Replacing a Rem 700 extractor

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My rifle will always extract but the cartridge falls off the bolt as soon as it starts to tip off the bolt head so the cartridge comes to rest in the action instead of flipping out of the rifle.

The extractor seems to not be as sharp and prominent as the ones in my other rifles and I cycled some rounds in the rifle with the bolt from another rifle and it works fine.

Is there anyone in Ontario set up to change it out that’s not too busy. I’m in Northern Ontario but shipping the bolt anywhere is no big deal.
 
You could try calling Jason at Gunco in Nepean; Epps near Orillia.
Had a quick look, Brownells is sold out. You could call Western Gun Parts in Edmonton, see if they have any.
 
OP,
Since you state that it always extracts but does NOT eject correctly.

Remove the ejector
Clean the spring & ejector
Clean the ejector bore w/ a Q tip
Reassemble

Op's check by shooting the rifle & cycling the bolt.
 
Yes I would check out the ejector before the extractor...

I always cut 3 coils off a factory 700 ejector spring... has worked well with hundreds of rifles over 50 years...
 
This is why I posted here before sending it away. You guys are likely right. It just baffles me that it just pops off the bolt face as soon the round tips ever so slightly. Ejector feels stiff but could be weak or not coming out all the way I guess. I do see brass filings on the bolt face after fiddling with it for a bit. I will be trying your tips and tricks.
 
Years ago, before short cuts were introduced to cut costs of manufacturing-late 80's.

OEM ejector faces were "domed" to reduce drag & ejector swipe marks on case heads.
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Bolt lugs aft corner (RH lower/LH upper)actually had an appropriate break/bevel to ease bolt operation.
 
Took the bolt completely apart tonight and everything appears to me to be fine except the extractor. It just seems to a bit rounded and less prominent. And tonight while cycling the action with empties and dummy rounds at varying speeds the a had quite a few failure to extracts. So once again looking for someone you has an extractor and can swap it out.
 
Sometimes the extractor is "set" with not enough engagement. This occurs during the riveting process. Sometimes it can be 'picked' out and actually bent out a bit and that cures the problem. I have even drilled a very small hole behind the extractor and forced it out that way... but often when doing this it is discovered the extractor is cracked where it is riveted and it needs replacing. Sometimes it takes a few attempts and a few rivets before you get it right. When you buy an extractor buy 3 rivets as well...
 
As guntech eluded & to add-

Attempting to buck the rivet w/ a piece of brass to hold the rivet head in the extractor/bolt nose will NOT preload the extractor correctly.

An offset anvil is required to hold/preload the rivet head while bucking/peening it.

I modified a small pair of vise grips 30+ yrs ago to accomplish the task of preloading the extractor while bucking/peening the rivet w/ a punch.
(the lower jaw is machined w/a raised/radius shoulder to hold/preload the rivet)
(the upper jaw is machined w/ a slot cut into it to allow a punch to be inserted to buck/peen the rivet shank)

A hemostat/tweezers picks up & positions the rivet into the extractor/bolt nose easily.
 
Good info Dan

I made an offset anvil from round stock that I hold in my lathe chuck and force the bolt onto it with the tail stock. It makes for a solid platform when peening.
 
Brody20 said:
Get an m-16 extractor put on it, I have trouble with all my magnum rems, the claws are junk
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I don't know why you have such bad luck, there are multi-millions of 700's working just fine with the original factory extractor system.
 
guntech said:
I don't know why you have such bad luck, there are multi-millions of 700's working just fine with the original factory extractor system.
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Improperly installed....out of the box...as I've seen/replaced a few that the rivet was installed bass akwards from Remington idiots in Alabama,not Ilion,N.Y.

I made an offset anvil from round stock that I hold in my lathe chuck and force the bolt onto it with the tail stock. It makes for a solid platform when peening.
sounds like a nice/simple set-up
w/o it one would need an octopus to hold the tooling/parts/punch/hammer


Of the numerous(100+) Remington's in my possession,I've had ONE 722 extractor & ONE .532" mag face extractor that required replacement.

Dozen's that required replacement from Bubba's attempted bastardizations.
 
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