remington 700 receiver old quality control issue

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Hi All
I recently picked up a LA 700 with the intention of doing a build on it. Took the factory barrel off to find the receiver lugs are screwed. something slipped at the factory and trying to find any others.
What it is is the lugs have a step in them so the bolt is only bearing on the outer part of them. about 1/4 of full contact

The action is 20+ years old. serial number is 6598455.
If you have an older Remington with a similar date serial it might pay to check the lugs
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you can see where the lugs have been bearing
 
Hi All
I recently picked up a LA 700 with the intention of doing a build on it. Took the factory barrel off to find the receiver lugs are screwed. something slipped at the factory and trying to find any others.
What it is is the lugs have a step in them so the bolt is only bearing on the outer part of them. about 1/4 of full contact

The action is 20+ years old. serial number is 6598455.
If you have an older Remington with a similar date serial it might pay to check the lugs
Pics
DSC06246.jpg

you can see where the lugs have been bearing
DSC06244.jpg
 
Given the cost of a 700 action or one of it's clones, I doubt that one is worth considering for a custom build. If it was simply a matter of squaring the locking lugs, that would be one thing, but the fact that the locking lug recesses in the receiver also need work, the cost, just to get to the starting point, is unreasonably high. I'd be inclined to square up the locking lugs, install and headspace a factory barrel, bed it to what ever stock you have available, and use it like that, or sell it and put the funds towards your custom build.
 
Boomer said:
Given the cost of a 700 action or one of it's clones, I doubt that one is worth considering for a custom build. If it was simply a matter of squaring the locking lugs, that would be one thing, but the fact that the locking lug recesses in the receiver also need work, the cost, just to get to the starting point, is unreasonably high. I'd be inclined to square up the locking lugs, install and headspace a factory barrel, bed it to what ever stock you have available, and use it like that, or sell it and put the funds towards your custom build.
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I think you may be missing the point. the pictures are not the clearest sorry, hard to see. the receiver lugs have a 3.2x2mm chunk missing from each. not that safest to continue using.
 
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I have had a lot of 700's apart and never seen that before. That's a rare error. I would contact Remington, even after all these years they may replace that action. How deep is that 'step'.
 
Looks as if the bolt has been locking up by wedging the corners of the locking lugs on the shoulders of the badly machined locking abutments in the receiver.
It sure is 20+ years old, with emphasis on the plus. Probably closer to 40.
Get in touch with Remington. They might help out, even though the rifle is an elderly one.
 
after looking at the pics blown up I see what you mean.....that's unsalvagable IMHO.,...but, it did work for over 40 years...:)

A non relevant point...., that action is Pre 1975 so it's more like 40 years old....the letter prefix began in '75.

The absence of an anti-bind slot makes it Pre '74
 
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Forget the photo of the inside of the receiver ring. Look at the photo showing the locking lug. It isn't just a matter of limited contact - the contact being made is at an angle on the corner of the lug.
The receiver abutments could be trued up. The bolt could be fitted. If this results in the bolt being set back far enough, then the handle could be removed and reset.
 
tiriaq said:
Forget the photo of the inside of the receiver ring. Look at the photo showing the locking lug. It isn't just a matter of limited contact - the contact being made is at an angle on the corner of the lug.
The receiver abutments could be trued up. The bolt could be fitted. If this results in the bolt being set back far enough, then the handle could be removed and reset.
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to get it so the whole receiver lug is square would remove enough material that the cocking ramp would be removed fully and the back of the bolt lugs would be flush with the front edge of the feed ramp. both not a good idea. we are talking 3.2mm
 
foreign said:
to get it so the whole receiver lug is square would remove enough material that the cocking ramp would be removed fully and the back of the bolt lugs would be flush with the front edge of the feed ramp. both not a good idea. we are talking 3.2mm
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I agree, that action is toast as far as I am concerned... I definitely would get a hold of Remington and explain with pictures how this is a factory mistake from day one. I would think they will do something...
 
didn't someone once say that older 700's are better then newer ones?....I'm sure I heard that somewhere...;-)

so, you have a spare long action bolt and other assorted 700 parts.......not bad stuff to have around.

I have an extra long action bolt,...and a short one....cuz ya never know.
 
I agree with guntech, either send photos to Remington or the action an barrel.
But Id phone and tell them what you have first, Im sure they will help you out.
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Foreign how certain are you that it was the original barrel that you removed , is it possible it might have been changed at one point?
It could have seen bubba at one point or then again maybe not, but wow I honestly find it hard to believe remington wouldn't have picked up on that .
But I suppose anything is possible with them after the trigger recall , you should contact remington and find out what the original barrel was chambered in and see if it matches up .
 
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