Im sorry, I know I am asking a lot of questions. Rem 700 police, 338 Lapua. When I chamber a round i have to slide the bolt fast and then I am able to push the the bolt down. However if I chamber a round slowly and then atempt to close the bolt, it wont move and i have to push foward and down more forcefully to close the bolt. Does this make sense> Like the bolt wont close unless round is bolt is very firmly against round. I have not experienced this before. If I need to be more clear on what I am saying, please let me know. Thanks for the help.
Headspace Problems?
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MtnCreek
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Mark the case and bullet up with a sharpy and run it through, more than once if needed. It could be headspace, but it could also be the neck or the bullet.
scythefwd
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reloads or factory?
If it's reloads, check factory ammo to see if it's a problem there. If it's factory, go to a smith and have your chamber checked.
If it's reloads, check factory ammo to see if it's a problem there. If it's factory, go to a smith and have your chamber checked.
Jim Watson
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Remington 700 is a push feed, snap over extractor action.
It may be that what you are feeling as you ladyfinger it closed slowly is the extractor coming up against the rim and needing an extra push to engage.
It may be that what you are feeling as you ladyfinger it closed slowly is the extractor coming up against the rim and needing an extra push to engage.
scythefwd
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Jim.. I thought they were controlled feed.. learn something new every day!
Jim Watson
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Not unless they have changed since the last one I owned... which WAS years ago and in a much smaller caliber.
scythefwd
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never owned one.. I like the savages.. so IF I end up getting a nice bolt action.. and I intend to.. it'll be a savage. Because of that though, I haven't looked at the r700 and how it functions very closely.
scythefwd
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shouldn't make much of a difference. That extractor was designed to snap over the rim...
dprice3844444
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compare a fired case with a new one.see if any scrapes show up which might indicated any ruff spots.check a full cartridge and compare also.
Vern Humphrey
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In addition to that, of course, the M700 ejector is a spring-loaded pin in the bolt face. If you chamber slowly, you have to both push the extractor over the rim and compress the ejector spring in that last fraction of an inch of forward movement.
A friend of mine has a M700 in 300 Winmag, I do believe his headspace is too tight, as you cannot chamber some factory ammo. So does it happen? Yep...
A test you could do is to apply scotch tape to the case head, one layer at a time and see when the bolt wont close. The tape is approx .002" thick, and you should get at least 2 pieces on without getting a stiff bolt on a factory rifle.
A test you could do is to apply scotch tape to the case head, one layer at a time and see when the bolt wont close. The tape is approx .002" thick, and you should get at least 2 pieces on without getting a stiff bolt on a factory rifle.
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