remington 760 30-06 bolt opens after each shot

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even with forward pressure on the slide, the bolt still opens 1/4 inch or so. what could be the cause? is there a part wearing out, if so which one ?my friend bought the gun used and said its done this ever since he has had it. maybe fired 60 or so rounds throught it.

thanks

[STexhunter]

Have a brand new 7600 in 308 it does basically the same thing.  These rifles have rotary bolts and the recoil and the pressure of the round going off cause it to move rearward.  I'm not saying that yours may not be worn some, but it seems to be the nature of the Rem. pump rifles, in my opinion.  Mine is truly accurate and most pump Rem are.  If your rifle locks up fine on a round, shoot it and have fun.

[Siskiyou]

Your M760 should stay locked up when fired.  If you have an early M760 there is a metal ring in the recess in the front of the forearm.  It may have come forward and needs to be set  back.  A number of gun shops can fix this in about five minutes.  I have  seen  this done with a soft punch or a custom round  tool that fits over the full ring.

If you M760 or M7600 action opens on firing it needs repair and should not be fired.

I have owned a M760 since 1957 and I had lockup problems after ten years of heavy use.  A quick stop at a gun shop resulted in the problem being repaired.  As a kid I must have just about wore it out dry firing, and pumping.

I have been around a number of friends that own M760’s.  Opening on firing is a not a normal operation.  Years back there were a number of M760 rifles in law enforcement armories.  If these weapons came out of battery when being fired they would have been taken out of service.

If the shooter is puts back pressure on the forearm when firing the action will slide back when the trigger has been pulled making it an extremely fast action to operate.  So is the opening shooter induced or failure to lock up.  If the action remains locked when firing from a rest without a hand on the forearm there is not a problem.  If it opens get it fixed.  Any testing should be conduct with the shooter wearing safety gear. If in doubt have a gunsmith check it out and do not fire it.