Ron Go
Member
Hi Guys,
I am new to the forum but came across it looking to see if anyone had the same problem. I just bought a new Remington 700 XCR in 30:06. Prior to putting any rounds through the barrel I decided to cycle the action with some cartridges. In cycling the same 5 cartridges 3-4 time I notice the cases were scratched and so too was the bullet. I decided to slide the bolt slowly to see what was happening. As the bolt moved forward, the bullet tip comes into contact mid way up the feed ramp. It slides tip first over the feed ramp and then the shell neck scrapes over the ramp until the shell is released from the magazine. The scratched from the feed ramp were mild although you could notice some deformation on the bullet tip. Not great if you really think this will affect accuracy.
There were more significant scratches on the metal case which were caused by the magazine lips. As the bolt moved the cartridges forward, the magazine lips cause length-wise scratches. These sctraches are not deep but visible and you can notice them while running you fingernail over the case. After each cartridge was cycled 4 times, there were almost 7-8 scratches on each one.
Since I want this gun for some target shooting (not competition) and also hunting, I wonder if my best bet is to load one cartridge at a time by just laying it on top of the magazine (not putting it in the magazine) and closing the bolt. ALso I plan on getting back into reloading and scratches are a problem that will grow over time.
My plan was to take the same cartridge and cycle it in and out 30 times. I noticed the long lenght-wise scratches caused by exiting the magine are eliminated. I did see some very light scratches on the front half of the cartridge. As the bolt is opened the bullet is held against the right side of the breech by the extractor until it is finally ejected. This causes some minor sctaching. I did notice a mark start around the circumference of the case approx 1/2" from the primer end. This may be due to a burr - I am not sure. I did notice I had to be careful loading the cartridges one at a time this way because there is a chance the bullet tip may stray to one side and hit the area around the bore. This would cause a dent in the front of the bullet.
My question to the group if I may...is this normal for a remington 700 with a bottom plate magazine?
FYI - the bullets I used were not that long - they were 165 gr remington core lock so cartridge length was not a factor.
Many thanks for any comments.
Ron
I am new to the forum but came across it looking to see if anyone had the same problem. I just bought a new Remington 700 XCR in 30:06. Prior to putting any rounds through the barrel I decided to cycle the action with some cartridges. In cycling the same 5 cartridges 3-4 time I notice the cases were scratched and so too was the bullet. I decided to slide the bolt slowly to see what was happening. As the bolt moved forward, the bullet tip comes into contact mid way up the feed ramp. It slides tip first over the feed ramp and then the shell neck scrapes over the ramp until the shell is released from the magazine. The scratched from the feed ramp were mild although you could notice some deformation on the bullet tip. Not great if you really think this will affect accuracy.
There were more significant scratches on the metal case which were caused by the magazine lips. As the bolt moved the cartridges forward, the magazine lips cause length-wise scratches. These sctraches are not deep but visible and you can notice them while running you fingernail over the case. After each cartridge was cycled 4 times, there were almost 7-8 scratches on each one.
Since I want this gun for some target shooting (not competition) and also hunting, I wonder if my best bet is to load one cartridge at a time by just laying it on top of the magazine (not putting it in the magazine) and closing the bolt. ALso I plan on getting back into reloading and scratches are a problem that will grow over time.
My plan was to take the same cartridge and cycle it in and out 30 times. I noticed the long lenght-wise scratches caused by exiting the magine are eliminated. I did see some very light scratches on the front half of the cartridge. As the bolt is opened the bullet is held against the right side of the breech by the extractor until it is finally ejected. This causes some minor sctaching. I did notice a mark start around the circumference of the case approx 1/2" from the primer end. This may be due to a burr - I am not sure. I did notice I had to be careful loading the cartridges one at a time this way because there is a chance the bullet tip may stray to one side and hit the area around the bore. This would cause a dent in the front of the bullet.
My question to the group if I may...is this normal for a remington 700 with a bottom plate magazine?
FYI - the bullets I used were not that long - they were 165 gr remington core lock so cartridge length was not a factor.
Many thanks for any comments.
Ron
