and working the bolt slowly. I thought I remembered it kicking the empty case out a bit the previous time firing it and so I worked the bolt with a little more force after the next round and it worked as remembered.

How were ya'll treating your friends? Working the bolt slowly like I was? Otherwise, does the follower spring snap up when the bolt gets past it? After that I'm afraid I'm out of suggestions. Hope this helps and there's nothing serious wrong.