remington 700 problems?

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no problems with remington 700's at all. very good rifle. buy one, buy LOTS of ammo, and have fun! oh yeah, clean it when you are done! oops, i just thought of one little problem, mine, the stock was to long for me, so i had it shortened up one inch.
 
The only downer, as has been mentioned already, is the extractor. And it's only a problem if you want to squeeze every last fps out of your necksized handloads and you have some religious aversion to cleaning. The Remington extractor is just a bump in the bolt "ring." it was done that way so that the designers could keep the ring solid for strength, hence the "3 rings of steel" advertizing slogan. IMO, aside from that one caveat, the 700 is the best sporting rifle design on the market, considering quality for money spent.
 
My .308 Rem 700 is without a doubt the most accurate out-of-the-box firearm I have purchased. I had also purchased a Win Model 70 around the same time and I am glad that I have a friend that is a Winchester armorer. The .308 Rem 700 was so accurate that I bought the .223 and .300 WSM versions for ...... well, no good reason, I just like shooting them.

GD
 
The extractor has been known to wear out. But then, so have the extractors on the push feed M70. These should be considered consumable items. I don't know the failure rate, maybe by your second or third barrel. Make sure you keep the area under the extractor clean. Gunk under the extractor lip is hard on the extractor.

I don't like the safety arrangement in the M700, it is a sear blocking safety. However most over ride trigger mechanisms use a sear blocking safety. Probably because it is cheap to make. Sear blocking mechanisms have had accidental discharges when they get out of adjustment. Which explains the current crop of unadjustable over ride triggers on the market. The original M98, current Ruger M77 and the old Win M70 safety hold the cocking piece back, and that is a more positive method.

IMO, aside from that one caveat, the 700 is the best sporting rifle design on the market, considering quality for money spent.
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The M700 is an excellent design. The engineering was top notch, which is why it is still in production after being introduced in 1948. Few actions from that era are still being made.
 
I'm not sure how you could consider a 700 extractor a consumable, since it's a milled bump in the bolt ring. It won't wear out and won't give you any trouble as long as it's clean and you're not hot rodding your ammo.
 
The extractor is NOT a milled bump in the bolt. It is a separate piece of spring steel. Otherwise it would be impossible to close the bolt over the cartridge rim. and they do break
 
SlamFire1 said:
The extractor has been known to wear out. But then, so have the extractors on the push feed M70. These should be considered consumable items. I don't know the failure rate, maybe by your second or third barrel. Make sure you keep the area under the extractor clean. Gunk under the extractor lip is hard on the extractor.
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So any thoughts on replacing the factory extractor with a Sako style extractor?

Replace this ...

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with this ....

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Several gunsmiths will no longer install Sako extractors. It weekens the bolt face and if not installed just right can render the bolt useless. I'd rather have a full even ring of support for the back of the case. The target custom actions based on 700's don't use Sako style extractors either. I've owned over 12 different 700's and fired thousands of rounds out of them. I've never smoked an extractor. I'm sure it happens but not as much as the internet would have some believe. If the factory original fails it's easily fixed too.
 
Like others have said, the extractor is the only thing that worries me.... I haven't had a single problem out of mine, but it definitely isn't the best design IMO...
 
Horsemany said:
Several gunsmiths will no longer install Sako extractors. It weekens the bolt face and if not installed just right can render the bolt useless. I'd rather have a full even ring of support for the back of the case. The target custom actions based on 700's don't use Sako style extractors either. I've owned over 12 different 700's and fired thousands of rounds out of them. I've never smoked an extractor. I'm sure it happens but not as much as the internet would have some believe. If the factory original fails it's easily fixed too.
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Horsemany, thanks for the succinct answer ... I have three 700s, two of which are 12 or so years old and I've never had any problems of any kind. I was just curious about the Sako extractor since I've seen them on Midway.

Thanks.
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No problem. Sometime back there were some pictures posted of a Sako extractor installation gone wrong. It was pretty ugly. Those pictures lead to some discussion that it's getting harder to find smiths interested in doing it.
 
If there is a weak point in the Model 700, it is the extractor. Several years ago, I was spotting for a guy shooting in 1,000 yard F Class competition. The extractor broke in his Remington 40X, and he finished the match by using my cleaning rod to poke the fired cases out of the chamber.

Don
 
700s (and their "little brother," the Model 7) are great guns. I've had no problems with mine. Further, I think the Remington 700 BDL is a classic beauty, and all safes should contain at least one.
 
If there is a weak point in the Model 700, it is the extractor. Several years ago, I was spotting for a guy shooting in 1,000 yard F Class competition. The extractor broke in his Remington 40X, and he finished the match by using my cleaning rod to poke the fired cases out of the chamber.

Don
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Yes it is the weak point but usually blown out of proportion IMO. Every design has a compromise. In this case you may have an easy to fix extractor fail once in a blue moon. In exchange you get a bolt face that fully supports the back of the case 360deg. Yes a claw extractor is more reliable but you won't see many at a benchrest match because the whol bottom half of the bolt face is open. ie. not fully supported.
 
I own 4 Remingtons: M700 Mountain Rifle DM in 30-06 w 22" barrel, Model 700 ADL in 243 Win. w 24" barrel,Model 7 CDL in 300WSM w 22" barrel & Model 700 "Guides Choice" 7mm-08 w 22" barrel, All are accurate, especially the 243 Win, and have given me no problems thus far. :D
 
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Kennedy said:

if you call getting 5 rds in .4 inch group at 100 yds a problem, then stay away from them. I have done it twice with reloads
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THE RULES require you to immediately post your load. You're gonna tease us, now you gotta produce. :>)
 
Sam, my load was 40.3 gr of H4895 in a rem case with 168gr SMK, harris bipod, rear sand bag, leupold 3x9, just one long oblong hole on one, and clover leaf on the second, made my day
 
I have always owned 700's and never had a problem until recently.

I have an older 700 FS in 7mm Mag that I have hunted hard with for years. I was on an Arizona Elk hunt and the rifle began to intermittently fail to cock on opening and I had to cycle the action multiple times to get it to cock.

I took the bolt apart and cleaned it throughly and it reduced the number of instances, but did not eliminate the problem.

My guess is the problem is in the trigger assembly somewhere. Like I said it has been hunted and shot hard so it is probably just time for a tune-up by a qualified gun smith. This my favorite Elk rifle so it is a bad feeling to loose confidence in it.
 
I've a Rem 700 and a Win 70. I like the tight smooth bolt on the Win 70 better. Everything else I like the rem 700 a little better. I cant decide wich I like overall.
 
sprice said:
do remington 700's have any problems i should know about?
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I just bought one, a 700 SS Milspec in .308 that doesn't want to make any more than one hole in the target no matter how many rounds I shoot at it. Oh, sorry, that's not a problem.
 
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