REMINGTON 700 - One of the Best All Around Rifles?

Ardent said:
Meh I’ve flown multi-million dollar aircraft with investment castings as major structural members, this isn’t your dad’s Lada. Ruger’s other (large) business is investment castings for aerospace, racing, and other industries. Find me a Ruger bolt handle that’s come off and you’ve got yourself and argument. In the meantime you can say you just don’t like it and aren’t sure what investment casting is and how it differs from all the other forms of casting, and that’s fine.
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It's a cheaper way to produce adequate metal things vs forging and milling. Ruger makes guns with it, so does Bergara and Sabatti, seems to work fine...I just don't find left as is casting surfaces to be very appealing to the eye. Certainly doesn't inspire me to part with the money they want for them when there are better alternatives.
Given a forged, milled, and polished metal surface vs a cast one for the same money (or less) I'll take the former every time.
 
Today is a good day to check my frozen Remington trigger,,, 3 days of it sitting in my frozen pick-up truck... Ha

It will warm up fast when I launch 3 to 5 shots down the pipe...

Oh Yha. -40 will make up for good times,,, hopefully it dips down to -46 tonight... Ha

Cheers from the North
 
From 24hr campfire:
“I was a Winchester warranty gunsmith for about 14 years and saw enough bolt handles come adrift to know it is certainly not unheard of. In fairness, I would also have to say it was not really common either. I did see at least as many Winchester handle joints fail as Remington 700s (I did Remington warranty during the same period) The problem is always an insufficient amount of silver solder in the joint. Resoldering is an option as is welding. I would recommend the solder myself. JB weld would be of very little value.
Regardless of the make, bolt handles coming off was usually tied to a stuck case from an overload or an improperly sized case. GD“
 
Ardent said:
Your Model 70’s isn’t soldered on, it’s splined. Also a different process. ;) Only Remington to my knowledge solders together bolts.
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I think it's got both from what I've read...splined, swaged on with solder under it, then induction heated to seal the joint.

"The bolt body has a straight knurl machined on it and the bolt handle is investment casted, then machined and pressed in to place on the bolt body. Prior to assembly, a washer of their own special solder, if you will, is placed between the two pieces. It is then induction heated and the joint is complete."
 
Ardent said:
Your Model 70’s isn’t soldered on, it’s splined. Also a different process. ;) Only Remington to my knowledge solders together bolts.
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Hitzy said:
I think it's got both from what I've read...splined, swaged on with solder under it, then induction heated to seal the joint.

"The bolt body has a straight knurl machined on it and the bolt handle is investment casted, then machined and pressed in to place on the bolt body. Prior to assembly, a washer of their own special solder, if you will, is placed between the two pieces. It is then induction heated and the joint is complete."
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https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/2668471/2
 
Yuppers,,, -44c out West along the Eastern Slopes with out any problems with the trigger as expected...

Remingtons are the best... Ha...

Good thing for the optic caps to keep the snow away from the lenses...

Oh Yha...

Dam chilly on the body...

https://photos.app.goo.gl/fz77JFzsg4umhWNfA

I wounder if they send the bon-fire carbon tax to me by mail... LOL
Cheers from the North
 
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