AR-15 Rubber Band Extractor Spring Fix

Over at Guns & Coffee, Fred’s buddy MacGyver fell victim to a broken extractor spring on his AR-15 bolt when they were at the range.

His friend, who is an Army Engineer Officer came up with this fix:

Yes that’s a rubber band, and it worked. Awesome.

More info – HERE

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CinSC August 3, 2010 at 09:13 am

Pretty doggone cool. I can’t imagine it would last very long, but, as they said – good in a pinch!

Josh August 3, 2010 at 09:36 am

Thankfully for all involved, this guy was more “MacGyver” than “MacGruber.”

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