New Remington 700 .223 super-tight on bolt close.

[CodeBasher]

I purchased a brand new Remington 700 SPS in .233, had a gun smith (Barry Lewis) install a 30" shillin barrel and I then bedded it to a Choate tactical stock. All topped off with a 10-40x60 scope. My young son will LOVE this for F-class!

But today I cycled it's first rounds.

New Lapua Brass, Sierra 80Gn Projectiles

Regardless of seating depth the bolt goes forward just fine but to close is ridiculously hard. Once closed I can open/close with the same round and it's fine.

From best I can gather the retaining bevel/wedge/thingy on the bolt face seems it is not allowing the shell base to easily slip over it so the shell can then be 'held'. Mind you once the shell is actually "held" I can half cycle the round very nicely; even so far as to a check brass and cycle the bolt forward and down quite smoothly. But once the shell is "let go" and needs to be "grasped" by the bolt face again it needs a lot of force to rotate the bolt downwards again.

Any ideas?

[ratshot]

Sounds like the extractor not slipping back into the bolt properly (spring tension, burr restricking travel, not radiused properly to let the case head slip passed) you would be getting some nasty marks on the cases rim. get Barry to have a look . also remove the firering pin assembly to rule out a cocking problem.

[AlanF]

I'm sure Barry would prefer you took it back to him rather than get opinions here. It may only require a minor adjustment.

Alan

[CodeBasher]

Twas a bur on the extractor. Removed the bur with the dremel and it works a charm.

[Chopper]

Alan, Can we have an ASK RATSHOT page

[AlanF]

Would that be confined to firearms questions, or are you thinking personal problems etc?