Remington 700 bolts and M16 extractors?
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Mr Dixon explains the reason for dual ejectors in one of his videos. Iirc its due to larger windage knobs.
Works dandy.
Have some. Have another that will get it someday.
I do not have dual ejectors and dont have issues, least not yet anyways.....
Works dandy.
Have some. Have another that will get it someday.
I do not have dual ejectors and dont have issues, least not yet anyways.....
I have two Rem 700 LA bolts that have M16 style extraction, one with single and one with double ejectors. Single injector will not eject properly unless I cycle the bolt hard and fast. Could be weak spring. Single is flawless every time. Something to keep in mind that may be an issue is, that you may need the bolt nose radius opened up for extractor to open sufficiently to grab the cartridge when the round is chambered ..
Since when have the remington extractors been deemed unreliable?
It is a simple, cheap system that works very well.
Not to discourage getting an m16 style extractor. They also work very well.
I'm just not into fixing something that isn't broken.
If you're going to have other work done, go ahead and have that done as well. I wouldn't send one in just for that unless there were extraction or ejection problems.
If given the choice between Remington style and M16 style extractors, I will take the Remington style.
I once attempted to find someone that would modify a Surgeon 308 bolt with a Remington extractor to a magnum bolt face with a Remington extractor. I didn't find a Gunsmith that would do it.
I once attempted to find someone that would modify a Surgeon 308 bolt with a Remington extractor to a magnum bolt face with a Remington extractor. I didn't find a Gunsmith that would do it.
I’ve had LRI install M16 extractors and dual ejectors in 3 different bolts. 2 standard and one magnum bolt face. The riveted magnum bolt face extractor is a known failure point. On the standard 700 SA, I was having ejection issues with the factory setup and 6.5 CM. The M16 extractor and dual ejectors fixed it and I had no issues after the change.
I've built thousands and thousands of rifles on the Remington 700 stay with the factory extractor 
If it goes down it takes 5 seconds to pop another on in and if the M16 style fails in the field your sucking lollypops
Mike R.
If it goes down it takes 5 seconds to pop another on in and if the M16 style fails in the field your sucking lollypops Mike R.
@MikeRTacOps why did the M16-style extractor become the sweetheart of the rifle build? Seems like whenever somebody starts talking about renovating a R700 they throw that in like butter on bread.
Not for Tac Ops Builds...
People think is a better mousetrap but in my professional opinion it is not. The factory Remington extractor works simply fine. If the factory one fails, you can pop another one in within 5 seconds in the field. If the claw on the M16 style fractures which I've seen them happen to operators during POST Certified Sniper Schools you’re bumming.
Mike R.
So an FAA “prevent things from going bad” approach instead of a drag strip “performance at all costs” approach? Makes sense for your users’ use cases.
I don't think an M16 extractor performs any better than a Remington. If you give consideration to ejection angle, it doesn't perform as well.
From what I’ve seen and experienced, the Remington extractor fails to extract more often than anything else, including Savage in the comparison, on factory ammo. It’s also a machining cost increase and introduces the weak point that necessitates the “3 rings of steel” in the first place.
There’s an argument to be made that I can accept that if it fails to extract on a regular basis you can at least pop in a replacement and go again, as opposed to M16 style that would need substantial bolt service or replacement, but the primary functionality just isn’t there.
