extractor question

radio · Post by **radio** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 5:02 pm

Is the extractor for the MKIII the same as the one for the 10/22? I haven't owned a 10/22 in quite some time and don't remember for sure.

thanks

Post by **Bullseye** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 6:46 pm

Yes, the extractor claws are the same between the two models. The extractor plunger springs look the same but they are not. You must reuse the one in your Mark II/III and not the one in the package for the 10/22.

R,
Bullseye

radio · Post by **radio** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 10:47 pm

Thanks, as always, Bullseye.

Somehow I acquired an extractor in a tiny ziplock bag with "Ruger" written on it. Age and CRS prevent me from remembering exactly how I got it, but glad to know I can add it to the MK spare parts tray.

The factory part has been flawless to date, but I don't fire quite as many rounds through mine as many of you gents do.

ruger22 · Post by **ruger22** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 10:57 am

Bullseye wrote: The extractor plunger springs look the same but they are not.
R,
Bullseye

Sure? I checked the manuals on my Mark III and 10/22 and both show B-15 as the part number on the extractor plunger springs. I have them in one bag for both guns.

Post by **Bullseye** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 6:24 am

Yes, if you've ordered an extractor for the 10/22 and want to use it in a Mark II/III the spring that comes with it is a stronger tensioned spring. VQ even has included a sticker on their parts bag with a warning not to use the spring in the bag in your Ruger pistol but to reuse the plunger spring in the bolt of your Mark II/III.

R,
Bullseye

ruger22 · Post by **ruger22** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 10:50 am

Is this just with VQ springs, then? My Ruger extractors and extractor springs have always been in separate bags from Ruger, and as I posted, B-15 was the number for the extractor spring for either gun. My parts were all gotten over two years ago, if that makes a difference.

I hope this is just VQ, as I have half a dozen B-15 extractor springs all dumped in one bag.

Post by **Bullseye** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 12:25 am

VQ or Power Custom replacement extractor hooks for the 10/22 have the stronger springs in the kits.

R,
Bullseye

ruger22 · Post by **ruger22** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 10:34 am

Whew, so I won't need to sort them. The thread made no distinction as to who's extractor springs were different. Thanks, Bullseye!

Post by **Bullseye** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 4:47 pm

Sorry about that! Sometimes I know what I want to say but don't always describe the whole concept. Glad you're not in a panic.

R,
Bullseye

ruger22 · Post by **ruger22** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 11:59 am

No problem! Shouldn't be too hard to sort lighter from stronger springs, if that had been the case. And I learned something. I didn't know that VQ's 10/22 extractor springs were stronger than Ruger's.