That was the bolt head that Savage used for the Ultra Mag cartridges and also in a line of rifles that they marketed as express guns for dangerous game in .338 Win, .375 H&H and 458 Win. You can get them and retrofit any Savage with them ( check headspace if you change the bolt head).
The design helps allow a longer cartridge without cutting back the bolt stop. It provides controlled round feeding as well. I had one in .375 and it worked OK. Had to keep it clean or the extractor would hang up.
That action is now a 7mm STW.
Jeremy
Posts: 1480 | Location: Indiana | Registered: 28 January 2011
So will most claw extractors, Mausers being about the only exception and some of them will close over a chambered round too. Win M70s, Springfields, Enfields, are designed to close on a chambered round.
Posts: 17182 | Location: USA | Registered: 02 August 2009
Looks to be CRF. I might be mistaken but only push-feed types have a full collar around the bolt face, CRF's are open at the bottom like yours to allow the case to 'come up' under the extractor. Here is a push feed.
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Posts: 5183 | Location: Near Hershey PA | Registered: 12 October 2012
I have an FN Mauser chambered in 22/250Rem (built from a commercial action) single shot that the claw extractor has to jump the case rim to close. I would almost rather have a push feed for this application because the bolt is a little hard to close.
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Posts: 1191 | Location: Ft. Morgan, CO | Registered: 15 April 2005
The thing some of you are missing on this Savage action, is the retractable Standing Ejector! You can't have a controlled round feed action in conjunction with a Plunger Ejector!
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