Is the williams extractor supposed "jump" over rim when a round is put straight into the chamber (iow, not fed from the magazine)? I have one that will not jump over the rim. What do I need to do to fix this???
RH
IF your going to insist on doing it wrong (dropping one in the chamber) rather than modifying the extractor, learn to open the claw the way it's creator (Paul Mauser) designed it to open on a chambered round, IE: simply press the bow section into the bolt body and close the bolt.
First of all, the Mauser and Winchester extractors are of two different designs. Mauser's were never intended to be single fed, but the Winchester's were and will quite easily, so there's nothing "wrong" with single-feeding a Winchester.
If your extractor that you bought from me won't snap over the rim of the cartridge, there could be a few things causing this.
First, make sure that the extractor does not have excessive tension on it, preventing it from snapping over the rim.
Directions for properly tensioning the extractor are located on our
Gunsmith's Corner section of our website.
If after properly tensioning the extractor and you're still having problems, then the next thing I would do is use a sharpie and paint the end of the extractor and try loading a dummy cartridge into the chamber a few times, until you see where the extractor is binding at.
Over the last few years I have seen our extractors fail to function after being properly fitted because of a couple of things.
One, the extractor cut that is machined into the barrel was not deep enough.
Two, the broaching of the receiver raceways were not wide enough to allow the extractor to flex out over the rim of the cartridge.
And three, there was a burr left over from the broaching of the receiver in the raceways that was causing a hangup on the extractor.
There was just once that the extractor groove was not cut at all in the barrel, which made fitting quite a pain as well.
If you get the extractor tensioned properly, mark it with a sharpie, determine where it's hitting, give me a ring toll-free at 1-888-257-3006 then we'll get it figured out.
If at anytime you feel as though it's more than you want to handle, feel free to make arrangements to send the rifle here and I'll fit it myself free of charge. Most times if I can receive it on a Monday morning, I'll have it going out that same afternoon.