Rem 700 SPS Hard Extraction

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Hi, I have a Remington Model 700 SPS in 300 Win Mag, it is the stainless model with the camo stock and a detachable magazine. Its a beautiful rifle.

The action has always felt a bit tight to me, but I attributed this to it being a new rifle at the time, and have hunted deer with it for about 3 years now. The last few times I have been sighting it in at the range I have noticed it is getting harder and harder to extract the cartridges. I have tried a few different ammo brands, and they all seem to do the same thing, but Winchester Super-X seems to be the worst.

It was not until I started getting into reloading that I read about this possibly being an excessive pressure issue. I have never shot reloads with this rifle, but eventually want to, however if it performs like this with factory ammo I am very worried.

My questions are whether others have experienced this with their Remingtons, whether I should be concerned with this issue, or whether this is just a rifle with tight tolerances that get tighter when it heats up.

Any opinions anyone can give me would be appreciated.
 
It might have a tight chamber spec. I'd have a gunsmith look at it. If there is a problem, maybe Remington can fix it for you or the gunsmith can ream the chamber to proper specs. You might also find that by reloading you will find the right max loads so that the bolt won't stick. Don't give up on the rifle just yet. Start with a gunsmith.
 
Do you put a touch of lube on the locking lugs? If run dry the lugs can gall giving the results you describe. The chamber could also be dirty so clean out the chamber and wipe it dry then add a small amount of gun grease to the locking surfaces of the bolt ( a little goes a long way) and see if this helps.
 
Carefully examine a fired brass case to see if has any small bulges or dents in it. I had a rifle that had difficult extraction. It turned out that there was a slight, small depression in the chamber wall. Upon firing, the brass case would expand into that depression and make extraction difficult. In another case, a friend of mine experienced difficult extraction. He sent me a fired case and I noticed that the case was bulged out slightly all around. It turned out that his chamber was bulged, so every time it was fired, the brass case would expand in the middle, making extraction difficult. Personally, I doubt that either of these scenarios are the case with you, since it is a new rifle, but it is worth a check .... especially the slightly bulged chamber possibility.
 
Have you cleaned the chamber lately?

Ive seen a gun with a chamber so dirty that you'd swear the shell was welded in. A simple clean is all it takes (once you get the shell out, lol)

Its very easy to check- Take the bolt out, shone a light in from the rear of the reciever. You'll be able to see through the ejection port into the chamber.
 
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1- Clean your chamber!!! whit a old (410 gauge) brass brush enrolled whit a 3M Scotchbride pad, put it on a part of cleaning rod and use a drill to polish your chamber!! DONT GO TOO FAR!! DO NOT FORGET TO PUT LOT OF OIL ON YOUR TOOL AND IN YOUR CHAMBER!

2- If it's dont work,go see an armorer who can use the finisher reamer to drill your chamber just a little bit! Thats no supose to be very expensive...
 
I have the exact same gun , same caliber, same problem. I was talking to a gunsmith on the phone and he said Its more then likely a dirty chamber.Im out of town untill next weekend so i wont know if thats the problem for shure till then!
 
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