Remington 78 sportsman bolt 308

[doc raven]

Hey guys..hope this is the right section to post this. Does any one know where I can buy a replacement bolt for a Remington 78 sportsman in .308 or to suit a Rem 700 ADL in 308 as apparently theyll fit?

 

[Scorch]

The Remington Sportsman 78 is an economy version of the Remington 700 marketed from about 1980-ish until 1990-ish. Same action, same parts, same everything except finish and stock material. If you want a Remington 700 bolt, there are trainloads of them available on ebay, or you can get one from Remington (if you send them the rifle for fitting).

 

[shootbrownelk]

As I understand it, the replacement bolt needs to be fitted by a gunsmith or by Remington....correct? You can't just stuff it in there and go shooting.

 

[jmr40]

It probably needs fitting. It may, or may not just slide in and work. I wouldn't shoot one until it had been checked out. Lots of bolts available for that rifle.

 

[Roughedge]

you may get lucky and it fits but it controls your headspace so most likely it will have to be fit.

 

[T. O'Heir]

Don't think Remington will fix something that old. No M78's made after 1987. Remington, probably has no parts.
Go here. https://www.remington.com/specialty-parts-dealers
And all bolts require fitting for headspace.