I have an old Lakefeild Mossberg Mark I Single Shot .22 s.l.lr and I am having difficulties extracting the brass. I have to cycle the bolt a couple times to try and get it out far enough the slide it out with my finger other times it works fine. Anyone know how to fix this or can tell me if I'm doing something wrong with my motion.
Old .22 Not Extracting
- Thread starter todd615
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Try cleaning the chamber with a 22 cal brass brush. Some times an old gun thats fired alot of shorts or longs will have alot of crud buildup before the rifling starts. You may have to plug the barrel and let it soak with solvent. Does it do this with all brands of ammo?----Cowboy
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The extractor could be rounded over and it only grabs the casing every once in a while. It can be replaced. If you found it rather easy to pull out the casing when the bolt missed it, then the problem is most likely the bolt extractor. If it is difficult to pull out, then it is a sticky chamber or perhaps a burr of some kind inside it. As suggested, try cleaning with a brush and solvent.
and try a different ammo as I found that Federals seem to play around ..FTE-FTF in a few of my guns.
and try a different ammo as I found that Federals seem to play around ..FTE-FTF in a few of my guns.
I was thinking that I might be the only other person in Canada with a Lakefield Mossberg Mk1 single shot, since I have never seen another. Mine has peep sights on it because it was purchased specifically for me to use as a target rifle at an indoor range. When I was given mine 35 years ago it had an ejection problem and my father and I took it back to the shop where he bought it for me. The shop owner - now since passed away - was a legendary gunsmith and he fixed the problem in minutes. My advice to you is to take it to a gunsmith and have it worked on.
I still have that rifle and it looks nearly as good today as it did the day I brought it home for the first time. My late father gave it to me, so it won't be sold... ever.
I still have that rifle and it looks nearly as good today as it did the day I brought it home for the first time. My late father gave it to me, so it won't be sold... ever.
gunsaholic
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There are at least 2 Lakefield Mark l single shots in the country because my cousin's husband has one. He needed a bolt for it and I found him one last fall.
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The Mark I bolts have only one extractor on the right side of the bolt directly opposite the flat firing pin. Guess I have # 3 Mark I. Great accurate gopher getter. Mine is etched as are the Mark II and Mark III I have. All stocks refinished in blonde.
I had a sticky Marlin chamber and it had a burr from dry firing the gun.
I had a sticky Marlin chamber and it had a burr from dry firing the gun.
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unicorn gravedigger
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try using a dental tool or something like that to clean out the recess that the extractor fits into when the bolt is closed, if there is some crude build up then the extractor is held back and can't get a firm bite on the rim.
It may be worth carefully spreading and removing the split ring spring and remove the extractor so you can really get in there and clean the extractor channel in the bolt. On a couple of my guns I've found that just flooding the outside and working the extractor didn't cut the mustard after a while and I had to remove the extractor so I could get in and clean out the built up grunge lodged in behind.
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My bolt for the Mark I does not have a split ring. The only extractor is pinned in a groove on the right side of bolt and a spring is used to keep pressure on it. The split ring must be from a much newer issue or a modern Savage/ Stevens bolt.
Was the gunsmith's name Dave?
^^^+1 on that. That would be my first attempt.
Clean your chamber well with a brush and solvent. I like to use Canadian Tire aerosol throttle body cleaner. Clean out the recesses in the barrel face as suggested with a dental tool or something similar, and then blow it out with the cleaner.
The other issue at least with the Savage is the C shaped spring that holds the extractor plates in place. It has a slot cut in it that lets the extractor go full forward. Sometimes this spring is put in backwards so the extractor no longer goes into the slot. The other issue is that this spring has lost tension. Take it apart and make sure the extractor slot is nice an clean, the extractor is flat and no burrs. Scrunch the spring down before you put it back together so it has lots of tension.
Hope that helps some,
The other issue at least with the Savage is the C shaped spring that holds the extractor plates in place. It has a slot cut in it that lets the extractor go full forward. Sometimes this spring is put in backwards so the extractor no longer goes into the slot. The other issue is that this spring has lost tension. Take it apart and make sure the extractor slot is nice an clean, the extractor is flat and no burrs. Scrunch the spring down before you put it back together so it has lots of tension.
Hope that helps some,
Dominion Link
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I'm with the guys who say to give the chamber and extractor recess/barrel face a very good cleaning. Many years ago, my BRNO #1 was giving me grief with extracting spent cases. I thought it might be the extractor ring spring. Turned out that a real good cleaning had it back in perfect working order.
