[quote name=\"Roller\"]George,
If i did not have my chambers already done I would pursue the blade type extractor. The original hook style ejector seems to work ok but is unreliable due to its weak construction. I will be trying my beefed up bolts to see how they work and hold up.
Frank[/quote]
Nitewatchman did those sketches on the original drawings and I\'m curious if he looked into it any further. I also have my barrell ring and barrells grooved but don\'t think that would matter a bit if I went to the spring finger type extractor. Someone (you?) posted a concern about the cartridge wouldn\'t be fully supported because of the extractor cutout if a different extractor was used. This should be no problem at all, many commercial firearms have the cartridge not fully supported all the way around by the chamber, the 1911 45 auto and glocks for example and those cartridges are much higher pressure than a .22. Also, it would be possible to make the hook end larger than the finger and even in the same shape/dimensions as the original D&E hook so it would fill the cutout, it would make the finger extractor a little more complicated but it certainly could be done. I only made one bolt so far, per the drawings, to test the waters, it is starting to crack naturally, totally unacceptable.