Remington 700 extractor

[raven1776]

How do you tell if you have the rivet style or rivetless style extractor? Looking to replace mine and not sure which one to get. I have a lack of options for a gunsmith where I live, Not within a few hundred miles anyway.

 

[FearNoWind]

Remove the bolt and look at the inside of bolt face.
The extractor rides along the inside edge of the bolt face and looks somewhat like a thin narrow spring inside a shallow groove.
At about mid point on the extractor is a "hook" - the other end is flat or, if it's rivited, has an obvious rivet in place..
On the flat end, if it's a riveted extractor model, you will clearly see the rivet.
If you don't see it ian't there.

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[raven1776]

Remove the bolt and look at the bolt face.
The extractor rides along the inside edge of the bolt face and looks somewhat like a thin narrow spring inside a shallow groove.
At one end of the extractor is a "hook" - the other end is flat.
On the flat end, if it's a riveted extractor model, you will clearly see the rivet.
If you don't see it ian't there.

https://www.google.com/search?q=rem...=mXbDV4z6I5DsjwPL9rqgAQ#imgrc=ElGxR__dT8ASCM:

Thanks for the reply. I guess mine has the rivet. I can see the rivet on the extractor, just not on the outside of the bolt.

 

[FearNoWind]

If you have the tools and intermediate mechanical skills it shouldn't be too hard to do yourself:
Remington 700-Type Riveted Extractor | World's Largest Supplier of Firearm Accessories, Gun Parts and Gunsmithing Tools - BROWNELLS
However, by the time you buy the tools and the parts and do the job yourself you'd be pretty close to the cost of a PTG replacement bolt. A new bolt will need to be checked for had space - you may need a smith to help with that.
Another thought might be to send the bolt off to have a Sako style extractor fitted. That might be the most cost effective measure. I'd suggest an M16 extractor retro-fit but that usually requires some work on the barrel's tenon which runs the cost up quite a lot.
Best of luck with the project.

 

[raven1776]

Thank you very much for the information! It has been a decent gun so far, getting close to my load now. 3/4" at 300 yards. Looking forward to elk season this year!

 

[FearNoWind]

I have never used this service but I've heard/read a lot of good reports on his work in converting to Sako extractors.

Bob Green Home

 

[Edd]

I looked at the Bob Green website. Under the services listing he has "Geometric Dimensioning of Actions" listed. Would someone tell me what that is.