Weak Savage ejector

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jaybic

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Hello fellas,

I am hoping someone can help me. I got a new Savage 16 weather warrior in 22-250 and while it seems to shoot quite well, when I bolt it slowly at the bench, it wants to leave the empty case lay in the action and when it does spit them out they dont go very far. My last rifle(Browning Abolt) would throw them into the next county no matter how slow you operated the bolt. It also seems that when I do bolt it, any loaded rounds in the magazine seem to all want to just pop up and out and then I get a jam. Kinda fails to throw the empty clear and then picks up a loaded round or two and tries to chamber them all.

Even when I really bolt it quickly, the empties still are not thrown very far. Feeding issues are NOT a good thing for my main coyote rifle. Is this just normal Savage ejection or do I have issues that need to be corrected?

Can a guy some how "beef up" the ejector spring or something?

Any and all ideas are welcome because coyote season is upon me and having a really good shooting single shot is not going to work out. Funny thing is, it is getting better. I started out with an Abolt that didnt shoot and now I upgraded(?) to a Savage that only wants to shoot once. How wierd is that????

Thanks guys.

Jamie
 
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You need to shoot more than once?

Seriously, you might try disassembling the ejector to see if there is anything in there that shouldn't be, and to see if a burr might be slowing things down. Also, a new spring may be needed...shouldn't cost much. I would probably call the factory and see what they have to say. It could be that, since it is a new rifle, they might be persuaded to send you one for free. While you have it apart, you might want to measure the length of the spring so that you can compare what you have to the factory specification.
 
Weak Ejector Spring or trash in the pocket.

Push the ejector back and drive the reaining pin out. Now carefully let the tension off the ejector being careful to not let it fly off into yor eyes or get lost in the room. Clean and inspect the ejector and spring. clean out the pocket also. Replace the spring if needed. They can be purchased from Brownells, Midway, and Sharp Shooters supply for about $4.50 I don't think Savage will sell you one unless you are an FFL registered with them. Reverse the process to put it back together. Remember to line up the recess for the retention pin to pass thru.

Good luck
Nat Lambeth
 
....and
You can lengthen the slot in the ejector a bit to allow it to keep the cartridge pressed against the raceway until it clears the port. Don't go too much. If it protrudes past the bolthead it will interfere feeding cartridges from the mag. You can lengthen the slot on the rear corner about .020".

Replace the factory .125" extractor detent ball with a .140".

One other thing. At times there's a burr on the edge of the bolt race at lug recesses. It has a tendency to grab the cartridge and pull it out of the bolthead early. Use a small file, small hone or one of those find grit nail boards to remove it.

A short "How To" disassembling -assembling a Savage bolthead.
http://savageshooters.com/SavageForum/index.php/topic,10681.0.html

Bill
 
+1 on extractor

Agree with poster L. E. Hanson, it is usually an extractor problem, not the ejector. Have seen several older Savage rifles in .223, .22-250, and .243 with the identical problem....all were cured by installing a new extractor. And Savage will usually send you one free! Good luck and good shooting
 
It is a new 2009 model with the Accustock. It was purchased brand new in May. I had to wait for a while until Savage did a run on lefty 22-250s but it is this years model.

Thanks again to all,

Jamie
 
I had this problem with a savage 12 in a 22-250 on mine it had a little burr on the bottom edge of the extractor and it would not hold on to the case well enough for the ejector to engage .Youve probably fixed this by now but if someone else has this problem remove your extractor (Carefully) first remove bolt then remove extractor by pushing it towards the firing pin with a small screwdriver as the extractor moves keep screwdriver flat against bolt head in extractor slot so you dont lose the bead and spring then I used my pocket knife to deburr it but I was at the range scrape the back side of the extractor and clean around the extractor location in the bolt head and reassemble this time insert extractor in from outside the bolt head use screw driver to push in spring and bead and push extractor back in place by hand very easy thing to check first especially on a rifle thats not very old that shouldnt have worn out parts yet ..Hope this helps someone.
 
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