10FP Magical healing...

[rockstar.esq]

So my Savage 10FP-LE2 was having problems extracting/ejecting. The case would extract to within 1/4" of the ejection port at which point the case would slip free of the extractor hook and the case would fall back into the bolt way. I dissassembled the bolt, removed the extractor and lightly stoned the surfaces of the extractor. I then oiled everything and reassembled the bolt. My first tests using fired cases and an aluminum snap cap showed the problem remained. I posted my problems on the gunsmithing page and recieved precisely zero posts. So this morning before I took it to a gunsmith, I checked my rifle one last time to make sure it was still screwing up. Imagine my surprise when the rifle extracted and ejected perfectly! I tested it with 6 different pieces of brass and they all extracted, same goes for loaded ammo, same for the snap cap! All I can figure is that my polishing/ cleaning / oiling helped but the oil must have penetrated and freed up something. Needless to say I'm happy it's behaving itself, especially given that my gunsmith told me that the savage / remington extraction systems are "bombproof" when I called to schedule. So other than the penetrating oil theory and of course the magical theory, anybody have another thought?

 

[wayne in boca]

Sounds to me like maybe it was an ejector thing,instead of an extractor problem.Maybe all that disassembly freed up something,or knocked out a chunk of brass.

 

[rockstar.esq]

That is entirely possible. I find it very hard to "feel" any difference but then again it's not like the ejector is an easy part to move around. If there was something impinging on the ejector I hope that it fell out of the front of the bolt face rather than into the ejectors hole! At this point I'm reluctant to mess with anything until it stops working again. Call me superstitious if you want but I'm not going to discourage my rifle from behaving itself.

 

[chrisTx]

i know i'm a little late in the game, but maybe this will help. i had the same problem. sometimes it would work for 20 rounds or so, then all of the sudden, it wouldn't work at all. i was so frustrated. it would just start to extract, but it was like the case was bouncing off the inside wall of the chamber.

i called savage and they sent me a new extractor, ball, and spring at no cost. since then, not a single jam. here is a picture of the factory extractor on the right, and the new one they sent me on the left. on the new one, the detent for the ball is further to the outside edge, and the lip is quite a bit bigger. if anything, this would insure reliability. i'd suggest calling them and getting this part. i hope this helps.