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

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?

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