I was shooting some older hand loaded hunting ammo in my Savage model 10 last week when I had one load that was to hot. The bolt was hard to open and the brass did not eject.

Upon inspection I noticed that the ejector button was jammed back into the bolt head and will not pop out into the proper position. I checked the headspace and it is fine, so I do not think I damaged anything else.

Any suggestions on how to get the extractor out? I took out the little pin that holds it in, but there is no way to push or pull out the extractor button as far as I know.



Ranb

I've had that happen on two or three of mine. As far as I'm concerned it is a poor or marginal design and is totally unforgiving.Since non of my now shooting activities for which I use the Savage or Stevens rifles require a quik second shot I just shine it on. roger

It there a chance it will pop back out someday while shooting? Or do you think the ejector permenantly crushed into the hole along with the spring?

Ranb

Sometimes you can get enough movement in the plunger which will allow you to scrape the shaved brass and othe crap from around the hole, and with a little Kroil, get it to free up. Bolt heads are relatively inexpensive for that gun so you might consider just replacing it.

If nothing else, find yourself a skilled TIG operator and have him carefully stick his tungsten to the end of the plunger to help pull it free. There are times in real day to day gunsmithing where skills like that are useful.

I´ve had the same problem with a few Remington 700´s. The problem is a build-up of brass scrapings. a couple of drops of CR-10 affected the brass enough to get a little movement of the ejecter. A few more drops of a good penetrating oil and a plunging motion freed the ejecter enough to disassemble and clean.

Sounds like it wouldn't hurt to remove it from all Savages and polish the OD of the plunger a bit to minimize this risk.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by ldkier:
The problem is a build-up of brass scrapings. QUOTE]

With one of my 22-250s this is a possibility. With a .270 it happened out of the box almost with a load that was mild in my cousin's rifle but a little hot in mine. Really apears to be a hammer blow insident. roger

Funny thing, everybody and their mothers are bad-mouthing Remington 700, but that Savage 110 is oh, sutch a sweetie. Never got it.

But OK, soak it with WD40, and gently tap it with a puncher. It is just a matter of time before it starts to moove, and then pusch it with the puncher in and aout until it can be gripped with small pliers.

You can sometimes get the ejector to pop out by first putting a good penetrating oil such as Kroil then let it sit for a few minutes with the bolt head facing up. Then get a piece of very hard wood or plastic and hit the bolt heat sharply face down and the ejector will usually pop back out. Work it in and out to get any bits of foreign matter out of the hole. Be very careful since you have already removed the retaining pin. The ejector may fly out with some force.
Good luck.

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Originally posted by ldkier:
I´ve had the same problem with a few Remington 700´s. The problem is a build-up of brass scrapings. a couple of drops of CR-10 affected the brass enough to get a little movement of the ejecter. A few more drops of a good penetrating oil and a plunging motion freed the ejecter enough to disassemble and clean.

I have seen this happen on Rem 700's as well. Some copper bore cleaner is a good place to start. Put a few drops in the ejector hole and let it soak for a while, then try to press on the ejector to loosen in up. I use something plastic or wood as not to scratch anything. Once it pops out flush it out with Gun Scrubber, let that dry and then put a drop or two of oil on it. I usually use Break Free.

Thanks guys.