I purchased that .22LR Remington 597 that was on armslist yesterday with the "broken extractor."
Gun is in decent shape, dirty, but okay. The extractor, plunger, and extractor spring are missing. Got the rifle for $100, with 500 rounds and a BSA scope, so can't complain too much.
Anyway, got home and started to strip her down to see what the deal is and guess what I find? Yep, there's a case in chamber with the rim ripped right off it. I was unsure how to get it out without scratching the barrel, so I tried a cleaning rod. Wouldn't budge.
So I soaked her up in some CLP break-free and let it sit for ~20 minutes or so. Was then able to pull it out with a pair of needle nose.
Anyone ever seen this?
I would think if it ripped the rim of the case off, it wouldn't have broken the extractor. Or vice versa, if the case lodged and the extractor broke, I didn't think it would have the gumption to pull the rim of the case off.


Gun is in decent shape, dirty, but okay. The extractor, plunger, and extractor spring are missing. Got the rifle for $100, with 500 rounds and a BSA scope, so can't complain too much.
Anyway, got home and started to strip her down to see what the deal is and guess what I find? Yep, there's a case in chamber with the rim ripped right off it. I was unsure how to get it out without scratching the barrel, so I tried a cleaning rod. Wouldn't budge.
So I soaked her up in some CLP break-free and let it sit for ~20 minutes or so. Was then able to pull it out with a pair of needle nose.
Anyone ever seen this?
I would think if it ripped the rim of the case off, it wouldn't have broken the extractor. Or vice versa, if the case lodged and the extractor broke, I didn't think it would have the gumption to pull the rim of the case off.

