Thank you for the tips guys. I really tried everything and I kept breaking or bending rods, so I took it to my local gun-smith the other day and he got it out for me, charged me $5 because he broke his rod too. I went out and fired 6 rounds the next day to make sure the extractor and everything was ok and it seemed to be perfectly fine. I used Winchester's 150 grain FMJ rounds this time. I am staying away from the cheap russian ammo from now on.