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M16 Extractor Tooling?

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BigDMT

What exactly would I need to install M16 extractors on 700 style bolts?

Where can I get it?

And roughly how much would the tooling cost?
Thanks
 
If you already have a mill, you likely have the right cutters and drill bits to do the work. If you don't have a mill, then the tooling will be expensive. Just find a smith that can do it for you. Point being, a milling machine is the only thing you need, and if you have that, the rest of the tooling is common.
 
I don't have a mill. My gunsmith does have a mill, but he told me that he does not have the tooling to do an M16 extractor. So if the tooling is common, what do I need?

I was planning on buying it and bringing it to him with the proposition that if he installs a couple extractors on my bolts, he can have the tooling. Kind of a nice surprise...
 
Richard King has a fixture to make it much easier and quicker to do in your mill.
But I'm not sure if it is available commercially.

Richard is "Kings X" on the forum.
 
PT&G sells the Jig, the end mills, drill bit, M-16 extractors. There is a you tube video on how to do this project.
Nat Lambeth
 
Rustystud said:
PT&G sells the Jig, the end mills, drill bit, M-16 extractors. There is a you tube video on how to do this project.
Nat Lambeth

Thanks Nat :) I'll check PTG out and maybe give Dave a call on Monday.
 
You would need an end mill the width of the extractor itself (.250 for m16, .187 for mini), a .125 end mill to spot the hole for the extractor pin, a center drill and a drill. A for flute carbide end mill is best for cutting into a round surface. Obviously, your gonna need a mill and a small chuck. I have a few Albrecht chucks for this type of thing.

Your gunsmith doesn't have the tooling??? The bolt can be held in a collet block in the mill vise since the extractor pin hole has to be 90° from the extractor cut. There is nothing tricky about it.

JS
 

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