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Gunsmithing Remington 700 300 Win Mag Bolt Question / Problem?
- Thread starter Bob L Swagger
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Re: Remington 700 300 Win Mag Bolt Question / Problem?
It looks like your bolt was dropped or shot steel cases. Stone off the burr and all is as good as it will ever be. The bolt nose has clearance from the barrel but if the burr was touching it could result is a zillionth of an inch group grow. The uneven lug wear is totally normal and a non issue. It will really make you appreciate a finely trued action.
It looks like your bolt was dropped or shot steel cases. Stone off the burr and all is as good as it will ever be. The bolt nose has clearance from the barrel but if the burr was touching it could result is a zillionth of an inch group grow. The uneven lug wear is totally normal and a non issue. It will really make you appreciate a finely trued action.
Re: Remington 700 300 Win Mag Bolt Question / Problem?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: hero's machine</div><div class="ubbcode-body">It looks like your bolt was dropped or shot steel cases. Stone off the burr and all is as good as it will ever be. The bolt nose has clearance from the barrel but if the burr was touching it could result is a zillionth of an inch group grow. The uneven lug wear is totally normal and a non issue. It will really make you appreciate a finely trued action. </div></div>
Humm.. I never dropped it nor did i ever shoot steel cases. I wonder if it was dropped in the factory. I don't even think they make .300 win mag steel cases. (Only fired federal and RWS brass) Thank you for the suggestion on stoning down the burr.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: hero's machine</div><div class="ubbcode-body">It looks like your bolt was dropped or shot steel cases. Stone off the burr and all is as good as it will ever be. The bolt nose has clearance from the barrel but if the burr was touching it could result is a zillionth of an inch group grow. The uneven lug wear is totally normal and a non issue. It will really make you appreciate a finely trued action. </div></div>
Humm.. I never dropped it nor did i ever shoot steel cases. I wonder if it was dropped in the factory. I don't even think they make .300 win mag steel cases. (Only fired federal and RWS brass) Thank you for the suggestion on stoning down the burr.
Re: Remington 700 300 Win Mag Bolt Question / Problem?
Looks like poor QC when the rivot was installed at the time of production.
Looks like poor QC when the rivot was installed at the time of production.
Re: Remington 700 300 Win Mag Bolt Question / Problem?
When the rivot is installed, probably by a machine, most of the time there is a bit of metal that is pushed forward and shows up on the bolt nose, sometimes on the side and almost always the forward facing edge. Just stone/file off the outer edge and your good to go.
When the rivot is installed, probably by a machine, most of the time there is a bit of metal that is pushed forward and shows up on the bolt nose, sometimes on the side and almost always the forward facing edge. Just stone/file off the outer edge and your good to go.
Re: Remington 700 300 Win Mag Bolt Question / Problem?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Dave Tooley</div><div class="ubbcode-body">When the rivot is installed, probably by a machine, most of the time there is a bit of metal that is pushed forward and shows up on the bolt nose, sometimes on the side and almost always the forward facing edge. Just stone/file off the outer edge and your good to go. </div></div>
Thank you for all your input gentlemen, I will try stoning the outter edge when I get home tonight.
Bob
Update: Took the rifle to an "oldtimer" local smith and said exactly what you guys are saying. "Its nothing to worry about, Iv'e seen this many times on the newer Remington magnums, just poor QC, doesn't affect anything." His first question to me was "Well, how does it shoot..?" I responded, 1/2 MOA or better.. His response was "There you go then, it doesn't affect accuracy now does it?" He took it in the back room, came back 10 min later and said "here you go kid, no charge." All he did is what you guys were saying, stone down the bur / hit it with a fine grit sand paper. Bur gone, and still shoots the same as it did before sub 1/2 MOA..
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Dave Tooley</div><div class="ubbcode-body">When the rivot is installed, probably by a machine, most of the time there is a bit of metal that is pushed forward and shows up on the bolt nose, sometimes on the side and almost always the forward facing edge. Just stone/file off the outer edge and your good to go. </div></div>
Thank you for all your input gentlemen, I will try stoning the outter edge when I get home tonight.
Bob
Update: Took the rifle to an "oldtimer" local smith and said exactly what you guys are saying. "Its nothing to worry about, Iv'e seen this many times on the newer Remington magnums, just poor QC, doesn't affect anything." His first question to me was "Well, how does it shoot..?" I responded, 1/2 MOA or better.. His response was "There you go then, it doesn't affect accuracy now does it?" He took it in the back room, came back 10 min later and said "here you go kid, no charge." All he did is what you guys were saying, stone down the bur / hit it with a fine grit sand paper. Bur gone, and still shoots the same as it did before sub 1/2 MOA..
Re: Remington 700 300 Win Mag Bolt Question / Problem?
Looks like it got a tiny little ding on the edge somewhere along the way, but your stoning should clean that rith up and shouldn't affect anything. There is a production monkey up there in Ilion who has a job of installing the riveted extractor and knocking the burr off with a small power sander. (Note currently magnums are the ONLY pinned extractors, all standard and small are snap in now.) It's isn'' pretty and neither is the ding, but nothing to obsess about. Let us know how it turns out.
Looks like it got a tiny little ding on the edge somewhere along the way, but your stoning should clean that rith up and shouldn't affect anything. There is a production monkey up there in Ilion who has a job of installing the riveted extractor and knocking the burr off with a small power sander. (Note currently magnums are the ONLY pinned extractors, all standard and small are snap in now.) It's isn'' pretty and neither is the ding, but nothing to obsess about. Let us know how it turns out.
Re: Remington 700 300 Win Mag Bolt Question / Problem?
Have a 700 in .264 win mag. Same way, file, stone, 600 emery. Polished the whole thing up can barley see the rivet now.
Looks like you could use a bit more lube on the lugs though, kinda dry looking. .02
Have a 700 in .264 win mag. Same way, file, stone, 600 emery. Polished the whole thing up can barley see the rivet now.
Looks like you could use a bit more lube on the lugs though, kinda dry looking. .02
Re: Remington 700 300 Win Mag Bolt Question / Problem?
You're showing alot of brass shavings. Check to make sure the brass is not dragging on the top of the magazine box when you cycle a round.
You're showing alot of brass shavings. Check to make sure the brass is not dragging on the top of the magazine box when you cycle a round.
