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Remington 700 ADL

RHurst3569RHurst3569 Member Posts: 3 ✭✭
edited October 2007 in Ask the Experts
I am looking in to buying one of these in ether .270 30-06 or 7mm rem mag. any feedback about them would be great.

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  • RHurst3569RHurst3569 Member Posts: 3 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hello,

    I bought a new Remington 700 on clearance at WallyWorld. New in the box (sealed). I went and tried to shoot. it clicked and i could see the firing pin on the back of the bolt going forward and clicking when the trigger is pulled. Howerever it did not fire. It did not even dimple the primer. I called Reminton and they sent out another firing pin. I have not tried to fire the rifle yet.

    Has anyone ever heard of this?

    Do you think it could be the headspace?

    Thanks in advance
    Bob
  • ltslts Member Posts: 811 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Did you tear it down and clean it first? New bolts sometimes have excess grease inside which will impede movement of the firing pin. Remove the bolt, take it apart and clean it. Make sure the bore for the firing pin is clear.
  • Mk 19Mk 19 Member Posts: 8,170
    edited November -1
    Take apart the bolt and inspect everything before you install the new firing pin. I have seen many problems with new Remingtons in the past few months, there is a major lack of quality control right now.
  • tsr1965tsr1965 Member Posts: 8,682 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Perhaps the lock that is an integral part of the mechanism is locked, and not letting the striker/firing pin run all the way forward. Is it unlocked, or locked?

    Yes Nononsense, the J-lock is what i was referring to. He said he got it on clearance, and as we know, some Wally Worlds are going to stop handling firearms. Would the J-lock prevent this from firing?
  • nononsensenononsense Member Posts: 10,928 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    tsr1965,

    If you're referring to the Remington 'J'-lock, those were removed from new rifles and replaced at least a couple of years ago. I haven't seen one on a new rifle for a long time. I suppose anything is possible...

    tsr1965,

    As I stated, anything is possible. However, and I repeat, I haven't seen a Remington 'J' lock on a NEW rifle in two years and more, clearance or not, in Wally World or any other cut rate, third world importer included. I'm sure there are some somewhere but the potential for this is small.

    Other than that, we can wait for the original poster to tell us what he discovers.

    Best.


    RHurst3569,

    "Do you think it could be the headspace?"

    Unlikely but as I stated above, anything is possible. I've seen problems with both headspace and chambers in new-from-the-factory rifles. It certainly doesn't hurt anything to have the headspace checked.

    The usual culprit is the packing grease as mentioned above. This stuff is insidious and gets into everything and can even harden in some cases. As suggested, take the bolt apart and clean all the parts and the inside of the bolt body carefully and thoroughly. Reassemble and test. I've found metal chips and other types of fouling inside the bolts that prevent the proper operation of the firing pin. Nothing surprises me anymore where mass manufactured products and the lack of QC are concerned. However, in their defense, this occurs infrequently so clean the parts, test it and replace the firing if necessary due to some other fault.

    If you can't get the bolt apart, consult a gunsmith to have the bolt checked for safety.

    Best.
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