Remington Bolt hard to close

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blacklab

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I recently picked up a used Model 700 SS 338 WM. It appears to be well used but in decent shape.
The only issue I have is when I close the bolt on a new factory cartridge it seems to stick before the bolt will close.
Fired brass is the same way. Once the cartridge had been loaded in the barrel then extracted part way in closes fine, as long as the cartridge is held by the extractor
It's not a big issue, but I would like it to feed a lot slicker if I'm looking at a Griz.
Any ideas what may be hanging up?
 
Check the action screw length, the rear front scope mount screw length, remove and clean the ejector pin and spring, and see if there is crap behind the extractor itself.

A friend of mine brought me a remington that broke the extractor. There was a burr around the ejector pin hole that was shaving tiny amounts of brass off the cartridges and these shavings worked their way behind the extractor until it eventually it broke. I deburred the hole, cleaned the extractor recess and replaced the extractor.
 
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Thanks
I noticed the extractor rivet protruded a bit, I ground the rim off a case and it seems to close without the hitch.
I'll try your other suggestions, I checked the screws first thing.
 
blacklab said:
That's what I'm thinking, I don't have an anvil, I think maybe I'll send this job over to Guntech.
I works fine once the case head is in the bolt head recess.
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It sounds like it needs very little work with a Dremel to take the edge off whatever the case is hitting... some cases are worse than others with the 'bevel' at the rear of the 'rim'.
 
I had a BNIB Rem 700 that didn't close up right - in fact it did just what you describe - sent it in - they replaced the extractor. Closes fine now
 
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