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Remington 700 Issues
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<blockquote data-quote="westcliffe01" data-source="post: 1123433" data-attributes="member: 35183"><p>Buy a $30 "GO" head space gauge. The bolt should close on it. If you put a piece of paper on the back face ot the gauge, the bolt should no longer close. If the headspace is too great then the cartridge can move forward into the chamber when struck by the firing pin. That is how you get light strikes (assuming it is not a bolt internal problem. </p><p></p><p>The trigger only releases the bolt, it does not stop it. So light strikes have nothing to do with the trigger.</p><p></p><p>Your ammo could also be sized too short. I assume this is factory ammo, right ? If the headspace is good than buy a different brand ammo and try that. Or go to a good gunsmith and have him check the sized length on the factory ammo you have. He will know if it is in spec or not or if it is on the low end. Then after that he can take your bolt apart and check the protrusion of the firing pin.</p><p></p><p>If you want to send the rifle back to Remington, I hope you still have the factory trigger. You would have to put that back on.</p><p></p><p>It is always advisable to fire a factory rifle before you put any money into it since there might be something wrong with it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="westcliffe01, post: 1123433, member: 35183"] Buy a $30 "GO" head space gauge. The bolt should close on it. If you put a piece of paper on the back face ot the gauge, the bolt should no longer close. If the headspace is too great then the cartridge can move forward into the chamber when struck by the firing pin. That is how you get light strikes (assuming it is not a bolt internal problem. The trigger only releases the bolt, it does not stop it. So light strikes have nothing to do with the trigger. Your ammo could also be sized too short. I assume this is factory ammo, right ? If the headspace is good than buy a different brand ammo and try that. Or go to a good gunsmith and have him check the sized length on the factory ammo you have. He will know if it is in spec or not or if it is on the low end. Then after that he can take your bolt apart and check the protrusion of the firing pin. If you want to send the rifle back to Remington, I hope you still have the factory trigger. You would have to put that back on. It is always advisable to fire a factory rifle before you put any money into it since there might be something wrong with it. [/QUOTE]
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