Rem 700 fail to extract

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Ive got a rem 700 here in 22-250, ive had it for maybe 5 years but its about 10 years old.

The other day at the pit where I shoot I had loaded the mag and was about to try a quick little 3 shot group when a car pulled up.

I tried to unload so I worked the bolt 3 times (should've just hit the floorplate release) but only 2 shells were on my bench. I looked in the chamber and I could see the cartridge still in there.

I worked the bolt a few more times and it still wouldnt come out. I aggresively slammed the bolt ahead and lowered the bolt. worked the action back and it came out finally.

After getting home I checked the extractor and bolt and chamber as well as the case head of the offending cartridge. I dont see anything out of the ordinary.

Has anyone ever heard of this before?

What should I be looking for to see if the extractor is pooched?
 
is it possible that the shell had a longer overall length than the othe two rounds and jammed into the lands and stuck?
 
todbartell said:
is it possible that the shell had a longer overall length than the othe two rounds and jammed into the lands and stuck?
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No, thats the first thing that popped into my head also. I measured the COL and it was the same as the rest.

This rifle only has about 400rds through it.
 
but once you extract the round that was jammed, the bullet *should be the same length as the others. ahhh hell I don't know, go get the extractor looked at by a 'smith :mrgreen:
 
todbartell said:
but once you extract the round that was jammed, the bullet *should be the same length as the others. ahhh hell I don't know, go get the extractor looked at by a 'smith :mrgreen:
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Well, there were no visible marks from the lands, it was also the exact measurement I have that my log book says it should be. with internal mag, I cant load the bullets out far enough so I'm no where near the lands.

Better :lol:
 
Sako extractors is a pro job. Gets rid of the fingernail type extractor on a factory m700. Not neccesary but I heard they're good. Of course then you don't have a completely enclosed bolt head, which may or may not be of any importance to you.
 
gth said:
aacollectible said:
Have a Sako type extractor installed.
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Is this something that can be done by a relatively competent home-smith or is it a job for professionels only.
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I would rather pay an extra few bucks to get it done by a pro then to have someone butcher it up for me. Make sure your gunsmith has done them before. Don't let him "practise" on your bolt. I've had a few 700's rebarelled and automaticaly request to have a Sako extractor installed. The originals are crap.
 
Well before I run out and drop this this off at Epps let me ask this. What would you think about running a bit of varsol or brake cleaner through the bolt to clean it out. And re-lube of course. Maybe I can stand it up in a dish of varsol only deep enough to clean the extractor area.

Is there anything rubber/plastic in the bolt that might get damaged?

Is there factory grease in there? I really dont want to flush it out if I can help it.
 
There is always a few guys that are just raring to "pi**" on the Remington extractor, but the fact is, there are few failures if you look at the millions of 700's that are out there. I would NEVER put a Sako extractor on a Remington. I have one on a 721, and it is no better than the factory 700 unit, and it was installed by a competent smith. That being said, the odd 700 extractor does fail, [even the wonderfully massive mauser extractor fails occasionally] so take it to a good smith, and have him check it over. There is always a possibility you have a cartridge case with a rounded inside edge, and that is why it failed to extract. I would unscrew the firing pin mechanism and then clean up that bolt, that way you can be sure that there will not be a bit of residue inside the bolt and firing pin area. Regards, Eagleye.
 
It's a Remington, what do you expect? :twisted:

Any chance that the one case has the shoulders pushed back too far? creating headspace condition? That would allow a case to slide too far forward for the extractor to grip. Or that the rim diameter is smaller or too thick on that one cartridge?
 
FWIW the only failure to extract I have have ever had with a bolt gun was on a M38 Mauser.

Perhaps you have a case head out of spec, or maybe some brass shavings/debris under the extractor preventing good engagement.
 
In an average year I work on over 150 Rem 700s, everything from full blown custom rifle builds to minor alterations and repairs. In the 25 plus years in the trade I have seen few Rem 700 extractors fail, some yes, but nowhere near as many as are purported. You may in fact have a damaged extractor, I would suggest replace it with another factory extractor, it will probably last forever.
I plain refuse to instal Sako or AR15 extractors in a Rem 700, I think that the cons grossly out weigh the pros, to weaken the bolt by doing this modification makes no sense to me, if you were building a dangerous game rifle or something where your life depended on positive extraction, use a controlled feed action , rather than bubba ing up a Remington bolt :mrgreen:
 
was the ammo a reload? the only failure to extract i've had on any of my 700s was on my 223VS, i saved some time and loaded some rounds without tumbling/cleaning and the necks were just dirty enough to stay in the chamber whether fired or not...kinda slowed down the day shooting p-dogs in montana tapping the fired cases out with a cleaning rod...won't do that again
 
I had the same problem with my 700 BDL in 308. The extractor had broken, but stayed in place. Stick you finger on the extractor and try to move it around, I bet it will just spin around the bolt head as mine did. It cost me $5 to get it fixed... Works great now. Good luck,

Duane
 
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