Bought a Berthier rifle with a broken extractor. (missed during inspection at the gunshop)
Seems the easiest way to get a replacement was to buy a bolt head assembly, so I got two.
Upon arrival, they were compared to see how closely the measurement from face to lugs matched. Happy to report only 0.001" variance between the three, of which some variation was noted across the width bolt face itself.


Quick temporary setup to get comparative numbers.


So, looking like the quick fix is to drop one of the other boltheads into the rifle and go from there until more info is available about the best way of R&Ring the extractor. Does anybody have any experience doing this operation? Looks like the extractor needs to be driven rearward, just don't know if there's any hidden pitfalls or whether the act itself could endanger a good extractor. Will start with the broken one, but no rush at this point!

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