Swapping out a Ruger Hawkeye extractor for a Model 70 one.

[chuck nelson]

Yesterday I finally got mad enough at my Ruger extractor (what a piece of junk) to attempt to fit a Model 70 Williams machined steel extractor to it. It fit and functioned well on the bolt and in the receiver, but my Model 70 extractor was a standard and the Ruger is a magnum so that meant some modification. All went well and it has improved function ten fold. If anyone is interested, it seems to be a viable option.

 

[bcsteve]

What was your issue with the factory extractor on the Ruger?

 

[chuck nelson]

It was an over sized mess. It wouldn’t hold a cartridge properly and drop about 50% of the cases during extraction. Trying to tension it was a useless endeavour. A wet noodle would hold its shape better.

 

[CheeseBurger]

Very interested. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Buckmastr]

It was an over sized mess. It wouldn’t hold a cartridge properly and drop about 50% of the cases during extraction. Trying to tension it was a useless endeavour. A wet noodle would hold its shape better.

Must be a very common problem.

 

[chuck nelson]

I don’t think I said that? Did I?

 

[hoytcanon]

Must be a very common problem.

Not in the 100+ that I have owned... but then, I am not up on "wet noodles..."

 

[WhelanLad]

Unreal, good home made diy gunsmothing mate.

well done for fixing a problem and not sending it back to a shop to get fixed..... like the 'pros' do .

what cartridge is that?
i have a Hawkeye in a .35 Whelen, it all seems fairly solid an no issue wih extracting.

 

[chuck nelson]

Thanks. It’s a 375 Ruger.

 

[Buckmastr]

I don’t think I said that? Did I?

Im surprised you didn't notice it before. With 50% of the cases dropping during extraction.

Slowly turning this Ruger into a Winchester, red pad, extractor... nice job.

 

[chuck nelson]

I noticed it. That’s why I fixed it.

Don’t you have a Ruger with a red recoil pad?

 

[Buckmastr]

I noticed it. That’s why I fixed it.

Don’t you have a Ruger with a red recoil pad?

Maybe on a pre 90's walnut tang safety. Iirc the rubbers pretty hard.

Do you think the mess of the extractor on your model 77 came that way from the factory?

 

[chuck nelson]

It appears unaltered.

Here is a Ruger with a red pad.

 

[RickF]

Nice work. Spring steel is always a great upgrade over cast for an extractor.

 

[Buckmastr]

It appears unaltered.

Here is a Ruger with a red pad.

Thanks for finding that, never had a extraction issue. Kicks like a mule.

 

[chuck nelson]

Great!

 

[Gatehouse]

Interesting, I have never had a problem with Ruger extractors, but that doesn't mean one can't have a problem. Mechanical devices are not immune to failure. Good work on the fix!

 

[Ardent]

Never knew they could be interchanged, and I had them sitting beside each other for years. Learn something new every day.

Begs the question... does it become a Ruger 73 1/2?

 

[hoytcanon]

... Begs the question... does it become a Ruger 73 1/2?

Lol...

 

[chuck nelson]

Never knew they could be interchanged, and I had them sitting beside each other for years. Learn something new every day.

Begs the question... does it become a Ruger 73 1/2?

Just a Wuger wifle.