We were talking rifles at the deer camp today, and my brother-in-law, who is a huge Remington fan, was talking about pros and cons, and he said that one con of the Remington 700 action was the inability to work the bolt (unload the rifle) with the safety in the ON position.
I'm basically a Savage guy, but I've got a Remington in the locker, and when BIL said that, I sipped my coffee and thought about my Remington 700. Mine is an ADL model, built in 1983 according to the date stamp on the barrel. I got home, cleaned up, then decided to take the Remington out of the locker. I applied the safety to the ON position, then flicked the bolt. It slid open as slick as snot.
So, BIL says that his Rem700s won't let him open the bolt with the safety applied. My Rem700 lets me open the bolt with the safety applied.
The question for the knowledgeable folks here: Does the proper function of the Remington 700 lock the bolt when the safety is applied?
I'm basically a Savage guy, but I've got a Remington in the locker, and when BIL said that, I sipped my coffee and thought about my Remington 700. Mine is an ADL model, built in 1983 according to the date stamp on the barrel. I got home, cleaned up, then decided to take the Remington out of the locker. I applied the safety to the ON position, then flicked the bolt. It slid open as slick as snot.
So, BIL says that his Rem700s won't let him open the bolt with the safety applied. My Rem700 lets me open the bolt with the safety applied.
The question for the knowledgeable folks here: Does the proper function of the Remington 700 lock the bolt when the safety is applied?