Re: Remington 700 problems
cj,
Did you have to bang the bolt UP or BACK or both?
You should be able to send about 3 of the fired cases to any good smith and have the head space issue answered very easilty without having to buy gauges or shipping the rifle. Then if the cases show excessive H.S., get it to a shop or the factory for correction.
In my opinion, if the bore was not to spec, NONE of your rounds would be firing and extracting correctly. Also you said the case looked pretty normal. If the chamber were corroded or rough, the case would show a ton of markings and scratches.
Go back and make double sure that there is no oils,solvent, etc. in the chamber or bore prior to firing. Some people fire newly acquired rifles with both and/or packing debris in the chamber/bore and will immediately have this type problem. Also seen shooters with good intentions not dry the chamber/bore after cleaning. Ditto problems.
Even if your headspace is excessive, I think you would get a head seperation before it would lock up the bolt like that.
I'm betting it is another issue and probably a very minor one. If you cannot find another shop to check your fired cases, send me 3-5 fired cases. Won't take but a minute for me to gauge them and won't cost you anything but postage.
Either way, good luck and be sure to post how you resolve this so others can watch out accordingly.
No wind,
Terry
