I have my dad’s 1976 Stainless Ruger Single Six. It shoots fantastic but is always difficult to extract the brass. This seems to be the case with various brands of ammo. It is just killing my finger pulling the extractor and sometimes I just need to find a hard surface to push against.
I inspected the chambers and they are a little rough with circular machine marks. I have tried cleaning it really carefully but that doesn’t seem to help much either.
Is this something that can be improved or just the nature of the beast?
Should it go back to Ruger or is there something I can do on my own?
Should I be using the extractor differently? I just sort of make sure it is in the case and mash down hard.
Thanks. It’s a shooter.