Comments on: Sako Extractor Works Well in 6mmBR Tubegun

By: George

George — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 16:58:03 +0000

I’ve been considering making this modification in my 6BR for quite a while now. Procrastination is not uncommon for me. This past weekend on the range convinced me that putting up with the poor performance of the factory extractor in my Rem/700 is no longer acceptable. But I’ve decided to go one step further and change out the entire bolt mechanism with a PTG (Pacific Tool and Gauge) bolt and Sako extractor kit. https://shop.pacifictoolandgauge.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=4_101_103&products_id=172

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:07:18 +0000

I bought a rem 700ti last year in 300wsm and it does this very thing. I looks like in my rifle the brass is still touching the receiver ring when the bolt is at the end of its stroke. It will only eject brass if pulled back very fast and my rifle will not eject rem brass at all(I think the heads on the rem brass are undersized very wierd) would a sako unit fix the problem?

By: Gary Eliseo

Gary Eliseo — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 04:02:55 +0000

if you take note of where the Sako extractor is located vs the factory unit you’ll note that the Sako unit is at about 1:30 and the factory unit is at 3:00, during extraction with the factory unit the case mouth is “pulled” into the right bolt lug raceway this expends most of the spring pre-load on the case so when the case mouth clears the loading port there’s very little spring force left to eject the case, the Sako unit “pulls” the case mouth up at about 1:30, above the bolt lug raceway so there’s much more spring pressure loaded in the ejector, it really is the fix for weak ejection with stubby cases like the BR, for longer cases like the .308 it’s not really necissary
Gary Eliseo

By: Fergal

Fergal — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 02:14:11 +0000

I love the idea of the Sako extractor but the mixed reviews about them make me question the concept.

By: Boyd Allen

Boyd Allen — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:21:51 +0000

From the look of the before video, the ejector spring is not stock, and this is the probable source of the problem. ‘Called a friend who has two short action Remingtons chambered in 6BR and asked him if he has any ejection problems, when working the bolt very slowly. He does not. If it can be made for a particular application, the Remington “three rings of steel”breaching system is probably the safest in the industry. ….slick rig…good job on the video

By: matthew doherty

matthew doherty — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:37:15 +0000

I have done this myself to my rem 223 bolt when I did a 6BR barrel swap. worked out very well but when I faced the bolt face to make it larger, The firing pin hole was enlarged and it needed to be bushed. Greg at GRE-Tan did it for me and did a great job.

By: ocabj

ocabj — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:09:20 +0000

Just a note, I didn’t do the modification myself. It was actually done by Doan Trevor (www.doantrevor.com) when he rebarreled the respective action for me.

Just wanted to put that out there since so people don’t think I actually have the knowledge, experience, or equipment to do this kind of work.

By: Nathan Kuehl

Nathan Kuehl — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:03:44 +0000

The port on the rifle is small and the angle of the Sako extractor (opposite the ejector) aligns the case better during ejection. I would guess the ejector spring has been lightened up also.