Do not buy rem. Model 770

[vermont bowhunter]

my wife bought a 770 a couple years ago and i did some work on it like free floating the barrel and doing some trigger work and alittle fine tuneing...its in 30-06 and ill put it up against any gun at 3 times the cost. yes they were made cheaply as possible for those of us that cant afford to buy fancy guns...but i think you just plain got a lemon and lemons come in many forms...even ones that cost hunderds more dollars..i bought a model 70 win one time and it was junk...we got my dad a pump shotgun once and the barrel fell off when he shot it ,,,they fixed it and he had many good hunts with it...ill give ya 50 bucks for your junk rem weld the bolt on it toss a tasco scope on it and ill sell it for 500 bucks easy,,,like one man said take it to a gun smith

[vermont bowhunter]

also i love the gun pro's all saying they wouldnt own a 770...its just a copy of the old 710...and ill bet half your pro's never fired a 770..it is exactly what they built it to be a easy on the wallet hunting rifle,,,i dont believe the bolt just popede off,,,someone did something like shooting hot hand loads in it to do that,,like pound a few swelled brass out with a hammer..and if thats the case you deserve it...stop trashing remington like you said you got it fror free...what you want a gold plated one...stop squeezeing that nickle and send it to remington....omg get real

[KsTurkeyDeer24]

On 770s they have this little switch that if its up you can take the bolt up, if its down, its locked in. Maybe he had it up, and shot it?

[richwrench]

My Marlin XL7 30.06 is also know as a "cheap" gun, but check out all the great reviews online. It's the best rifle I've owned so far.