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I have a 1957 Savage 99F in .308 that doesn't like to actually kick the rounds out.

The extraction seems to work flawlessly.

The ejection is anemic.

The ejector/cutoff thingy is very weak: especially compared to my 1954 Savage 99EG in .300 Savage. They also have a different design.

One other concern I have: When I disassemble the 99f and pull the bolt out the ejector just falls out. Spring is still in the hole, but the entire ejector just plops out onto the bench.

This does not happen in the 54 model 99eg.

Is the ejector supposed to pop out? The ejector I have issues with looks like it is not broken on the little 'tab', but there is very LITTLE pressure to the side from it. There also appear to only be two parts: the ejector piece [with a tab that fits into the forward edge of the slot] and the spring.

The earlier 99 has a substantially stronger kick.

Should I just get a couple springs to try swapping it out, or is there something else going on?

That's how the post 900K guns are built. There is nothing broke or missing. A weak spring may very well be the culprit. I have also carefully dressed up the ejector tip to make it a little sharper and longer on guns that did as you describe.

Thanks: good to know. I will have to re-check my numbers, as I think mine was around 943,xxx. thus, it is in that pre-mil group with lever safety, but in the newer design for the ejector.

I like the old style better: my .300 always kicks them out with confidence.

Other than Numrich, is there a source for these springs? I am always a little leary of springs from Numrich as my understanding is that most are not new springs but 'cannibalized' ones-and may be weak also.

Or, is it possible to stretch the spring to add more 'kick' [reversing spring set that occurs over time in the gun rack]?

For that part Numrich should be OK but most of their stuff is crap unless you are lucky enough to get a new one. I don't think the springs are recycled. I'd just stretch it out and try it before I spent money on a new one though.

+1 on stretching the spring. That works to some degree and more often than not will work.

Work the action briskly. The slower you go the more problematic it becomes.

I will try stretching the spring this weekend and go from there.

300jimmy, I have been working the action briskly. However, even that barely gets the round to clear. My recollection of my last range trip was that a briskly used action resulted in the shell clearing 3 out of 5 times.

I want it to clear 5 out of 5 times. I don't mind the need to be brisk. It keeps me from chasing brass everywhere. What I mind is the inconsistency of it.