Does any one know if the PXT extractor in a Para LDA comes out like a standard 1911?  I got this one in a trade, and all my LDA stuff is in storage 400 miles away.  Also my other LDA is standard extractor not the over sized one the were/still doing.  I am over on my band with usage so utube is a couple of days away.  Thanks.

I ordered a new extractor, and recoil spring last night from Para.  They only ship FedEx so it is going to my sister and then mailed from MN.  Saved $50 on shipping by having it go to her.  They are the only source I could find with the PXT extractor.

Tonight I pulled out the extractor, and it looks like it was painted.  Black that came off with Hoppe's #9 and a fingernail.  So I cleaned it up to bright stainless and lubed the spring portion with Slipstream and reassembled.

I did not take a picture, but it sure looks to me, like the firing pin safety is missing.  The firing pin has a notch and their is a hole in the slide for on but nothing in it.  So I am off to the Para site to see if I can find a manual for it and figure out if I am missing parts.  I know that it was gone when I got the gun.  Oh well I guess that is what I get for having my dad help me out on a trade when he know very little about semi-autos.

It fired fine with out it.  I am sure it is unrelated to jam issue.  I bought the gun site unseen, and was told it was all there and work done on it, the paint job, was done by a competent person.  The owner at the time had no idea that the parts were missing, and was sure they were there before the paint job.  For $11 I am buying them, so that I can put it in original condition, if I want.