Have you had an extractor problem with an M700?

Have you had an extractor problem on an M700?

  • No

    Votes: 63 77.8%

  • Yes

    Votes: 18 22.2%
  • Total voters
    81
I have owned a dozen or so 700s and have experienced one extractor failure.It worked fine for about 30 rounds,then stopped extracting rounds.It didn't break,it just ceased functioning.I now have sako extractors installed on all of my 700s that are used for big game hunting.
 
One out of three had a small burr that caused some chambering issues. Guntech fixed it in 15 minutes. It hasn't stopped me from looking for a fourth.
 
I started buying M700 Remingtons back in 1963, shortly after the release of this model. In the years since then, I have owned at least 100 of these rifles, and at present there are 18 of them in my gunsafes. I have not to this point ever experienced an extractor failure. I did have one that a gunsmith inadvertently touched with a grinding wheel while removing an imperfection from a boltface. That extractor failed to extract, but was caught immediately and replaced before I even got it back. I know that some do fail. I have had acquaintances that had them fail [ditto 2 bolt handles coming off the bolts], but the numbers overall are quite small, considering the number of M700 rifles out in the field. I abhor the Sako conversion, and would never do one myself, but cannot speak for others who are OK with it. I feel it compromises the protection built into the 700 action to fit the Sako system. I do know that If one failed in the field, it would not change my opinion of this action, since I'm sure I'm overdue. Nonetheless, Some feel that it is a design flaw. I have seen failures of practically every type of extractor out there, including the highly touted 98 Mauser and the pre-64 M70, so to me it is a moot point to pan the 700 for it's extractor design. Regards, Eagleye.
 
just dropped of my M700 at the gunsmith failed 2 days before my sheephunt, thank god i had a few(several ) backups
Still to determined problem , still like 700's
 
I have a M-7 which was bought used and rebuilt, now the extractor sometimes jumps past the case rim without grabbing it. Years ago I had a M-700 .30-06 which I shot thousands of rounds through, and this extractor began doing the same. When I had it replaced, it would scrape brass off the case head. I couldn't get any satisfaction from that particular gunsmith, and ended up selling the rifle to a shooter who was less particular.

Nothing lasts forever, and in time the 700's extractors will begin to fail, but in my experience you will shoot lots of rounds before that happens.
 
I do not think Remington extractors are any more likely to fail than any other design. I've never personally had one fail. As a gunsmith, I've replaced broken ones, but have also replaced broken extractors in Winchester, Savage and Mauser rifles, among others.
Any gunsmith doing conversions to Sako style, or an owner having one converted should be aware of the implications.
 
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