Joe in fla
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I was at the range last week and a guy there had a NEW Remington 700 VTR in .223. He fired three shots out of it and then tried to chamber the 4th round and the bolt stuck. It appeared that the lugs were engaged but the handle was stuck up in the air and no one could get it to open or close or to move up or down. This is a NEW gun and it was the first time he'd fired it. He was shooting Remington factory ammo. I examined the three fired cases and they all looked completely normal except they all had a gouge all the way down the case but they weren't very deep. We also checked the target and there were three holes in it so there wasn't a bullet stuck in the barrel. I should add that this is a well experienced shooter and he had cleaned the barrel and done all the necessary checks prior to shooting the gun for the first time.
Does anyone have any idea of what might have caused this? I've seen similar stuck bolts on 7.7 Jap rifles. I think that was caused by engaging the safety while the bolt was open. I'm wondering if the Remington uses a similar design and that could be the cause, but I don't know anything about the newer Remington bolt actions.
Has anyone seen anything like this before?
Does anyone have any idea of what might have caused this? I've seen similar stuck bolts on 7.7 Jap rifles. I think that was caused by engaging the safety while the bolt was open. I'm wondering if the Remington uses a similar design and that could be the cause, but I don't know anything about the newer Remington bolt actions.
Has anyone seen anything like this before?