Saco extractor

[wbrewski]

Is there anybody local in So Ca. that will change out the extractor on a Rem 700 bolt. to the saco xtractor?

[LynnJr]

There is a guy in Petaluma who does them if you can mail the bolt?

[2761377]

^^^ interesting.

seems to me, if Randall doesn't do it, it doesn't need done.

[longrange1]

Is there anybody local in So Ca. that will change out the extractor on a Rem 700 bolt. to the saco xtractor?

just curious why you want the sako extractor?

[707electrician]

There is a guy in Petaluma who does them if you can mail the bolt?

I'd like this guy's information. What does he charge?

[LynnJr]

Jim's Precision 707-762-3014 I don't remember what he charged me but give him a call and he should be able to fix you up.

[6mmintl]

Kendog4570

[ar15barrels]

Is there anybody local in So Ca. that will change out the extractor on a Rem 700 bolt. to the saco xtractor?

I don't recommend converting a factory remington bolt to a sako extractor.
When you change the location of the extractor from the middle of the left lug to ABOVE the left lug without also rotating the ejector plunger in the boltface, you are dramatically changing the ejection angle.



The ejection angle is a product of the extractor location combined with the ejector plunger location.
The 700 action was designed with the extractor in the middle of the left lug and then the ejector plunger is located to get the fired case to fly out of the ejection port.
Changing the location of the extractor is changing the design of the action.



I have seen lots of problems where the fired cases will bounce off the scope knob and end up backwards in the action.

If you want to change to a different type of extractor, the right solution is to get a whole new bolt with the extractor cut already made and the ejector rotated appropriately in the boltface.
PTG makes them to order.
Figure on having the headspace and maybe the endspace corrected on your barrel as well if you are NOT also rebarrelling when you get the new bolt.

[kendog4570]

If the Rem/Sako fails you will get it right in the chops. Sako bolts have a baffle to prevent this, 700's do not. The Mini 16 is a safer option. I can supply one that does not require the barrel counter bore to be opened up to a nominal .785".

[Jarhead]

That settles this idea

[sigstroker]

Sounds like kendog knows what's what.

[diver160651]

Saco extractor

I don't recommend converting a factory remington bolt to a sako extractor.
When you change the location of the extractor from the middle of the left lug to ABOVE the left lug without also rotating the ejector plunger in the boltface, you are dramatically changing the ejection angle.



The ejection angle is a product of the extractor location combined with the ejector plunger location.
The 700 action was designed with the extractor in the middle of the left lug and then the ejector plunger is located to get the fired case to fly out of the ejection port.
Changing the location of the extractor is changing the design of the action.



I have seen lots of problems where the fired cases will bounce off the scope knob and end up backwards in the action.

If you want to change to a different type of extractor, the right solution is to get a whole new bolt with the extractor cut already made and the ejector rotated appropriately in the boltface.
PTG makes them to order.
Figure on having the headspace and maybe the endspace corrected on your barrel as well if you are NOT also rebarrelling when you get the new bolt.

[sigstroker]

Blown primer?

[diver160651]

Saco extractor

Blown primer?

Case rupture in a magnum. I had lots of case head ruptures but they still seal and gasses go down the barrel. This was a complete vertical rupture of a smaller dia case that headspaced like the magnum, but could not seal. It was violent enough that at first I thought the bolt hit me..


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[LynnJr]

The Sako extractors are usually installed to solve an extraction issue not to create one.
The extractors location varies by manufacturer with some entirely on the lug and some well clear of it.
The mini 16 is a Sako extractor just wider and longer. The M16 is a mini 16 just wider and longer.
If you shoot a 50BMG with a 800 grain bullet and 258 grains of powder they have an extractor that is exactly like the Sako only way wide of the lug.
The Mauser actions and the Enfield's have them 180 degrees apart and on both lugs when pulling a case.
If your chambering requires a specialty extractor get it and don't worry about it as thousands of shooters do it daily.
If your just adding it without any other reason buy some lotto tickets as the schools can spend the money and you might even get lucky.