Yes, there seems to be some general interference between the extractor and groove.

We had a dedicated barrel where the groove was clocked a bit wrong and the extractor would contact the side.

With that fixed, the bottom of the groove does seem to lift the extractor slightly.

The stock extractor also seems to be pretty soft.

Perhaps the BoreBuddy hardened extractor is an improvement.

Quote Originally Posted by Todd.K View Post
I did slightly reshape the front of my extractor where it was contacting the grove in the barrel. This lets it sit all the way down on the rim.