No4 Mk1 Hard Extraction

[SVT-40]

Extracting empty cartridges out of my No4 Mk1 seems a hole lot more stiff compared to my Mosin Nagant. is this normal ?
There is no pitting in the chamber it is clean as a whistle. I've been using Winchester Super-X i havent tried any other brand of ammo yet. Could the winchester ammo have anything to do with hard extration ?

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[muffett.2008]

Yep.

[Peter Laidler]

Agree with Muffer..... Easy way to check this is to try live firing and extracting some other types of ammo

[muffett.2008]

Try a harder case, either milsurp ammo or HXP brass

[Ridolpho]

SVT-40: Out of curiosity, what is ammo availability like on your side of the country? Lot of bare shelves in Calgary. I normally buy Remington 174gr MC (.303) at a local sporting goods supermarket type place but nothing there last time I made the hour round-trip drive. This Remington stuff works well in everything I've got including a Martini-Enfield which has pretty poor extraction power. Next I'm going to try some PRVI FMJ which I found available in BC with virtually free shipping to Calgary. Have found their 7.62x54 to be excellent and reasonably priced.

Ridolpho

[SVT-40]

303 Brit is also hard to find around here as well, the only source i have withing a 50 km range is Canadian Tire stores . they hold Wimchester, Hornady and Remington in that calibre.

[enfield303t]

Personally like Privi as the brass seems to be good quality and then I reload after that without experiencing any problem "yet".

[SVT-40]

ok i got to test out the Remington 303 ammo and the extraction is a hole lot better

Thanks guy's