Remington 700 bolt problem?

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Dave3006

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I have a model 700 ADL in 30-06. For some reason the bolt seems to take a lot of force to make it close on a live round. With no round in the chamber, it closes easily. I have cleaned the bolt and checked the face for dirt. Everything looks clean. How much force should it take to close the bolt on a round?

Thanks,
Dave
 
Are the loads reloads or factory? Might be a headspace problem if they are factory or possibly brass that wasn't sized correctly if reloads. Measure the brass.
 
Check the bullet itself for land (rifling) marks too. Especially if reloads, the bullet may be seated out further than your chamber will allow. If so & fired, you may experience very high pressures.

Shouldn't take much force at all - subjective of course, but off-hand, sounds like you have a compatability problem with that ammo.

Try a factory round & betcha the problem goes away. Then, all you have to figure out is why the ones you currently have are screwy.
 
Although I've read that Remington throats their barrels long, one of my 700s had a short throat and made it hard to close the bolt on some ammo. Just wouldn't do so had it reamed another hunnert thou. Now it's OK.
 
Headspace

My new 700 has a very tight chamber; if headspace is not within the SAMMI spec it is hard to close also.

$15 case gage gives you a lot of information - try it!
 
I thought I was the only one with a 700 that had a tight chamber. Every other rifle I've had has had a chamber .005" to .015" longer than spec, but this one is at .000" on my case mic.
 
I also have a Rem 700 ADL in 300 Win Mag that is tight. I have a no go and go headspace gauge for that caliber, and it is a little tight to close on the "go" (and won't close on the "no go"). The rifle is new, however, and I plan on shooting it a bit and working the bolt in the hopes of it easing up a bit. Anyone have experience with it easing up a bit after use?
 
I just bought some Remington Core-Lokt 150 grain ammo for the ADL with the bolt problem. It chambers the round with no problem. I tried the PMC again. No problem. The American Eagle is very, very tight. The funny thing is that the PMC bullet is MUCH longer than the American Eagle bullet. The overall length of the round is longer too. Strange. I can see rifling marks in the American Eagle rounds that I had to "force" in.

Can anyone explain what is going on?
 
Dave,

It sounds like a different bullet profile - location of ogive. Even though a bullet may be longer, the point of land contact varies. That's THE measurement spot for cartridge length.
 
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