Gunsmithing Remington 700 Riveted Extractor Question

[tunacan]

I have a 1980 short action and it has the riveted extractor. I need to take this out in order to square my bolt face.

Can the extractor be reused? Can the rivet be reused? Can I just install the new rivetless extractor in its place.

Thanks in adavance

 

[deadly0311]

Re: Remington 700 Riveted Extractor Question

no the extractor and rivet cannot be used. You will need some new ones.

 

[wnroscoe]

Re: Remington 700 Riveted Extractor Question

Buy a new replacement from brownells with rivet. You'll also need the tool that holds the rivet in place while you flaten the rivet in place.

 

[tunacan]

Re: Remington 700 Riveted Extractor Question

You guys are fast. Thanks for all of your help

 

[magshooter]

Re: Remington 700 Riveted Extractor Question

No need to remove the old one if it works properly. All you need to do is a little grinding. An internal grooving boring bar insert can be easily hand ground to clear the extractor.