With the troubles at PME, where can I get my hands on a real, spring steel, magnum extractor for a 300Wby classic stainless M70? The factory piece of pot metal on my rifle just died, and spring bear season is right around the corner, so please help me out guys!! Stainless preferably, but at the moment I'm not in any position to be picky. Thanks.

I'd love to recommend you to Gunrunners that's advertising in Brownells, but their idea of an extractor is the worst example of machining that I've seen in a long time, perhaps ever. When we begin building our actions, we will offer extractors for the Winchesters, as they will be adaptable. Sorry we couldn't help you out any sooner. At this point, you're probably better off just getting another casted extractor from Winchester to hold you over until you can replace it with spring steel.

Rick,
You might want to give Western Gun parts a call. They will have the standard Winchester part which is also available from Brownells of course. The spring steel extractors is a little more difficult and I don't know who to call. Maybe D'Arcy Echols will sell one of his. If you want me to get you a Winchester one, let me know. I can't part with one of my pre-64 extractors I'm afraid. Regards, Bill.

Will a pre-64 model 70 extractor fit on a bolt from a new M70 classic?

Bill, what the hell???!! You won't gut your nice 308 Norma so I can play with my rifle??

I just got off the phone with LeeRoy Wisner at http://www.gunpartsspecialist.com/ and ordered a genuine spring steel extractor from him. At $55 US and change, it's a great deal considering what Winchester wants for a piece of cast, recycled motel furniture. I'll eventually get it nickeled or powder coated for rustproofness.

Even if my factory extractor hadn't buggered up, I still was considering putting a real extractor on that rifle. In a week or two my 300Wby, now 358 Norma Leeper Fraser Long Bomb Express will be singin'.