Sako Style Extractor for Remington 700

[TrevorMack]

I haven't heard of any of those blowing back debris into shooters, and 338 LM factory loads are full power.

Every complaint about this being a downgrade or compromising the design is overblown.

I've seen factory 700s have poorly built and put together extractors which would rip, slice and peck off brass from cases, gumming up the chamber. On a long action magnum bolt face. That is just as bad as anything else.

My brand new 700 Sendero had to be sent back because of this. Inside the bolt face where the extractor is was a pile. Of small brass shavings. Sent to Gravel and was just shipped back to me today.

 

[guntech]

I bought a 700 a couple years back that has been modified to the Sako extractor. If this is a concern should I purchase another 700 long action bolt to use in the rifle?
There isn't a lot of valuable stuff in my head but I wouldn't want any more holes in it than there are now.

Don't experiment with a new load without starting lower and working up... factory loads should not be a problem.

 

[Mike Webb]

Don't experiment with a new load without starting lower and working up... factory loads should not be a problem.

Don't do that anyway, not good policy. It is a .264 Win Mag so good performance is a handloading propostion. Not interested in flirting with flattened primers and sticky extraction in the least though. Thanks for the reply.

 

[remington jim]

Ive been reading a lot on upgrades you can do to a remington 700 and one I come across quite often is a Sako style extractor instead of the original remington. Has anyone done this and what do you like about it. Ive read some places its "unsafe" but I cant see how. Looking for some more input on this from people who have actually done this.

WHY ? I ask because i own a Bunch and have owned a Bunch more Remmys and i have shot 1000's of round out of my Remmys and NEVER have i had a extraction problem so i ask WHY ? lol RJ