Remington 700 action brass residue.

[Buster95]

I just received a brand new in the box Remington 700 long action magnum (receiver, bolt and trigger) , but the bolt face have brass residue, this is not normal?

 

[Dosh]

Was it purchased directly from Remington? Most manufacturers test fire before shipping. The brass is possibly shaved by the extraction.

 

[Buster95]

No online from a store, Remington test fire action only? They install a barrel and remove it! That's a lot of troubles. I bought a Remington 700 some time ago with some brass residue on the bolt face but that was a complete rifle.

 

[FearNoWind]

I believe they do run the actions through a test (not test firing) using dummy rounds as an element of QA.

 

[Buster95]

I believe they do run the actions through a test (not test firing) using dummy rounds as an element of QA.

Why they check an action without barrel, I asked Remington directly I will wait for their reply.

 

[Gord0]

I would have to guess it's from testing. Even though it's just an action they're still going to make sure it functions

 

[Laelkhunter]

If anyone puts a barrel on any action, I would think they would test fire it before returning it to the customer or put it in the inventory for sale.