I have a fairly new 700 LTR and loading it is a pain in the butt. Being a 700, it does not have a detachable mag, so it must be loaded from inside the receiver. It's a .308, so it's a short action.
What happens is it feels like the cartridges need to fit JUST RIGHT in order to load properly. Sometimes a shell will "click" over to one side (the left) and does not feed or feed smoothly into the chamber. Loading it in general just seems awkward and clumsy.
It just seems like a crappy set-up, and I would expect more from a $900 rifle. I have read other complaints on the same thing from past threads.
What happens is it feels like the cartridges need to fit JUST RIGHT in order to load properly. Sometimes a shell will "click" over to one side (the left) and does not feed or feed smoothly into the chamber. Loading it in general just seems awkward and clumsy.
It just seems like a crappy set-up, and I would expect more from a $900 rifle. I have read other complaints on the same thing from past threads.