Remington 700 action wear
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Thats not wear, those are marks from the broach that cut the raceway. Looks like every visible machined surface in that picture has artifacts from machining.
So, the good thing is the marks have not been worn smooth... Not much wear on that action.
Thanks for the insight. I was certain it was wear because I have two other 700’s that are smooth in that place. One was purchased last year brand new and the other is a RMEF edition 300 ultra mag that I purchased from my brother.
This is called Remington Roulette, you never know what you're going to get.
Just run the hell out of it dry for a couple hundred dry fires. You can put some polishing compound in there to speed up the process.
But overall, just plenty of good hard use and it should break in like your others.
But overall, just plenty of good hard use and it should break in like your others.
I would not polish it. I would just shoot it and let it "run itself in". Polishing could remove material in the wrong place.
You probably could but its pretty much cosmetic only. The rails your bolt runs on are below that area. Those rails are probably not too smooth either, but its proabay nothing a thousand rounds wont smooth out. Your bolt shouldn't really touch the part you pictured, so it probably will not wear smooth, but also probably doesn't effect the smoothness of the action feel.
I got an action once with too much pain in that area, and had to sand and scape it out to get rid of a sticky bolt feel.
I got an action once with too much pain in that area, and had to sand and scape it out to get rid of a sticky bolt feel.
I hate to just jump into this thread, but that exact location is rubbing on my bolt. Its rubbing enough to wear the checking off the bolt as i open and close it. Do you think i could hit it with a file to wear it down so it will not touch my bolt? To be fair the lug channel is not the issue it the metal directly above it.
That exact location is not rubbing on your bolt body. The bolt lugs don't even touch that exact location. You are going to have to post some pictures. I would imagine what you are talking about is the normal wear patter I see on most all 700 bolts. But as it is I can only imagine what it looks like.
Never use a file, if you need to polish something use a cratex rod. They come in different sizes and grits.
I would think that any interference is going to be in the rear of the action. Color the bolt with a stripe of magic marker and slowly cycle the bolt. It should strip it off the bolt and leave it at the area that needs to be relieved.
Don't file or stone it.
Try metal polish first -- something like Mother's or Meguiar's for automobile mag wheels using wood tip applicators, a clean polishing rag, and lots of elbow grease. It won't take down tool marks or tool chatter skids but should smooth out functioning -- the same as working and turning the bolt a thousand times.
Try metal polish first -- something like Mother's or Meguiar's for automobile mag wheels using wood tip applicators, a clean polishing rag, and lots of elbow grease. It won't take down tool marks or tool chatter skids but should smooth out functioning -- the same as working and turning the bolt a thousand times.
I have one that looks the same, 25 yrs old. Probably nothing u can do short of boring the receiver.
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