Remington 700 question

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I recently purchased a Remington 700 .270 went to shoot it the other day and it would not chamber a round after i double checked the ammo I started working the bolt back and forth every thing felt fine. Then I decided to take the bolt out.........Thats when I encountered a problem I could not get it to release, so i took it apart and quickly noticed that this gun had not been cleaned in a while all the small parts seem to be gummed up with dirt and grime. I worked with it enough to get a bullet to chamber but its still a little tight so my question is will NITRO SOLVENT help free up these parts even more?
 
jd,
If you b the "handy" type - work on cleaning it yourself, but if not - take it to a recommended smith.

The problem you are describing could be potentially dangerous. I would say a serious chamber and bolt head cleaning are in order. Let it soak in Hoppes #9. Keep replacing the solution and let it soak overnight for a week - the bore, the chamber, the bolt face, and even the small "gummed up" parts.

You can "hose it" with brake cleaner, but unless you can fully disassemble it, you risk forcing dirt, powder and other debris further down into the fire control group, etc.

I am familiar with the 700 - pretty simple as rifles go, but still needs to be maintained.

Do not fire it again until you can get a round to chamber easily.

You did the right thing in making certain of the caliber - as a volunteer rifle marksmanship instructor and range officer - I have seen some crazy things over the years!

Get yourself a good bore light - something that will really put good light into the chamber, bore and small parts to be certain that they get clean and are in good repair / condition.

My .02,
PH
 
There are two likely problems -- and you may have both.

The first is that the extractor is jammed -- bits of brass, gunk, etc., are making it difficult to jump over the rim and into the extractor groove of the case.

The other is that rust and gunk are keeping the ejector spring from compressing.

I recommend removing both extractor and ejector -- if you feel capable of doing this yourself. I would much rather remove parts and do a thorough inspection and cleaning than just soak the bolt head and hope for the best.
 
I have the gun apart and began working all the parts with nitro solvent...After that I will give the rest of the gun a good cleaning and see how that does if is still feel a little tight i will soak it in the Hoppes...Thanks for the help so far.
 
make sure your base screws do not protrude too far. using the wrong screw in the front hole will also stop the works.
 
Finally got it back together

Took the gun completly apart and boy do I mean completly and cleaned everything! Just got the gun back together with a little help from dear old dad and everything is in working order.This is the 1st time I ever took a gun that far apart man there is alot of work!:confused: The bolt is smoother than i could imagine and chambers and ejects rounds like a champ.Thanks again for everyone's advice.
 
jd,
Glad it worked out.

Dads can be great. Lost mine a few years back and miss him often.

Firearms were our #1 thing in common (had many others as well). In our family - it was me that were the "smith", but he was a great shot with a rifle. I could always beat him with pistol, but not with a rifle - despite much more practice.

Every once in a while, I wish I could just ask him a question - be glad you still can and spend time with him whenever you get a chance.

PH
 
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