And now the bad news

The extractor I had on order will not work.

Does anyone know where I can find an extractor for a Winchester Low wall 22LR?

Thanks in advance

Gary

Hey Glenn

I called Ballard and the gal I talked to said it would work, I ordered it and it showed up.....

The lower part looks right but the upper portion is totally different.

Called Ballerd talked to a guy this time he said "yep, won't work"

Now I'm looking for another one

Gary

Mine is the original Dale that goes all the way across the bottom of the cartridge and up both sides

"U" shaped

Gary

Hey Glenn

First of all, you know I am not a gunsmith, nor do I play one on TV

This is the Low wall I showed you down at Effingham last year, pretty scarred up from rough handling but basically sound and tight, I have seen gravel roads that looked better than the inside of the barrel however.

After experimenting with relining, I had it rebarreled earlier this winter, and after getting it back and reassembling, I shot it about 20 times and the extractor broke right where the firing pin hits the extractor, (and it was smacking the extractor pretty good but I do not believe the firing pin was messed with(what do I know, see first sentence))

OK, the guy who rebarreled it just happened to have an extractor so I got out the Prussian blue and very carefully filed and sanded till I got the extractor to fit. 
Then according to what I was told I very carefully heat treated the new extractor (I have made several knives over the years so heat treating is not new to me) and was ready to start winning 22 silhouette matches, after firing for three times the new extractor broke right where the old one broke.

This is why I was so interested in the thread JDSteele had commented in regarding firing pin protrusion and then later about cases splitting in low wall 22's (before rebarreling, after firing the cases always had some bulging in the extractor area)

If I can find another extractor, I will fit it using JDSteele's method descibed in another thread, I will not heat treat it, and I will insure the firing pin no longer hits the extractor, If it happens again I will know the rifle is cursed and either have an exorcism performed or remove it from my presence permanently.

A simple low wall bought for a little bit of nothing should not be this much trouble.

What say you

Gary

Gary:

Did the extractor snap in half or what? Is it something that can be repaired? Sounds like it is not supported very well against the barrel.

Do what Mr. Steele says on the firing pin. In fact, it is generally a good idea to do what Joe says on anything to do with singles shots. (except for the spare or broken Winchester parts thing, they should be sent to me.) 

Glenn

Gary:

You might maybe get away with silvering the two pieces back together if the break is clean.

When you do get an extractor back together, get out your prussian blue again and spot in back of the extractor. Concentrate on getting full contact at the center of the blade, particularly around the case rim so you have a good solid anvil. It be much better to have contact in the center and air on the sides than the other way around.  Check for burrs on the edges of the barrel face but concentrate you metal removal on the back of the extractor.

This and a proper length firing pin should go a long way towards making the world once again safe for democracy.

Glenn