I'm looking for some advice on correctly re-installing a riveted extractor on my Remington 700 in 35 Whelen.

I attempted to install it yesterday by using a pin punch in a vise on the inside and a hammer to beat the rivet down on the outside of the bolt, but this didn't seem to work well because of the ange of the pin punch.

I got the rivet pretty tight, but the extractor seemed too tight. It was hard to close the bolt, I had to force it closed to get the extractor to jump over the cartridge rim. It also wouldn't eject; it pushed the cartridge up to the side but didn't throw it out like it should. The rim of the case was pretty badly mangled from this operation.

I should note that the ejector pin seems to be moving freely, with plenty of spring pressure, so I don't think that is the problem.

fauccetb, you've done this before, haven't you? Is there a right way to do this, without buying the $60 tool from brownell's? I can make my own tool if necessary.

Brownell's makes a tool to do this. I don't remember the cost, but it's just about necessary to do it right. Here's their site.

http://www.brownells.com/Default.aspx

Brownell's makes a tool to do this. I don't remember the cost, but it's just about necessary to do it right. Here's their site.

http://www.brownells.com/Default.aspx

yeah, I saw the tool on their website, it's about $60, which doesn't seem worth it for just one use. Is there no way to do it without that tool?

I'll take it to a smith if I have to, but I hate doing that for a job that I should be able to do on my own.

Boy talk about being between a rock and a hard place. There's probably a way to do it without the special tool, but it's not easy. A gunsmith with the tool probably wouldn't charge more than 25 bucks so you'd be ahead that way. You may be able to make up a tool, take a look at Brownell's and if they have a picture you may be able to copy it. Brownell's usually has instructions for every tool they sell and you can download the instructions.

Sorry I can't help you any more. I believe Remington got away from the riveted extractors on their newer guns.

The B-Square tool is $24.90, about what the Brownells tool cost 10 years ago.

http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/store/ProductDetail.aspx?p=1759&title=REMINGTON+RIFLE+BOLT+EXTRACTOR+RIVET+SET

Bye
Jack

The B-Square tool is $24.90, about what the Brownells tool cost 10 years ago.

http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/store/ProductDetail.aspx?p=1759&title=REMINGTON+RIFLE+BOLT+EXTRACTOR+RIVET+SET

Bye
Jack

Thanks, that B-square tool is a lot more reasonable. I found a picture of one on the Midway site that I could probably copy, but I'll probably just suck it up and go to a real gunsmith. After my botched installation last night, I figure it's worth having it done right.

Seems to me you can make a stepped rod to snuggly fit the inside diameter of the bolt face w/extractor and then peen the rivet from the outside.

You might also try the snap in extractors for the 700 series.

If someone has a tool and can send me dimensions I can make some up for a lot less then $60 or lend it out for peoples use.

Seems to me you can make a stepped rod to snuggly fit the inside diameter of the bolt face w/extractor and then peen the rivet from the outside.

You might also try the snap in extractors for the 700 series.

If someone has a tool and can send me dimensions I can make some up for a lot less then $60 or lend it out for peoples use.

I ended up just taking it to a smith, but I did figure out that a large straight punch, clamped securely in a vise, would work fine as an anvil. The ejector has to come out, then the end of the punch can fit into the bolt head (just like a cartridge) so the side of the punch is the anvil for the rivet. No special tools required.

I took it to a smith because I couldn't get the extractor tuned right; I bent it on my first installation because I put it in without removing the ejector.

The gun actually had a rivetless extractor in it when I got it. It would extract fired cartridges most of the time, but not always. I didn't want to be in the middle of a hunt and find my gun jammed up!