The lawyer led change to extractors instead of ejectors has been met with less than enthusiastic reception but it is what the new barrels come with. Perhaps you can exchange that barrel to someone who might swap it for a similar barrel with an ejector, a member here bought a new .270 Handi but was so unhapy with the extractor barrel that he bought a used ejector barrel here in the classifieds and swapped them out, he even had H&R fit the older ejector barrel to his frame for him. There are some here that say they prefer the extractors so perhaps you can find someone to swap, but the chances are no one is going to swap an ejector barrel for an extractor fitted one unless you add a bit of money, and even at that the chances are slim but you could try. Those that shoot target primarily from a bench seem to accept the extractors to some degree however most of us that hunt, especially where it gets cold, and the great majority of those on this site, prefer the ejectors. There has been talk but nothing substantive yet about trying to convert the new extractors to ejectors, when that is done it could possibly make that person quite a few dollars, or just a bit of fame here!!! My than probable though, knowing the fine guys here tf that modification is figured out whoever does it will post the direction here fopr all to use for free, a great bunch of guys here. I suggest you call H&R/NEF and voice your displeasure, perhaps you might ask them if they may have an older ejector fitted .22-250 barrel available for the barrel accessory program and will swap it for you. My old prediction that the ejector fitted barrels are going to become more and more prised and valuable as time goes on is becoming a reality. I would not want to spend any money on a new H&R and have it come with an extractor. I will simply continue to purchase used rifles and barrels or have barrels made up, "stubbed", from older ejector fitted barrels and barrel lugs. The change was and is a dark time for these otherwise fine guns. and to think there were those here that petitioned for such a change, it makes me sad....<><....
