The lever stiffening up right before you close the action is how ALL 99's were originally made. It's called the lever bite and if it isn't stiff when it's almost closed it means your bite is getting sloppy and it needs fixed, yours sounds right as rain. I've had old guns that when you open the lever it just falls open with no tension on it at all, that's not the way they're supposed to be. A good leather mallet and a vice will fix that problem in a quick hurry.
As for the extractor I'm not sure, if you figure that one out let me know, I've got a 99C in 22-250 here that is having the same issue lately, I'm hoping is just a weak spring.
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