Remington gun jamming

wjh

June 13, 2002 10:30

I have hunted w/Rem 700's for +35 yrs w/o problems until 2 weeks ago in S Africa. Using factory Fed. Nosler Premiums, I had signs of overpressure and the bolt would stick, sometimes to the point of requiring a lot of cussing and abuse to eject. I cleaned the gun every day. OF course, I got a lot of advice in camp, and upon return my gunsmith said send the ammo back. He shot a few other brands without trouble. Is that all there is to it?

wjhtexas

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  bama55

  June 13, 2002 11:39

  WJH, If he is a reputable gunsmith, the ammo was
  probably the problem. If not, take it to someone else. When you cleaned the rifle, did you notice any brass slivers around the
  extractor? My 700 in .270 has a very tight chamber. The bolt is
  tight when I chamber a round, and the extractor will cut a sliver of
  brass from the base of the case. I have to keep the bolt head, extractor cleaned often.

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  JustC

  June 13, 2002 11:39

  that may have been an accidently overcharged lot of ammo. Extremely hard bolt opening is a dead giveaway. Not the only possibility, but a very good one. If it was, federal should make it right.
  
  A great rifle with a junk scope,....is junk.

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  bullelk

  June 13, 2002 12:02

  I have a couple of Remington 700's and never had a problem with them in the past 30 -35 years. I have used Federal High Energy ammo in them also.
  I would call Federal and explain what happened and send a box, or maybe a few rounds back to them so they could test them.
  
  
  "If All Else Fails, Read The Directions"

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  Tailgunner1954

  June 13, 2002 12:09

  Let me throw this into the mix, HEAT causes pressure to rise. The federal premimum ammo is loaded to near max pressure, for normal conditions. You may have been excessive pressure due to extream conditions.
  Just a thought.
  Contacting Federal is a good idea, as is sending them a sample of the remaining ammo.
  

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  Some guys like a mag full of lead, I still prefer one round to the head.

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  wjh

  June 14, 2002 07:20

  quote:
  WJH, If he is a reputable gunsmith, the ammo was
  probably the problem. If not, take it to someone else. When you cleaned the rifle, did you notice any brass slivers around the
  extractor? My 700 in .270 has a very tight chamber. The bolt is
  tight when I chamber a round, and the extractor will cut a sliver of
  brass from the base of the case. I have to keep the bolt head, extractor cleaned often.

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  wjh

  June 14, 2002 07:22

  Thanks for the help. I did have some brass flakes on the extractor and in the chamber. The temp was moderate to cool. I will return the load to Federal for their opinion too.
  
  wjh

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  bullelk

  June 14, 2002 16:10

  WJH,
  After you find the problem, could you let us know. I think most of us are kinda curious. Thanks.
  
  "If All Else Fails,Read The Directions"

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