Update. I disassembled and cleaned everything. I cleaned and polished the chamber and tapped the tip of the extractor inward a smidgeon with a plastic faced hammer while using a small camp to keep the extractor from bowing in the middle. This gave it more spring tension and it now grips the rim much better. I will be ordering a new extractor. Even with polishing the chamber is tight indicating it was probably cut with a worn reamer. I will have to FL size and maybe even invest in a small base die As an aside the trigger spring was helical not flat and obviously the trigger mechanism slightly different than my schematic showed. I also had to remove the lever bushing and screw and pull the lever away somewhat to get the bolt out. This is not what the disassembly instructions indicate but I couldn't get it out any other way.
For those who may want to disassemble a 99 watch that auto cutoff spring. After removing the bolt stop hold the rifle so the auto cutoff and spring fall out the port when you bring the bolt back to remove. I ddn't and the spring fell inside the rotary magazine. After hunting all over my bench and the floor I finally found, it using a bore light, in the mag and got it out with some long forceps.
It goes to the gunsmith Monday to have headspace checked.
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