Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Savage Collectors Extractor Interference? 1952 300 Savage

Hello Gents

I just picked up my second 99, a 1952 300 Savage (Boss code 3D) and noticed something about it that differs from my 1957 308.

When you close the bolt on the 300, the extractor bottoms out in the extractor cut-out and splays out to the right.

I stripped the rifle, cleaned it up good (to make sure there wasn't a small varmint nesting in the extractor cut-out) and it still does it.

Is this normal?

I am wondering if the extractor had been replaced at some point and is too long...

Storing the rifle with the bolt open for now. It seems like a fair bit of stress is being put on the extractor when the bolt is closed.

Thanks for any input/feedback,


Tim

What you describe is perfectly normal.

That’s a relief!

So it is my 308 that is abnormal?

Could this possibly be related to a couple of failures to extract with the 308?

The extractor on the 99 is a bit of a mystery to me. They used the same extractor for all cartridges for as long as they have been building them. They behave differently with different cartridges but get the job done just fine.