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I recently purchased a used Remington 700 BDL in .270 with a SPS stock. I went out to the range for the first time last week and had some loading problems. This is my first centrefire rifle so I don't know what is normal and what is not.

When loading it the 1st 2 cartridges would push down and lock it no problem. The 3rd cartidge would not lock it. I didn't mess around with it too much at the range.

I finally got around to having a closer look at it today. I found that if I push the 1st 2 cartridges in and then push the 3rd in and slide the bolt forward slightly to hold it down and push the 4th in, it would lock in place.

Is this normal? If not has anyone had this problem before?

Thanks,

Dave
 
Just so I understand correctly, the first two rounds were depressed into the magazine and held in place normally, but the third round would not stay in the magazine until the fourth round was pushed in.

If this is correct, when you fired round number 1 and you worked the bolt to eject the first round, did the next round feed properly, or did it jump above the feed rails when the bolt was in the rearward poisition?

If the cartridge fed properly, maybe you just didn't have it positioned properly in the magazine, but if it jumped out after the top round fired, you might have a problem. Fixing feed rails is a gunsmith gig. With any luck it isn't a big deal for you and perhaps you were just anticipating a problem because you bought the rifle used. If the problem persists, find a reputable gunsmith.
 
You are correct about the 1st 2 being held in place but not the 3rd until the 4th locked it down.

I haven't cycled the rounds since discovering how to get 4 of them into the magazine. I suspect that after the first one ejects the second one will pop out. At the range I just stuck with loading 2 at a time.

I'll load up 4 and see what happens.

Thanks,

Dave
 
One suggestion, pull the action out of the stock and make sure the mag body (the sheet metal part) is fully seated in the action.
 
You may be just loading it incorrectly as you stated this is your first centerfire gun.The shells need to go in first right [thumbing the shell in a little foreward of where it will rest and ounce it clicks in place using thumb preasure slid it back]Start the next one on the left too far foreward and thumb it back til it clicks.Right, left ,right ,left. If one is slightly out of syninch you get what you are discribing.Unlikely the feed rails have been mucked with if it's the origional chambering.Also check to see that the mag spring is fully foreward in the recess provided in the floorplate[at the bottom] and mag follower.[at the top]Don't throw out the baby with the bathwater so to speak...................Harold
 
Thanks for the info guys. It sounds like I've got something a little off kilter. I don't want to mess with it too much. I'll probably just take it into the gunsmith. Hopefully i't just something minor.

Dave
 
Dave, maybe try taking the stock off first, as stated the mag well may not be seated properly, and holding the spring down to far. Sometimes they can be finicky.
 
blargon said:
Dave, maybe try taking the stock off first, as stated the mag well may not be seated properly, and holding the spring down to far. Sometimes they can be finicky.
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I'm pretty comfortable about taking apart most things. I'm not sure if guns is one of them. I haven't looked real close but the only scews I see are by the trigger guard. How exactly do I take the stock off?

Thanks,

Dave
 
Problem solved....

First of all I apologize if I have some of the terminology wrong...

I investigated things a little closer and found that the internal magazine box was not sitting square inside action. It was high on the right side covering the lip on the feed rail so when the 3rd round (second one of the right side) was pushed in there wasn't enough of a lip to hold it in place. A few taps with a flatblade screw driver and she popped into place and now everything is working just fine.

Thanks for the help guys!

Dave
 
Glad it worked out. If you need to take the stock off, just take the 2 screws out of the trigger guard/floorplate and the stock should come right off the action.
 
Of course the easy way to load a 700 with a floorplate is to turn the rifle over,and place the rounds into the magazine,and close the floorplate.As long as you stagger them correctly so that the last round matches the follower,the gun will feed perfectly.I have been using 700s for over 30 years,and have never loaded the magazine through the top.
 
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