improved extractor

[Robinhood]

Why is it that you feel you need one of these kits?

[s3silver]

Why is it that you feel you need one of these kits?

I'll try and describe the issue as best I can with my Savage 11 6.5 Grendel conversion with PTG bolt head. Cases fit nice and tight in the bolt head. There is full engagement of the extractor claw on the case rim which pulls out the spent cartridge completely out of the chamber after firing. I have not had one that the claw failed to pull out of the chamber. However, during the ejection stroke, when the case is just about to clear the action cutout to be ejected, it'll simply just fall out of the bolt head and lay on top of the next round. This happens about 50% of the time. A quicker stroke to eject seems to help but it's happening enough to be annoying. This is happening with both Hornady and Lapua brass.

I have a few Savage rifles in different cartridges and have no ejection problems with them. The ejector spring seems week on some of them, but none have failed to eject a spent cartridge yet. Only the 6.5 Grendel has had this problem. Maybe it's because of the short fat case, but I do not remember having this issue with the 223 cases on this donor action. But then again the 223 case is 1.76" and the Grendel is 1.52" (.24" difference). Maybe that's enough to make a difference.


I'm hoping the longer claw on the SSS kit will help hang onto the cases just long enough to be ejected before falling out of the bolt head. Not sure if anyone else is experiencing this with their Savage 6.5 Grendel conversion.


BTW, the kits are in stock. Lisa from SSS just emailed this morning and she received my order so the kit should be here soon. Hoping that cures the problem.

[Newtosavage]

I'll try and describe the issue as best I can with my Savage 11 6.5 Grendel conversion with PTG bolt head. Cases fit nice and tight in the bolt head. There is full engagement of the extractor claw on the case rim which pulls out the spent cartridge completely out of the chamber after firing. I have not had one that the claw failed to pull out of the chamber. However, during the ejection stroke, when the case is just about to clear the action cutout to be ejected, it'll simply just fall out of the bolt head and lay on top of the next round. This happens about 50% of the time. A quicker stroke to eject seems to help but it's happening enough to be annoying. This is happening with both Hornady and Lapua brass.

I have a few Savage rifles in different cartridges and have no ejection problems with them. The ejector spring seems week on some of them, but none have failed to eject a spent cartridge yet. Only the 6.5 Grendel has had this problem. Maybe it's because of the short fat case, but I do not remember having this issue with the 223 cases on this donor action. But then again the 223 case is 1.76" and the Grendel is 1.52" (.24" difference). Maybe that's enough to make a difference.


I'm hoping the longer claw on the SSS kit will help hang onto the cases just long enough to be ejected before falling out of the bolt head. Not sure if anyone else is experiencing this with their Savage 6.5 Grendel conversion.


BTW, the kits are in stock. Lisa from SSS just emailed this morning and she received my order so the kit should be here soon. Hoping that cures the problem.

I had the same issue with my first factory 7.62x39 scout rifle (same case head as the Grendel) and the SSS extractor fixed the problem for me. I am now in the process of converting my 2nd 7.62x39 scout to 6.5 Grendel, and that bolt does not have the SSS extractor and it does exactly what you describe with 7.62x39 cases. I'll see how it handles the 6.5 Grendel and then decide whether to order another upgraded extractor from SSS. Most likely I will but this build will be mostly a range gun, so it's not as critical to me. Probably shouldn't have let the first one go when I sold that bolt head, but I was trying to be nice. LOL

[s3silver]

I had the same issue with my first factory 7.62x39 scout rifle (same case head as the Grendel) and the SSS extractor fixed the problem for me. I am now in the process of converting my 2nd 7.62x39 scout to 6.5 Grendel, and that bolt does not have the SSS extractor and it does exactly what you describe with 7.62x39 cases. I'll see how it handles the 6.5 Grendel and then decide whether to order another upgraded extractor from SSS. Most likely I will but this build will be mostly a range gun, so it's not as critical to me. Probably shouldn't have let the first one go when I sold that bolt head, but I was trying to be nice. LOL

Excited to hear that fixed it for you. Can’t wait now...