i have a remington model 770 and i go to inject a shell but its like it doesnt pop up all the way and gets jammed so it wont go in. then when you go to pull the bolt back the bolt gets stuck on the shell casing just after the bullet part. have any ideas why this is happening or what i can do to fix it?
remington 770
- Thread starter luke2
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Change 770 to 700.
Sorry, the 770 is basically a renamed 710, and while there were some good ideas behind that design, it wasn't executed to Remington's traditional level of success.
The problem is probably with the magazine not putting the fresh round in just the right place for the bolt to pick it up when moving forward.
The magazine may not be fully seated in the action.
The spring in the magazine may be weak or obstructed so it isn't lifting the round high enough.
Or the magazine platform may catching on the way up, with the same result. The cause of that could be the platform bent or misaligned or the magazine body dented so it obstructs the platform's movement.
Or the top of the magazine, forming feed lips, may be malformed or bent, again, putting the cartridge at the wrong height or angle or holding on to it too hard when the bolt is trying to grab it.
Sorry, the 770 is basically a renamed 710, and while there were some good ideas behind that design, it wasn't executed to Remington's traditional level of success.
The problem is probably with the magazine not putting the fresh round in just the right place for the bolt to pick it up when moving forward.
The magazine may not be fully seated in the action.
The spring in the magazine may be weak or obstructed so it isn't lifting the round high enough.
Or the magazine platform may catching on the way up, with the same result. The cause of that could be the platform bent or misaligned or the magazine body dented so it obstructs the platform's movement.
Or the top of the magazine, forming feed lips, may be malformed or bent, again, putting the cartridge at the wrong height or angle or holding on to it too hard when the bolt is trying to grab it.
- Location
- Somewhere on the Hudson Bay Coast
Hey Luke, its disappointing when a new rifle doesn't perform. TheTooner makes some good points concerning the cause. I would suggest you take the action out of the stock, field strip it, and make sure its clean. If there is grease or a gummy film present, take it outside and blow all the metal surfaces off with Break Clean, allow to dry, then lightly oil and reassemble. After cleaning if there is no improvement your best bet is to get the rifle repaired on warrenty.
mahony1977
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- Frelighsburg Qc
I had a 710 , I had to file the mag a bit . I also did what Tooner said , very wise advice .
Change remington to a savage, end of problem!
Not likely.
After owning many of both remington and savage rifles i would take a savage rifle any day of the week and twice on sunday over the remcrap i have had experiences with, including three 700's two of which the bolt handle came off and the other wouldn't group 6'' at 100 yds.
The worst savage i had would do better than 2'' at 100, every other one (3 different rifles will consistantly do 1'' or better at 100. For me proof is in the pudding and a 700 will never grace my gun cabinet again.
- Location
- Eastern Edge of the Foothills
I just posted about my 2 new 700's in another thread, but I'll comment here as well.
I have 2 brand new Rem700 Mountain Rifles. One is a .280 in Walnut and Blued with a DM. This model was cancelled a few years ago, but this rifle was sitting in its box hidden somewhere in the warehouse. So it's a few years old, but still brand new in box when I bought it in September. It has the old style trigger too.
The other rifle is the Rem 700 LSS in .30-06. I bought it in October. Mountain rifles have the light whippy pencil barrels that are not really known for benchrest accuracy, so I figured I'd be happy with 1.5MOA, and may settle for 2MOA. These are light guns built for carrying, and 2MOA is good enough for hunting purposes out to past 300 yards.
My last trip to the range was the 3rd trip for the .280 and the second trip for the .30-06.
The .280 shot 0.8" and 0.9" groups and the .30-06 shot 0.6" groups. All at 100 yards.
These rifles look good, have excellent fit and finish, no plastic parts, are light to carry, and are plenty accurate for hunting.
You can keep your SALVAGE, and I'll be happy with the 700. BTW, I've owned 2 other 700's one even an SPS DM. All were great guns. I sold the SPS. Wish I didn't, but I needed some funds for the mountain rifles!
I have 2 brand new Rem700 Mountain Rifles. One is a .280 in Walnut and Blued with a DM. This model was cancelled a few years ago, but this rifle was sitting in its box hidden somewhere in the warehouse. So it's a few years old, but still brand new in box when I bought it in September. It has the old style trigger too.
The other rifle is the Rem 700 LSS in .30-06. I bought it in October. Mountain rifles have the light whippy pencil barrels that are not really known for benchrest accuracy, so I figured I'd be happy with 1.5MOA, and may settle for 2MOA. These are light guns built for carrying, and 2MOA is good enough for hunting purposes out to past 300 yards.
My last trip to the range was the 3rd trip for the .280 and the second trip for the .30-06.
The .280 shot 0.8" and 0.9" groups and the .30-06 shot 0.6" groups. All at 100 yards.
These rifles look good, have excellent fit and finish, no plastic parts, are light to carry, and are plenty accurate for hunting.
You can keep your SALVAGE, and I'll be happy with the 700. BTW, I've owned 2 other 700's one even an SPS DM. All were great guns. I sold the SPS. Wish I didn't, but I needed some funds for the mountain rifles!
Remington makes the safest, strongest actions going, and there is a reason that so many custom target actions are built as a Remington 700 copy. Go to any competitive long-distance F-Class match and 90% of the guns will be made with Remington actions. Anyone that puts down Remington as being an inferior design doesn't know their *** from a hole in the ground.
Anyway, that being said, the 770 was another attempt by Remington to produce an entry level hunting rifle. They are not up to the same standards of fit, finish and reliability as the R700. If the gun does not feed properly, take it back to where it came from and get them to fix it or replace it, particularly BEFORE you start filing, grindng and dismantling.
My son owned a 710, and while it left much to be desired in the esthetics department, it was a sub MOA rifle with factory 30-06 ammo. You can't complain about that.
Anyway, that being said, the 770 was another attempt by Remington to produce an entry level hunting rifle. They are not up to the same standards of fit, finish and reliability as the R700. If the gun does not feed properly, take it back to where it came from and get them to fix it or replace it, particularly BEFORE you start filing, grindng and dismantling.
My son owned a 710, and while it left much to be desired in the esthetics department, it was a sub MOA rifle with factory 30-06 ammo. You can't complain about that.
Personally, I'm a huge fan of Rem 700 rifles. I have several examples.
That said, for an "entry level" rifle, rather than a 710 or 770 personally I'd spend my money on a Savage Edge or one of the Savage 11/111 or 16/116 model package rifles. I'd even go with a Stevens 200 rather than Remington's econo rifle(s).
My 02..... your mileage may vary.
NAA.
That said, for an "entry level" rifle, rather than a 710 or 770 personally I'd spend my money on a Savage Edge or one of the Savage 11/111 or 16/116 model package rifles. I'd even go with a Stevens 200 rather than Remington's econo rifle(s).
My 02..... your mileage may vary.
NAA.
Hello, I have a brand new 770 camo/stainless 300 win mag, its doing the same thing when trying to load a shell, the bolt catches the casing just behind the lead and jams up. seems like a pretty common problem with these models. a few people i know from around here that own 770's have the same issue, one guy sent his back to get repaired, they sent it back with a new clip, its still doing the same thing. guess the real answer is to get rid of it...
