wingman01 Posted December 8, 2019 Report Share Posted December 8, 2019 I have read some older posts where some individuals have made modifications too their Spitfire SMG to make it run better. I have one and of course having issues. Currently have a broken extractor and trying to find parts seems impossible. I would appreciate any information on modifications made and where to get parts. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike todd Posted December 9, 2019 Report Share Posted December 9, 2019 wingman, wish I had something to offer you that was an easy answer but fixing a stubborn spitfire has always been a challenge even when parts were available. the word gives me nightmares . as a young man I spent many 24 hour days at the plant fighting those demons. every aspect of that gun was a major hurdle. they couldn't even keep up with magazines for them. peeling that paper off what you thought was a perfect NOS magazine only to find solid rust under it. and the paper STUCK! razor blades were no help we were paying .20-.25 cents per mag but 7 out of 10 had to go out for refinish. I used to pile my WW II jeep so high with them delivering orders to the post office you could not see the body. its been 40 45 yrs and I cant recall the shape of the extractor, but any "skilled" smith that can work with flat springs should be able to reverse engineer one. I would start with one that works on COLT SINGLE ACTIONS. you might try BOB NAESS at BLACK RIVER MILITARIA FIRST, he always has a back log but who knows. sorry to hear of your problem. the 41 Johnson post fired me up and then this one buried me again so I know how you feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnellfurer Posted December 10, 2019 Report Share Posted December 10, 2019 send phone # I have part,s and knowledge on the s##tfire will help you get it running 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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