OK....don't bust my balls too much but I own a Remington R1 Hunter. It's a long slide 1911 in 10mm. The price was so low that I just said **** it and rolled the dice. And for the first 1,000 rounds it's been great. But last weekend my extractor broke. So my question is can a fairly competent hobbyist replace it himself? I've watched the videos and it looks pretty straightforward....and I have a spare. But the spare looks to be just a hair too long. Would it be OK to just file it down or should I buy a new extractor? I've never really done much work on my 1911s outside of changing the grips. Is there anything I need to be particularly careful of? My local gunsmith is just so backed up that I don't feel like letting it sit there for 3 months if this is an easy fix. I appreciate any feedback.
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