extraction problem with butler creek barrel on 10/22

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I have a stainless, heavy barrel 10/22 that is a great shooter.......but the darn thing isn't fun to carry around. So I bought a butler creek carbon fiber barrel of the same diameter and assembled it as per the manufacturers instructions. WHAT A DIFFERENCE !! The rifle feels and handles like a wand and, I am happy to report, is almost as accurate as with the Ruger barrel.

However there is a problem with the extraction, not while firing but if you want remove a live round from the chamber, the extractor won't always pluck that round out. Often I just remove the magazine and fire the chambered round. How do I fix this? I called butler creek and may I report they were no help whatsoever. The knob on the phone said the extractor needed tuning and to take it to a qualified gunsmith. Gee, thanks bud!

Anyone here know how to fix this problem?!?:confused:
 
Yeah, I've noticed that as well. The extractor is not designed to extract a live round, especially from a 'semi-match' chamber.

The VQ extractor will PROBABLY help in extracting live round, but again it's not designed to do so.
 
I have the same situation. A modified/improved extractor doesnt help. THe chamber is a very snug fit, and the bullet actually contacts the comencement of rifling when fuling chambered.

That means that while the barrel is a very accurate tool, you should remember to only load what you plan to shoot.

I have the problem only intermittently though. A rim thickness guage would help take care of our problem too. I am just too cheap to not use all my ammo.
 
canucklehead said:
Yeah, I've noticed that as well. The extractor is not designed to extract a live round
AFAIK the only purpose of the extractor in the 10/22 is to extract live rounds. As the rifle uses a blowback action, spent shells are ejected by a protrusion on the lips of the magazine. To the OP www.hawktecharms.com sells VQ extractors and will ship to Canada.
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Thanks for the parts source Gabe! It is like that old saying "you can't do one thing".....the ripple effect as it applies to firearms:rolleyes: Now I can't wait to get home and try firing a round without the magazine in place to see if it ejects the same way or if the spent round just falls out of the mag well.

And like I said in my OP, the extractor worked fine with the Ruger barrel, which has a match chamber, but not the Butler Creek carbon fiber match barrel with a Bentz chamber.
 
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