Hi everyone. Long time reader but this is my first post. Anyways... I have a Rem 700 police .223 that I got almost a decade ago. Its always had ejection issues where it just dumps spent cases in the mag well. But it's never failed to extract. I recently started to do a little work on it to clean it up and make it look and function a bit better so I figured it's time to get that issue solved as well. Now before anyone says to check the ejector spring and plunger, I have. I don't use high pressure loads, there are no bits or shavings of brass anywhere, and I've even replaced the spring and it still has the same issue.
Now I read somewhere (can't remember where) that some of the .223's remington put out a while back had extractor grooves that were cut a little out of spec so when I looked at that the extractor seemed to wiggle and move around a bit. It catches the rim of cases but doesn't seem to have a lot of bite on it.
My questions are how much play is the extractor supposed to have? Could the groove be cut out of spec? Will/should a new factory extractor solve the issue? What can/needs to be done?
Oh, and I want to avoid a sako or AR style extractor as much as possible. Don't ask why, I have my reasons but those are last resort options for me.
Now I read somewhere (can't remember where) that some of the .223's remington put out a while back had extractor grooves that were cut a little out of spec so when I looked at that the extractor seemed to wiggle and move around a bit. It catches the rim of cases but doesn't seem to have a lot of bite on it.
My questions are how much play is the extractor supposed to have? Could the groove be cut out of spec? Will/should a new factory extractor solve the issue? What can/needs to be done?
Oh, and I want to avoid a sako or AR style extractor as much as possible. Don't ask why, I have my reasons but those are last resort options for me.