MeekAndMild
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This is a subject I brought up in The Art of the rifle but got no response.
What is the best fix for an occasional failure to extract in an old style Ruger Model 77? By occasional I mean twice in the last 25 years. But the second time was last week. On the forward surface of the claw is now a curled edge demonstrating it is too thin and/or not properly heat treated.
(Don't say to sell it. This is a gun I'd not ever want to sell as it shoots sub MOA if allowed to cool a few minutes between shots. Five shots in a minute it still gets 1.5 to 2 MOA with factory ammo.)
Will it get worse or stay intermittant? Is the best course of action just to get a new extractor? If so, will the new model extractors fit a 73 series rifle with an 06 boltface? Or would it be at all feasable to take off the old one, lay down a line of Jetweld on the claw, regrind it and heat treat it? (seems like a lot of work but a do-able project)
What is the best fix for an occasional failure to extract in an old style Ruger Model 77? By occasional I mean twice in the last 25 years. But the second time was last week. On the forward surface of the claw is now a curled edge demonstrating it is too thin and/or not properly heat treated.
(Don't say to sell it. This is a gun I'd not ever want to sell as it shoots sub MOA if allowed to cool a few minutes between shots. Five shots in a minute it still gets 1.5 to 2 MOA with factory ammo.)
Will it get worse or stay intermittant? Is the best course of action just to get a new extractor? If so, will the new model extractors fit a 73 series rifle with an 06 boltface? Or would it be at all feasable to take off the old one, lay down a line of Jetweld on the claw, regrind it and heat treat it? (seems like a lot of work but a do-able project)