Harpoon1 Wrote:Not sure what caliber your having problems with but, have you tried using a 9/64” ball bearing under your current extractor? It’s the next size up from the factory part and often that’s enough to markedly improve your extraction. For some reason, the Creedmoors ship with a 3-corner extractor and angled ejector, mine were pitiful right from the factory.
Anyway, I purchased the full kits replacing the springs, extractors and ejectors, in 3 of my 4 Creedmoor before I found out the larger ball bearing was often enough solve the problem.
Sure enough, it worked in both a 110 LW Creedmoor and a 110 223.
I found the ball bearings on Amazon, if your lazy like me.
FWIW: I saw your post over on the Savage forum, not sure why they didn’t tell you about checking with the “GunShack”. Maybe they are no longer a sponsor.
Anyway, here’s the link to the kits I used. And be advised those kits come with the standard size ball bearing.
http://www.gunshack.com/savage-parts/sav...-parts-kit
Yes, I have the larger ball bearing under the extractor. I'll try and describe the issue as best I can with my Savage 11 6.5 Grendel conversion with PTG bolt head. Cases fit nice and tight in the bolt head. There is full engagement of the extractor claw on the case rim which pulls out the spent cartridge completely out of the chamber after firing. I have not had one that the claw failed to pull out of the chamber. However, during the ejection stroke, when the case is just about to clear the action cutout to be ejected, it'll simply just fall out of the bolt head and lay on top of the next round. This happens about 50% of the time. A quicker stroke to eject seems to help but it's happening enough to be annoying. This is happening with both Hornady and Lapua brass.
I have a few Savage rifles in different cartridges and have no ejection problems with them. The ejector spring seems week on some of them, but none have failed to eject a spent cartridge yet. Only the 6.5 Grendel has had this problem. Maybe it's because of the short fat case, but I do not remember having this issue with the 223 cases on this donor action. But then again the 223 case is 1.76" and the Grendel is 1.52" (.24" difference). Maybe that's enough of a difference.
I'm hoping the longer claw on the SSS kit will help hang onto the cases just long enough to be ejected before falling out of the bolt head. Not sure if anyone else is experiencing this with their Savage conversion. Besides this little issue, I have no feeding issues using the 223 mag with modified lips and the rifle functions great.
BTW, the improved extractor kits are in stock. Lisa from SSS just emailed this morning and she received my order so the kit should be here soon. Hoping that cures the problem.