Having an issue with feeding from two Rem 700's both in 6.5 Creed. They were perfect before getting pillar bedded. So now they both shoot fantastic, but dont feed worth a dam. They aways pass the hand feeding dummies test, but on the range is ALWAYS a whole other story; must be the recoil that does something.
The only thing I could find was that after they were bedded, the blind magazine box kinda had some vertical play in it. Noticed that when I took the action out of the stock and bolted the bottom metal back up to it to see how it looked assembled. Noticed the action screws were now too long and would interfere with the bolt. I asked myself how could this be? If this is mated perfectly without the stock, how are the screws too long?
Now I see - the assembled (in the stock) rifle is longer (taller) inside the stock than it is without. So then after it was all back together again and with the floor plate open, I could stick my hand in there and slide the mag box up and down about four millimeters. This to me didnt seem right but I was told by someone there was indeed supposed to be that play in there.
While looking at the mag box, spring and follower design, I noticed the blued steel mag box was different than the stainless model I have. And they're both different than the ones you see on Ebay that have the little tab or eye on back of the box, where I think you can screw this box down to the action.
1. This box that can be screwed down to the action; it seems older. Is it? Was this discontinued? What was it for originally?
2. My stainless mag box has what appear to be laser cuts in it, and the folds to act like feed lips are more aggressive (closer) Why did the design change? Or was one meant for the 308 and the other a 6.5 creed? I dont know. Was it just a product improvement/change proposal over the years?
The only thing I could find was that after they were bedded, the blind magazine box kinda had some vertical play in it. Noticed that when I took the action out of the stock and bolted the bottom metal back up to it to see how it looked assembled. Noticed the action screws were now too long and would interfere with the bolt. I asked myself how could this be? If this is mated perfectly without the stock, how are the screws too long?
Now I see - the assembled (in the stock) rifle is longer (taller) inside the stock than it is without. So then after it was all back together again and with the floor plate open, I could stick my hand in there and slide the mag box up and down about four millimeters. This to me didnt seem right but I was told by someone there was indeed supposed to be that play in there.
While looking at the mag box, spring and follower design, I noticed the blued steel mag box was different than the stainless model I have. And they're both different than the ones you see on Ebay that have the little tab or eye on back of the box, where I think you can screw this box down to the action.
1. This box that can be screwed down to the action; it seems older. Is it? Was this discontinued? What was it for originally?
2. My stainless mag box has what appear to be laser cuts in it, and the folds to act like feed lips are more aggressive (closer) Why did the design change? Or was one meant for the 308 and the other a 6.5 creed? I dont know. Was it just a product improvement/change proposal over the years?