Thread: Remington 700 Sako and M16 extractor conversions

We certainly are a long way away from extractors and the original intent of this thread which as it appears to me is an attempt by Greg to protect his business from a perceived threat or challenge from other Greg (or maybe just some free advertising for his gunsmithing services).

Perhaps we should get back on topic by asking the interested parties to back up their extractor statements with ohhhhh say some EVIDENCE for their claims - The bolt is undergoing triaxial stress at multiple locations while under hydrostatic tension - a situation which is difficult to model on the back of a fag packet. the obvious engineers answer would be finite element analysis of the parts in question to give us some concrete numbers and enable us to make an informed choice as to who to believe. In the absence of this or similar evidence I can only assume they are both simply playing a guessing game and potentially playing with the lives of their customers (think exploding dan cans).

So go on then gents - exactly what process did you follow to decide how to modify another manufacturers product to operate safely outside its design specifications?