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700 bolt problem/question?

cpermd
On my weekly pawn shop sweep I picked up a 700 PSS in .308 with the factory and a Choate stock. $650 so I feel OK.
Tried it out today and no bang.
It cocks and the firing pin sounds like it falls.
No primer mark.
I fieldstripped the bolt and used brake cleaner and CLP, still no joy.
Using a leather lace and rotating the bolt to the fired position the firing pin protrudes.

What is wrong?

CP
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  • zink
    Make sure the bolt is closing fully when closed. Are the mount screws going into the locking recesses? These will cause the action from closing fully and cause FTF. Are there dents on the primers?

    Lance
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  • toolman9mm
    make sure the number scribed on the bolt matches the number on the reciever...you never know comming from a pawn shop...
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  • dcs shooters
    I'd check the headspace. Might have way too much for some reason.
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  • cpermd
    Dang
    Started at Zero and took it all apart.
    Some goober put one of the long screws in the front of the base.
    That was stopping the bolt from the last 5 degrees of rotation.
    I couldn't feel it but it was apparently just enough.

    CP
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  • tsr1965
    Most likely why the previous owner pawned it...couldn't make it go bang. Glad to see you got it running now CP!
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  • zink
    CP, glad you got her runnung. I run into this all the time.

    Lance
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  • leeblackman
    No primer mark, easy fix. Sounds like maybe it got dry fired to many times. The tip of the firing pin snaped off. Order a new one thru midwayusa, brownells, or nurmich and your fixed :)
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  • duckhunter
    Always better to be LUCKY than good.
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  • cpermd
    quote:Originally posted by leeblackman
    No primer mark, easy fix. Sounds like maybe it got dry fired to many times. The tip of the firing pin snaped off. Order a new one thru midwayusa, brownells, or nurmich and your fixed :)


    Perhaps you should read and understand the posts before replying.

    CP
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