Hey, everybody!
This is my first post here! A few years back, I got a good deal on a Rem 700 in 30-06 from a local pawn shop. It's an older rifle that was well used, and I bought it mainly for the action. Over the last couple years, I've turned it into a lightweight hunting rifle in 6.5-284. It's a fine rifle now, but it doesn't eject 6.5-284 cases. Since I never used it in its original configuration, I don't know if it ejected properly before I started the project. The extraction is strong, but the spent case doesn't make it out of the ejection port and just sits on top the magazine follower. I've replaced the ejector spring, and that didn't help. The extractor is the old rivet-style, and before I replace it, I figured I'd ask the experts here what they think the cause could be. To me, it looks like the case head slips off the extractor when the shoulder clears the forward edge of the ejection port, but before the neck clears the port, but it's hard to tell for sure. It's almost as if the short case length, combined with the diameter difference at the shoulder, results in the case tilting enough to come free of the bolt face recess on the ejector side. Is the 6.5-284 prone to ejection problems in the Rem 700 LA? Is replacing the extractor the next logical thing to do?
I sure appreciate any ideas on this one!
Thanks,
Scott
This is my first post here! A few years back, I got a good deal on a Rem 700 in 30-06 from a local pawn shop. It's an older rifle that was well used, and I bought it mainly for the action. Over the last couple years, I've turned it into a lightweight hunting rifle in 6.5-284. It's a fine rifle now, but it doesn't eject 6.5-284 cases. Since I never used it in its original configuration, I don't know if it ejected properly before I started the project. The extraction is strong, but the spent case doesn't make it out of the ejection port and just sits on top the magazine follower. I've replaced the ejector spring, and that didn't help. The extractor is the old rivet-style, and before I replace it, I figured I'd ask the experts here what they think the cause could be. To me, it looks like the case head slips off the extractor when the shoulder clears the forward edge of the ejection port, but before the neck clears the port, but it's hard to tell for sure. It's almost as if the short case length, combined with the diameter difference at the shoulder, results in the case tilting enough to come free of the bolt face recess on the ejector side. Is the 6.5-284 prone to ejection problems in the Rem 700 LA? Is replacing the extractor the next logical thing to do?
I sure appreciate any ideas on this one!
Thanks,
Scott
