Rechamber like new Savage M40 Hornet?

[dualsport]

My Savage M40 Varminter .22 Hornet has the same extraction issues so often heard about on the web. Apparently it's a real common problem. Darn shame as they are really nice rifles otherwise. I'm thinking about going to K Hornet on it. Already set up for the K on another gun so there's that. Any downside to the rechamber on a Savage M40? They were discontinued and replaced by the Model 25. Also nice.

[gandydancer]

that's the very reason i sold my savage model 40 22 Hornet. don't know about the 25??

[Hickok]

I have owned both the model 40 and the model 25 in .22 hornet. Had extraction problems with both of them. I did a little file work on the Model 40 extractor, and it worked MOST of the time, but I never was satisfied. Then I bought a Model 25. The Model 25 has a Sako type extractor, and I thought it would work well, but it didn't. I even replaced the spring, but it would still leave a case stuck at times.

I then bought a CZ 527 American in .22 Hornet, and it is a great rifle. Having the Mauser extractor, it will rip the head off a casing before letting go. I even took some empty Hornet brass and expanded the neck and mouth, so the case would fit very tight in the chamber. The CZ extracted and ejected them with ease!

[Larry Gibson]

Not had any extractor problems with my M40. Don't see how chambering to K-Hornet would cure any such problems. Also see no reason to K-Hornet the M40 either, especially for case bullets. The long Hornet neck and 14" twist makes it perfect for several cast bullets, especially the Lyman Loverin 225462.

Larry Gibson