Gunsmithing M16 Style Extractor cut or M16 Mini extractor?

[dave300]

I am having a bolt built by PT&G and wondered if anyone could tell me why one is more desirable than another? The gun being built is a 300 win Mag if it matters in making a final/appropriate decision?
Thank you for any explanations/help. Dave

 

[Sonic Crack]

There is a thin and wide style 16 extractor. Ether will work. Defiance uses the thin style for everything. I have seen the wider style installed on 700 magnum bf. makes a little more sense to me to go with the wider style for mag and Lapua mag bolt face.

 

[dave300]

Thanks Sonic, anyone else out there that would give me there thoughts, Id like to order this tomorrow, but, not until I get a better understanding of the two. Thanks

 

[gewehr]

Mini-16 has the advantage of having more material on the bolt

 

[msalm]

Go with the small. When using the large extractor, it increases the angle of ejection upward enough to possibly cause ejection problems by hitting your optics w/ the fired brass. I've had to cut the upper portions of the extractor down in some instances to lower the pivot point and ejection angle. (Last one was on a model seven 6.5 RSAUM build.)

 

[dave300]

thank you msalm and gewehr and Sonic, seeing how this is slated for a 300 WM Sonic I think your saying you'd be partial to the regular M16 style versus the Mini?
I have heard the ejection angle can be a prob on the regular, and from a novice point of view, the mini sounds like it makes sense in that it has more material left on the bolt face?