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Offline Tallwalker

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Lazy ejection from 700
« on: March 11, 2010, 12:11:45 PM »
 I just got a new Remington 700 .223. I like the way it shoots, but so far ejection has been a sometimes thing. I can't think what would caust that except for the bolt face being too large, or the rims not fitting under the extractor right. There is no problem chambering, or extracting. Sometimes the cases are ejected well, but just as often they just end up laying on the other rounds in the magazine. Any ideas?
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Re: Lazy ejection from 700
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2010, 12:13:09 PM »
Does the spring loaded plunger work freely?
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Re: Lazy ejection from 700
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2010, 12:49:15 PM »
Had similar problem with my 700 SPS.
I took the bolt apart and degreased all the parts, lightly lubed and reassembled.
My SWAG was factory gunk in the bolt, the plunger , or under the extractor.
When my 700 V had intermintant firing problems I did the same thing and it has been working great since.
Good luck.
Taking the bolt apart in not a big deal.  You just need a hard 90 degree edge.  I used the edge of my reloading bench.
On the back of the bolt are the parts the sear engagues.  Line the flat one up on a 2X4 and push till the firing pin is behind the bolt body.
and now turn the cocking peice and the bolt body.  It should just unscrew like a mauser rifle.
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Re: Lazy ejection from 700
« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2010, 02:42:14 PM »
Well, I took a look at things while I was cleaning the gun tonight. The ejector plunger seems to be working freely, and is pretty strong. I cleaned under the extractor pretty thoroughly, and played with some of the empty brass that I fired today. The problem seems to be case specific. Some cases it will extract, and eject forceably, and others fall out of the bolt face before they are ejected. They do ride on the inside of the receiver ring as they are supposed to for a short distance. I will try stripping down the bolt, and thoroughly cleaning things. With Remington bolts I have used a penny to hold the striker back while unscrewing, and cleaning things. It seems to make it easier to reinstall. There is / was just a big enough notch in the bolts to hold the penny / dime.

My gun is the SPS too.
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Re: Lazy ejection from 700
« Reply #4 on: March 12, 2010, 03:32:31 PM »
Just an update. The dealer looked at the extractor closely, and found that it had been improperly installed. By checking it with the tip of a pen I could see that it was not springing in, and out as it should to grasp the case correctly. Once it was seated correctly, it seems to work just fine. This gun promises to be a really good shooter, so I'm happy to have it resolved without having to exchange, or send it back to Remington.
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Re: Lazy ejection from 700
« Reply #5 on: March 12, 2010, 03:42:29 PM »
Good to hear.
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