Got myself Remington 700 SPS Varmint.......And have problems ( Pics added)

bear.23 said:
That was something I was wondering myself...
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LongBomber said:
Did you try the action and the trigger pull before you bought the rifle? I always try the action, examine the bolt, and dry fire before I buy, one time I went thru 3 before I found one that cycled well, trigger pull was not rough, and bolt didn't have burrs on the locking lugs... It's like buying anything examine it closely before you buy.
I have no brand loyalty, and it seems every maker is putting out the odd dud lately. Remingtons such as this, Weatherby/howa vanguard with scope base holes way off and tight chamber, Savage with little to know rifleing in the barrel, I got a Savage 17hmr as a "present" with some of the worst machining I have ever seen in the reciever, galled like you wouldn't believe!, Kimber with large burrs in the chamber... so they all seem to have a few dud's. It's how they deal with it that really matters.

I think I would be calling the service depot every day, since it's been a month already, and maybe a call to the head office.
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I did and it was OK, not smooth as Savage I have but, I thought its new so after some action and cycling it will be smoother.Well it didnt, and after loading rounds, thats where the fun starts.....

Someone Ask how its possible to break the nail clozing the bolt?

Simple, you are out there on -10 C with no gloves of course, loading and cycling the gun, and as habit I grip the bolt. I dont push the bolt with palm of my hand...That way, on that temperature, using brute force to close the bolt can result in your fingers might not be where there supposed to be and wham, you might get Nail-less very fast.
If the action is smooth and problem free, there wouldnt be neccessary for me to stand up everytime and to lean on the bolt in order to close the action.

Now just for the record straight
I dont bash on Remington. I just didnt listen my inner feelings and went to buy the something that is lemon. Same mistake I did years ago when I bought Ford Focus and had to spent my free time at the dealership almost every month in order to keep that thing running. After that I went and get Nissan Altima and remained very happy for years to come.



Lesson learned
 
srt4u2nv said:
Once a rifle has been registered and shot the store has no obligation to take it back....If they do take it back is because they have great customer service and are going above and beyond what they have to do unfortunately not many gun shops have good customer service anymore.
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That would depend on where you live. The consumer protection act in Saskatchewan makes the dealer the manufacturer's agent whether he likes it or not.
Any dealer who doesn't like it, will damn well learn to like it, or he will lose me as a customer. Believe me, that is not something any local shop wants to do.
 
Wow, exactly the same as my .223 SPS Varmint. I've posted the exact same problems with mine in other threads.

I have received it back from Quebec (after about a month), apparently I had to wait as they ordered a "new part" from the US. Unfortunately, I have no idea what they fixed, or if it is fixed, as of yet because I haven't had a chance to shoot it.

Yours could have been a clone of mine. Same shaved brass, same gummed up bolt face from all the shavings, that brass in your picture could've come right out of my gun with the cratered primer, and yes you nearly had to stand on the f*ck*n bolt to get it shut with a round chambered, with or without a scope mounted (so it wasn't the screws, which is why I tested it).

A comment was made about cycling it in the store to test it out before purchase. Problem is, without the round chambered, it cycles just fine. All the gun stores in my neck of the woods have issues with me testing the action by chambering a round, so unfortunately this option was not available to me at the time of purchase.

For what it's worth, I like the trigger on mine, it's lighter than a typical sporting rifle (I agree an accu-trigger is nicer), but it is just fine. It's better than my non-accu Savage 111.

A lot hate the SPS finish, but I am ok with it. I liked the rifle overall, and so could overlook this somewhat minor flaw in the bigger picture. Unfortunately, my dream varmint gun has turned into a bit of a gong show. Hopefully now it is fixed and I can start enjoying it the way it should've come out of the box.
 
I've totally given up with the Rem 700's. The 700's I've owned in the past both had feeding issues and scratched the s**t out of my brass. Not to mention the magazine length is extremely short and seating bullets out isn't even an option. Don't really see why people even bother with the 700 anymore...but this is just my opinion. I acquired my 700's as a newbie to the sport some years back because it seemed to be what everyone was shooting and recommending.

Since then I've happily moved to Savage and will most likely never buy a different brand of bolt action. Ive owned 7 Savages now and I couldn't be happier with them. #1 reason I love them so much is because I can do ALL my own "gunsmithing". I can change a barrel whenever I feel like it, I can modify my accuriggers down to any weight I want (with a bit of tweaking to the spring), not to mention their detachable mags are awesome and super LONG for bullet seating. Given this and the fact that I can get consistent .3 and .4 moa accuracy out of these rifles with a custom barrel paired with the satisfaction of doing all my own (and totally free) "gunsmithing" has made me a loyal Savage customer. At this point I couldn't fathom spending a dime of my money on a 700.

But I must say, I'm very disappointed with the newly designed Savage rifles for 2009 and the unbelievable price jump all Savage rifles have taken. :mad:
 
GeoTrekr said:
Yours could have been a clone of mine. Same shaved brass, same gummed up bolt face from all the shavings, that brass in your picture could've come right out of my gun with the cratered primer, and yes you nearly had to stand on the f*ck*n bolt to get it shut with a round chambered, with or without a scope mounted (so it wasn't the screws, which is why I tested it).
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rough bolt face coupled with a chamber below SAAMI min spec and voila, you have the problems you describe.

If you were closer or have access to it, I would run a case through a body die and bump the shoulder a couple of thou. I bet your chambering problem will vanish.

If you plan on buying rifles in the same chambering, get yourself a set of go/no go guages. No store can grip about you using these in their store as they are just hunks of shaped metal. You can tell in seconds what type of headspace the rifle is blessed with and can cull a dud in a big hurry.

As for the other gripes, I own Savage for these very reasons.

Jerry
 
Buster95 said:
What do you mean by "newly designed"????? +1 for the price jump :(
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To appeal to a larger "REM" audience, Savage is addressing the appearance issues of the past. They have changed the barrel nut to a smooth nut and put the bolt release as part of the trigger guard. They have also upgraded the tuperwear stock to include an alum chassis.

All look good on paper but they reduce the utility of these wonderful rifles by making it more difficult and expensive to swap and modify.

Prettier...sure but less fun...and definitely more $$$

Jerry
 
Dogleg said:
That would depend on where you live. The consumer protection act in Saskatchewan makes the dealer the manufacturer's agent whether he likes it or not.
Any dealer who doesn't like it, will damn well learn to like it, or he will lose me as a customer. Believe me, that is not something any local shop wants to do.
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Oh I agree with you and thats why Savage replaced my bunk FVSS with a more expensive BVSS. I went right to the head of customer service and I had a new gun in days. There would be no F**ing way I would send my gun away for over a month when I bought it days prior!. The Store where I bought my gun had nothing to replace it with so they were stuck. I wanted a new gun if they had one they would likely have swapped it out.

I'm not surprised LeBarons did this one bit the guys in that store are the biggest pricks I have ever talked to in a gun store.
 
My Remington came back fro remington Centre in Quebec.

Guess what?

Same bloody crap, they told me at Lebaron based on factory invoice , that thy replaced extractor. They Didnt, its same lame that I had before...:mad::mad:

Now I gonna call Reminton directly and see what I can do..... If that fails, well hacksaw is the option and destroy the damn thing...

Remington u suck.
 
Over the last few years I've owned and few Savages and a Tikka and they all shot well and worked perfectly. Threads like these make me pause and think when I'm considering a new rifle purchase.
 
sin,
I do not understand, are you saying the repair centre in Quebec said it was fixed but it was returned with exactly the same problem? Have you called the gunsmith for clarification? It sounds very confusing and I understand your frustration but this issue does not appear a particularly complicated problem for a reputable gunsmith.
 
warrenb said:
sin,
I do not understand, are you saying the repair centre in Quebec said it was fixed but it was returned with exactly the same problem? Have you called the gunsmith for clarification? It sounds very confusing and I understand your frustration but this issue does not appear a particularly complicated problem for a reputable gunsmith.
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No Warren I didnt call to check with their gunsmiths, I just picked up gun from LleBaron where I left it for them to send it to Quebec...after rifle came back guy at the store gave me receipt which doesnt describe what was done, except the store clerk told me that they replaced/ fixed bolt.

I cycle few time and felt ok, but soon as I got home I took closer look, and chabered few rounds..and heck.....same crap. Even same bolt , so basically they didnt do anything. I think guy at remington did the same thing, cycled few time on " empty" and send gun back to Toronto as " fixed" or nothing wrong.

I just got invoice today from 407 ETR ( HWY fee) for 38 $ that I spent going back and forth from home to the LeBaron ,55 Km away....

what a story huh?

I will call Remington tommorow and ask what next and how much more I have to pay for their lousy job.

So far rifle costed me 729$ + 38 for HWY= 767 $ and its still doesnt work right...wonder how much more I will have to pay.:ar15:
 
I had the same problem with my 700p.
For the shaving on the brass, remove the mag well and with sand paper sand the two lips just to make them less sharp and they won't shave your brass anymore. I had a hard time closing the bolt with a round in the chamber, took it to the range put 20 round in it, now it's all ok and it was clean before I tested it. Before someone ask.
 
Where are all the Remington Nut Huggers now?

Savage replaced my rifle with a more expensive model in under 1 week

Remington is now approaching on 2mths and the gun is still screwed they even ship it back "fixed" when its still broken and it took them over a month just to do that!!!!!

Pffffff sorry but another Jamington will never be in my gun cabinet after seeing how they take care of their paying customers when there is an issue with one of their firearms. I could care less if the actions are used more in "f-class" or what ever excuse the REM groupies try to justify this BS with.....They will say just send it to a smith and pay more of your hard earned money to fix it......To that I say when I pay for a new gun it better work 100% with no issues if not I want a new gun or my money back if they can't do that then they don't deserve the business and they don't deserve my hard earned dollars...


sin: I hope you get this figured out man make sure you raise hell and don't take any excuses!
 
Read back in this thread where the Rem lovers were suggesting this gent take it in the hoop and pay a smith to fix this gun and you will see where it all began.

The OP of this thread had this issue only a few weeks after I had an issue with a new 12FVSS so we have been watching to see how each company treats their customers when there is an issue.

Savage took less then a week to replace my gun with a more expensive model at no cost to me.

While Remington is giving nothing but the run around.

Savage 1 Remington 0
 
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this pic caught my eye.

all of my remington 700s have this to some degree. is this not normal?
 
SIN:
Since I have read this thread and am a very curious fellow and like challenges, I will offer to look at your rifle at no charge. If it is an easy fix, it will not cost you a dime.

Casey
 
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