Remington 700 tight bolt and sticking

[SamuelBerryhill308]

Hello all I have a remington 700 adl in 30-06 that I've put in a hs stock that I plan on doing a semi custom build with the action soon as all funds are available but I would like to enjoy it as is until then any ways what can I do to fire up and sticking bolt that is real tight at times.if you open or close it slow seems to be when it does it most I'm wondering if I need to re bed the stock and see if that helps or if it's just one of those remington flaws I bought the rifle last year right before remington close down and I don't remember how it was at the time but I'm sure it wasn't until I started shooting it more that I noticed it.any help would be appreciated thanks

 

[shortgrass]

Is the front action screw too long and protruding into the action? Look at the lower locking lug for evidence rubbing.

 

[SamuelBerryhill308]

I should have specified its toward middle to rear of the action never on lock up.at times its even hard to take bolt out and in right under rear part of action wear scope would mount.ive checked that everything is torque the same and no scope mount screws or action screws are sticking through any were

 

[jjmp]

Have you talked to a gunsmith you trust, I advise you to look into having your action blueprinted ,many cut corners ,misinformation abounds , customers not happy ,money spent ,hindsight's always 20/20 . If you want a name pm me thks .

 

[SamuelBerryhill308]

Yea I've talk to the smith nearest to me and am planning on taking it to him to have work done to it I was just trying to get some shooting done with it and mess with it some till I have all the funds to have it rebarrel and do a dbl conversion done to it.i figure is a cut corner some wear being a factory gun.

 

[shortgrass]

Stocks with aluminum bedding block sometimes aren't 'perfect'. The action may be flexed when the screws are torqued to spec (65 inch pounds, I believe, HS recommends.) A stress free bedding job might be in order here. Does the bolt work smoothly when the barreled action is removed from the stock?

 

[OG10]

Remove the barreled action from the stock, cycle the action, see if problem persists ? Then let us know what happenes. The next step is to remove accessories, rings ,rail cycle the action see if problem persists ? (The first thing is make sure the action rails and bolt are clean and lubed) . It's late and the steps are out of order but you get the idea. This will help isolate the issue or fault by troubleshooting the problem in steps.

 

[Dosh]

As Shortgrass mentioned, with a stock change things perhaps aren't the same. Possibly also check the rear action screw for protrusion. Too long by a hair and bolts will hang on them. Also as he mentioned definitely check action clearances and definitely bed the action. Good luck

 

[SamuelBerryhill308]

Thanks everyone I will be taking it apart in morning to find out will report back

 

[338 dude]

I should have specified its toward middle to rear of the action never on lock up.at times its even hard to take bolt out and in right under rear part of action wear scope would mount.ive checked that everything is torque the same and no scope mount screws or action screws are sticking through any were

Loosen all action screws to the stock then try to work the bolt I've had a friend with a Remington 700 in 7mm magnum when the middle screw was tightened the bolt would bind I could not believe how much the action actually flexed and the stock in this situation was not bedded at all

 

[shortgrass]

Loosen all action screws to the stock then try to work the bolt I've had a friend with a Remington 700 in 7mm magnum when the middle screw was tightened the bolt would bind I could not believe how much the action actually flexed and the stock in this situation was not bedded at all

 

[shortgrass]

^^^^^^ EXCELLENT point!! Forgot the OP said this is a ADL.

 

[Glenn Tullius]

I had two gunsmiths tell me that the Rem actions the last 10 years or so, should be avoided as they were "soft" and flexed to much.....interesting.

 

[bullet man]

Man, this one is too easy did u have the problem with the original stock? If not u know it's something with the new stock. action screws etc hope it's that easy maybe just a matter of taking a little torque off the screws. new stock may not be as ridged as original so when torque to spec it may flex causing things to bind up