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Remington 700 -what's wrong?

kannoneer
Greetings! I have a Remington 700 that won't feed ammo from the magazine. When I close the bolt the top cartridge pops loose and lodges in the action.It does this regardless of the number of rounds in the mag. I am getting tired of shooting it as a single shot.Anyone care to venture a guess as to what the solution is? Thanks for any help.
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  • bambihunter
    Could be a bad extractor, since that is all that really holds it when pushing the bolt forward. The other thing I could think of is the lips on the magazine could be too big or for another caliber (assuming DM).

    How exactly does it "pop loose"? Does the round go projectile up, rim up, or even and just doesn't catch the extractor? Honestly, since the 700 is a push feeder, it SHOULDN'T even need to catch the extractor, it should do that at the last instance when you close the bolt as it would do when feeding singles.
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  • tsr1965
    kannoneer,

    There is absolutely NOTHING(including an extractor) that holds the cartridge, when the bolt pushes it forward, except the feed lips from the magazine box. The geometry of the feed lips/rails, is determined by what cartridge you are shooting.

    What is the history of the rifle? Did you buy it new??? Used??? It could be that someone had put in a different magazine box, or switched stocks. Take it to a local, competant gunsmith, and it should be a breeze for him/her.

    Best
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  • Mobuck
    Any chance the follower is installed backward? Is this a factory rifle or possibly a "custom built" and does the action length match the cartridge for which it's chambered? All the 700's allow the round to "pop out" as the bolt slides forward but the round is already far enough forward that it is funnelled into the chamber.
    At what point does the round "lodge in the action"?
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  • 260
    had the same issue come into my shop. the magazine box lips were bent. this happens sometimes, especially if it is a BDL. the box is not down in the bottom of the receiver prior to tightening the bottom metal and causes it to become distorted. Brownells should have a replacement.
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  • kannoneer
    Thanks for all the good advice. I figured it was a mag problem as the cartridge would simply pop loose in the first quarter-inch of travel. The gun, a 7m/m magnum, is from the 1960s and I have no history on it; I bought it at auction 4 or 5 years ago. It has never worked from day one so I use it as a single-shot long range target rifle. The mag looks OK but I will disassemble the gun and replace it. Oh, and it is all factory, not a custom job.
    I appreciate it, guys!
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  • CaptainCrossman
    quote:Originally posted by kannoneer
    Greetings! I have a Remington 700 that won't feed ammo from the magazine. When I close the bolt the top cartridge pops loose and lodges in the action.It does this regardless of the number of rounds in the mag. I am getting tired of shooting it as a single shot.Anyone care to venture a guess as to what the solution is? Thanks for any help.


    the trigger guard/floorplate screw is too tight, loosen it up and it should feed ok

    that's the screw that holds the guard to the action, coming up from the bottom

    a common problem with old 700's BTW
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  • kannoneer
    FIXED! Took it apart (trigger guard screws were VERY tight) , everything looked OK, so reassembled and it works. I wish all fixes were this easy. Must have been the guard screw as CC suggested. Looking at it, there's really very little that can go wrong.
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  • MG1890
    Leave the triggerguard screws LOOSE & you can forget hitting anything. Tighten these screws properly. They have NOTHING to do with the magazine feeding.
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  • tsr1965
    Those bottom metal screws, should be around 40-60 INCH-pounds of torque tight. If you leave them loose, you stand a good chance of doing even more damage to your rifle.

    Best
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  • sandwarrior
    quote:Originally posted by kannoneer
    FIXED! Took it apart (trigger guard screws were VERY tight) , everything looked OK, so reassembled and it works. I wish all fixes were this easy. Must have been the guard screw as CC suggested. Looking at it, there's really very little that can go wrong.


    I think what happened was when you tightened it back down the magazine box seated correctly.

    Even when they work properly, the round is supposed to 'pop' out of the top of the magazine after a short push. The shape of the components inside the rifle are supposed to guide the tip of the round into the chamber. Problem is, if the rifle is tipped sometimes it can jam. A faster feeding action helps with that. Also, that's why the CRF system (think Win 70 pre '64) is so popular.
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