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Offline Buckskin

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Replacing extractor on Rem 700 bolt.
« on: January 04, 2011, 07:59:47 AM »
I have a Remington 700 in 300 RUM and the extractor on the bolt looks very worn.  Still works but obviously is going to become an issue.  Is this something that is easily replaced or do I need to take it in?
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Re: Replacing extractor on Rem 700 bolt.
« Reply #1 on: January 05, 2011, 08:12:26 AM »
Having not seen the gun in question I can't be certain of course but it's unlikely the extractor is worn.. They don't start out as very much and are a chore to swap but in my humble opinion usually work. I see a lot of broken and not functioning stuff and the M700 has it's share but the extractor, puny as it appears doesn't give a lot of trouble. That said the rifle I built for my daughter stopped working on the opening morning of our firearms deer season a few years after it was built. The extractor wouldn't allow the bolt to close on a case. We swapped it for a spare rifle and I worked on it that evening. The problem, a piece of brass wedged Behind the extractor! I can only imagine a shaving(??) from the head of some prior casing but a small probe removed it and the rifle has worked flawlessly since. To reply I'd say this...as taught by an old friend,, if it ain't broke, don't fix it..
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