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My friend bought a new Rem 700BDL in 7mmRem mag.
Right away I saw a problem: A defective rifle---The bolt was on the wrong side.
So he put one of my handloads in it and shoots. Bolt a bit stiff. He looks at me and I tell him they were right out of the Nosler's new manual using new brass and Nosler bullets.
He loads again and shoots. Bolt will not open. Hammer it open and case looks fine. I repeat to him they are book loads.
He loads a factory Barnes cartridge and shoots. Stuck bolt. Hammer it open and case stays in the chamber. I get a cleaning rod out of my truck and drop it down the barrel. Out come the case. Looks good. He repeats this 4 more times and need to use my cleaning rod each time to remove the case after hitting the bolt open.
So we go from the range to the rifle shop and return the rifle to be repairs or send it to the factory to be repaired. I did not want to work on a brand new rifle and then have the shop or Rem refuse to fix i because I did.
I did tell him that if he hunted with it I would loan him my extra cleaning rod so he could use his new Rem Muzzle UN-Loader but do not plan on a fast 2nd shot.
Good job Rem.
Got to love Rem quality control nowdays.
Right away I saw a problem: A defective rifle---The bolt was on the wrong side.
So he put one of my handloads in it and shoots. Bolt a bit stiff. He looks at me and I tell him they were right out of the Nosler's new manual using new brass and Nosler bullets.
He loads again and shoots. Bolt will not open. Hammer it open and case looks fine. I repeat to him they are book loads.
He loads a factory Barnes cartridge and shoots. Stuck bolt. Hammer it open and case stays in the chamber. I get a cleaning rod out of my truck and drop it down the barrel. Out come the case. Looks good. He repeats this 4 more times and need to use my cleaning rod each time to remove the case after hitting the bolt open.
So we go from the range to the rifle shop and return the rifle to be repairs or send it to the factory to be repaired. I did not want to work on a brand new rifle and then have the shop or Rem refuse to fix i because I did.
I did tell him that if he hunted with it I would loan him my extra cleaning rod so he could use his new Rem Muzzle UN-Loader but do not plan on a fast 2nd shot.
Good job Rem.
Got to love Rem quality control nowdays.
