I've heard alot of stories of remington's doing that kind of thing. I would take it to a gunsmith and have him check it out. Or you could contact remington and have them fix it. Hell I had a buddy that bought one of those new 700 and had the bolt handle break off! Some people say that remington's quality control has went down the drain. Which is kinda weird I've heard nothing bad about thier R-15 or R-25. Just glad no one got shot.