Rem 700 w/Sako extractor issue

fileophile · January 21, 2013, 05:26 PM

I have a Rem 700 with Sako extractor in .260 Remington. Extraction works fine with fired cases; but cartridges inserted and then unloaded without firing do not extract. I have tried to measure the distance between bolt face and extractor hook (rim) and get about .05 -- about the same as the rim thickness of the .260 brass. (I don't have a great way to measure this precisely.)

My guess is that firing pushes the case back firmly enough to engage the hook of the extractor into the case's extractor groove. However, just closing the bolt on the cartridge does not allow the extractor hook to fall into the groove for some reason. (This is a very very clean chamber and bolt.)

What would you recommend to fix this?

Scorch · January 22, 2013, 12:34 AM

Sounds like you reload. Do not push the shoulder back.

fileophile · January 22, 2013, 11:28 AM

I do reload, but even factory 260 cartridges do not extract.

Scorch · January 22, 2013, 07:46 PM

You may also have a headspace issue, or the extractor may be really tight. It is difficult to diagnose over the web.

Buzzard Bait · January 22, 2013, 09:51 PM

Could the bullet be engaging the rifling?

**4V50 Gary** · January 23, 2013, 12:45 AM

I wonder if the spring is too stiff and the claw is not snapping over the rim but on the rim itself?

January 21, 2013, 05:26 PM	#1
fileophile Member Join Date: November 12, 2011 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 27	Rem 700 w/Sako extractor issue I have a Rem 700 with Sako extractor in .260 Remington. Extraction works fine with fired cases; but cartridges inserted and then unloaded without firing do not extract. I have tried to measure the distance between bolt face and extractor hook (rim) and get about .05 -- about the same as the rim thickness of the .260 brass. (I don't have a great way to measure this precisely.) My guess is that firing pushes the case back firmly enough to engage the hook of the extractor into the case's extractor groove. However, just closing the bolt on the cartridge does not allow the extractor hook to fall into the groove for some reason. (This is a very very clean chamber and bolt.) What would you recommend to fix this?

January 22, 2013, 12:34 AM	#2
Scorch Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2006 Location: Washington state Posts: 15,248	Sounds like you reload. Do not push the shoulder back. __________________ Never try to educate someone who resists knowledge at all costs. But what do I know? Summit Arms Services

January 22, 2013, 11:28 AM	#3
fileophile Member Join Date: November 12, 2011 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 27	Even factory .260 cases don't extract I do reload, but even factory 260 cartridges do not extract.

January 22, 2013, 07:46 PM	#4
Scorch Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2006 Location: Washington state Posts: 15,248	You may also have a headspace issue, or the extractor may be really tight. It is difficult to diagnose over the web. __________________ Never try to educate someone who resists knowledge at all costs. But what do I know? Summit Arms Services

January 22, 2013, 09:51 PM	#5
Buzzard Bait Senior Member Join Date: June 25, 2008 Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 502	bullet engaging rifling Could the bullet be engaging the rifling?

January 23, 2013, 12:45 AM	#6
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,832	I wonder if the spring is too stiff and the claw is not snapping over the rim but on the rim itself? __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*