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theox · Oct 18, 2016

I bought a rem 700 7mm rem mag.
I bought a box of win ammo to sight it in. Every sbullet I shot made the bolt stick I had to gently tap the bolt back to eject the shell. Cleaned the gun thoroughly then
I tried some diff ammo with great success. Rem core lokt. They worked just like it should no prob

I then went and bought some double tap ammo for the cartridge I was hoping to be shooting and one shot out of it and my case is stuck in the chamber. I tapped the bolt back and case remained in chamber.
What is going on? Any suggestions?

Zeke · Oct 18, 2016

How was the bolt "lift" after firing the shots?
Was it only sticking in the chamber upon pull-back (extraction)?
If the lift was easy but the case won't extract out then the chamber might be rough .....or too tight creating pressure but this will manifest itself with difficult bolt-lift...usually.

Remington brass it thicker so it might not be flowing into the rough chamber areas as readily as other brass brands so that's possibly why the Rems work and others don't.

The one that's stuck in the chamber, did you tear through the rim of the case with the extractor???? Use a rod next time but get it looked at and maybe checked for a burr or something easy to fix.

Zeke

Homer · Oct 18, 2016

...a new gun??

theox · Oct 18, 2016

Yes it lifted just fine but didn't want to extract.
I've heard one guy say maybe a short Chamber and may need reamed by a machinist?

theox · Oct 18, 2016

>...a new gun??
It shoots so good I would rather figure it out.

Zeke · Oct 18, 2016

Maybe a short chamber but I doubt it. That's what determins the actual head-space (the damn belt is "suppose" to control headspace but...) and if the cartridge goes in the brass should/will come out after firing.
Id lean more toward a tight chambe in the belt or the web area....or a burr or a chamber tool mark!
Homer is sometimes a smart azz (well, always) but he's on to something here and if it's not an easy fix I'd get another and or send this one back to Remington for a fix.
Anything is fixable! A competent smith can mill a thread off, re-thread, re-chamber with a finish reamer and spin the barrel back on.
I might be an easy polish or a more serious re-chamber with all the associated work.
Get a good smith to "polish" since you do NOT want a chamber slick since that spikes bolt-thrust.
As usual, just the truth and my 2 cents.
Zeke

RELH · Oct 18, 2016

You got a choice. You can have a gunsmith exam it and possibly fix it, but that will be on your dime. You can contact Remington and hope they provide you a shipping label to send it back to them and they fix it on their dime.

Without being able to examine the rifle, we would only be guessing what may be the problem as their can be one or more items that could be the fault of the case sticking.

RELH

Cahunter805 · Oct 18, 2016

If this is a new rifle I'd just send it back to Remington and let them take care of it. Could be any number of things going on with it but most likely an extractor issue or burr. Keep us informed. What does the fired brass look like?

Zeke · Oct 18, 2016

...........and remember that functionality it WAY more important that pinpoint accuracy.
They simply must work as intended or they're just a nice looking decoy weight.
I'd much rather has a 2" rifle that works than one shooting in the 2's that won't extract. (Actually I'd have neither)
Yes, Relh is right, we're just guessing but it's not the first rifle ever to have this exact issue.
I'm a bit worried also about your extractor since you ripped it through the rim of a fired case.
Zeke

Togwotee · Oct 26, 2016

If it's new I agree let Remington fix it.

If it's used you probably have a short throat . some loads may be too close to the lands running your pressure up . not a big deal if you hand load.

The other thing you can do is put a Sako extractor in and lose the paper clip. there is a reason all copies of the 700 action fixed this flaw so you don't have to carry a ramrod.

But even at that you never want a sticky bolt so pick a factory load that works or hand load one that does. if a rifle shoots good my opinion is if it ain't broke don't fix it.

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