My "new" Savage 99F 308 Winchester will not extract fired cases. The extractor hook slips over the rim. Fired cases seem to be sticking when I tap them out but the chamber is not dirty or abnormal that I can tell. Ideas? Thanks.

Sticky cases can be the result of excess pressure or a rough chamber. Look at your fired cases.

You can change the extractor tension and the amount of engagement to provide a better grip on the case, but if the case is stuck, and the angle of the hook is slightly positive, then the hook will hop over the rim. Solve the sticky case problem and you may resolve the extractor issue.

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Originally posted by fla3006:
My "new" Savage 99F 308 Winchester will not extract fired cases. The extractor hook slips over the rim. Fired cases seem to be sticking when I tap them out but the chamber is not dirty or abnormal that I can tell. Ideas? Thanks.

This describes the exact same thing mine did....Savage 99 in .308!!!!!
I took a small wooden dowel and pushed the extractor to the side and there was minimal to no resistance.....very week.

I replaced the extractor (about a $25 item) myself and walla...problem fixed. The new extractor has a lot more tension on the case.

I went the chamber polish route too.....the problemn is the extractor asnd this is a gun that hasn't shot over 100 rounds!!!!! It was new in 1962!!!

Thanks fellas. The chamber seems to be a little rough, guess I'll have it polished. Also, my cases are showing signs of pressure. Spent cases measure about 0.02" over length. I am shooting milsurp. No problems in my other 308s though.

If you are using Hirtenburger, Indian or Cavem from Venesuela. They may show pressure signs as they are loaded hotter than the rest of the milsurp ammo

Hirtenberger Austria

Before changing out the extractor, I would be sure that the milsurp ammo is not the problem.

As others have said, it is true that some of the milsurp stuff is hot. It is also true that some milsurp case necks are not annealed, so that upon firing, the case expands to fill the chamber very tightly, but does not spring back as it should to permit proper extraction in a non-bolt rifle.

I have had the problem you describe using South African milsurp ammo in my .308 caliber Savage 99. No problems with that ammo in my bolt rifle, but as we know, lever actions do not have the same extracting power as bolts, which operate for the first crucial bit of work by means of a cam.

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Originally posted by fla3006:
My "new" Savage 99F 308 Winchester will not extract fired cases. The extractor hook slips over the rim. Fired cases seem to be sticking when I tap them out but the chamber is not dirty or abnormal that I can tell. Ideas? Thanks.

The same thing happened to me when I shot some of my "Model 70" .308 loads in a Savage 99. Dropped the powder charge 3 grains, et Voila! No more problems!

Thanks gentlemen. I think the problem probably lies with the ammo. I'll try some Remington factories and some reduced handloads before I mess with the rifle!