01-11-2014, 04:17 PM
Thanks, I examined both extractors, and they look identical. The extractor pin on the AA bolt is slightly longer and not tapered at the end. The Liberty barrel bolt pin is tapered and very slightly shorter, but enough so you want to be careful to center it in the bolt. Both extractors fit below the bolt surface on the AA bolt and both extractors protrude above the bolt surface on the Liberty barrel bolt. Even with swapping pins. So is the bedding for the extractor higher/not as deep or the pin hole drilled higher? I am unable to tell definitively with these old eyeballs. I agree with the observation with a casing in it may solve the protrusion issue, but haven't tried that yet.
As I play with it more and more it gets easier. I am really turning my attention to the rings getting into the carrier as it catches a bit even with the extractor removed. I am thinking newly machines, rings on a newly machined carrier, might need a little more wearing and more jiggling. Careful ring centering and alignment helps too, jiggling and pressure now works without the need to lift the extractor claw. Still, I still haven't seen an extractor protrude that far. Something to keep in mind if I have FTE issues. Thanks for everybody's help.
As I play with it more and more it gets easier. I am really turning my attention to the rings getting into the carrier as it catches a bit even with the extractor removed. I am thinking newly machines, rings on a newly machined carrier, might need a little more wearing and more jiggling. Careful ring centering and alignment helps too, jiggling and pressure now works without the need to lift the extractor claw. Still, I still haven't seen an extractor protrude that far. Something to keep in mind if I have FTE issues. Thanks for everybody's help.