that makes sense. he chucked it back up in the lathe when i took it to him to see why it wasnt ejecting cases properly and opened it up a little more.
what caliber is yours? mine is a .308 bolt face
Sako extractor troubles
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that makes sense. he chucked it back up in the lathe when i took it to him to see why it wasnt ejecting cases properly and opened it up a little more.
what caliber is yours? mine is a .308 bolt face
it's done this since he installed the sako.
Mine is on a 300 RUM.
Kevin Cram
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Just by looking at it I can tell the depth of cut for the sako extractor is off. The extractor should sit deeper so the lip of the extractor snaps fully over the rim of the case. Here is my 308 bolt face with sako extractor. Notice how much lower the extractor sits. It works flawlessly every time.
thanks for the input, i'll see if my smith can measure the depth and take it a little deeper.
Kevin Cram
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For a 308 bolt face I run the extractor depth .165" If the depth is off, the plunger hole is probably off too. To be fixed correctly the plunger hole should be plugged and re-drilled.
didnt even think about the plunger, thanks again for the help.
Hatrick
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Looking at both 308 bolts you can see the difference.They even look different size.
i'm thinking i may just send this off for a redo. the silver soldered ring that was installed looks like crap. the same smith blueprinted the action for me, it shoots great and it's still got the factory barrel on it. he's done a bunch of other stuff on guns for me, so i dont know what happened with this.
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