I'm pissed, brand new remington 700, and it sucks! (pics included)
06-10-2008, 01:55 AM
#41
Join Date: Apr 2008
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RE: I'm pissed, brand new remington 700, and it sucks! (pics included)
Hey msmforever69
I posted a very similar subject a couple of months ago;
http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=2759137&mpage=1&key=quality,cont rol
Funny thing was i didnt get many replys and ppl didnt have much to say except for oldelkhunter(thanks by the way!). Anyway my 700 is chambered in a 223 and my bolt was extremely hard to lock in the cocked position and when my brass came out it was scratched deeply!! The dealer said there was a bur in the chamber and thats y the bolt was tight and brass was getting scratched. Long story short i sent it to the remington importer (through the dealer) in Australia (raytrade, melbourne) cause it was under warranty and was told Id get it back in 4 weeks.
After 4 weeks passed I called raytrade for a follow up and they told me they dont deal with customers only dealers (unlike berretta who where only happy to speak to me)! 6 weeks went by and I finally got it back. Once I tried it out i knew that it came back the same condition as before, still same problems. What tops it off was that all it came back with was a tag saying "bur in chamber, bolt tight"! Geez! Even the dealer said they dont really give much info back.
I was pissed majorly so I gave it to a very good gunsmith (a friend of my mate) who told me Raytrade would have just kept it for 6 weeks and sent it back without touching it or only doing minimal work. They wont spend the money to fix it! He told me (as well as other ppl) that it hasnt been polished properly and it needs reaming. After he polished it and reamed the chamber it works very well! Im 100% thats ur problem too!
I posted a very similar subject a couple of months ago;
http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=2759137&mpage=1&key=quality,cont rol
Funny thing was i didnt get many replys and ppl didnt have much to say except for oldelkhunter(thanks by the way!). Anyway my 700 is chambered in a 223 and my bolt was extremely hard to lock in the cocked position and when my brass came out it was scratched deeply!! The dealer said there was a bur in the chamber and thats y the bolt was tight and brass was getting scratched. Long story short i sent it to the remington importer (through the dealer) in Australia (raytrade, melbourne) cause it was under warranty and was told Id get it back in 4 weeks.
After 4 weeks passed I called raytrade for a follow up and they told me they dont deal with customers only dealers (unlike berretta who where only happy to speak to me)! 6 weeks went by and I finally got it back. Once I tried it out i knew that it came back the same condition as before, still same problems. What tops it off was that all it came back with was a tag saying "bur in chamber, bolt tight"! Geez! Even the dealer said they dont really give much info back.
I was pissed majorly so I gave it to a very good gunsmith (a friend of my mate) who told me Raytrade would have just kept it for 6 weeks and sent it back without touching it or only doing minimal work. They wont spend the money to fix it! He told me (as well as other ppl) that it hasnt been polished properly and it needs reaming. After he polished it and reamed the chamber it works very well! Im 100% thats ur problem too!
06-10-2008, 02:10 AM
#42
Nontypical Buck
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RE: I'm pissed, brand new remington 700, and it sucks! (pics included)
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06-10-2008, 06:37 PM
#43
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RE: I'm pissed, brand new remington 700, and it sucks! (pics included)
Hey sciencenerd,
Yea I really hope they contact me soon, and they actually put the money in to fix it or send me a new one. I have emailed them and it said i would get a reply in 5 days max, it's been 4 days already, and no reply. I don't know any gunsmiths in the are who know a lot about rifles, all the stores here are mostly handgun focused. The nearest rifle gun smith is like 2 hours away.
Yea I really hope they contact me soon, and they actually put the money in to fix it or send me a new one. I have emailed them and it said i would get a reply in 5 days max, it's been 4 days already, and no reply. I don't know any gunsmiths in the are who know a lot about rifles, all the stores here are mostly handgun focused. The nearest rifle gun smith is like 2 hours away.
06-10-2008, 08:02 PM
#44
Typical Buck
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RE: I'm pissed, brand new remington 700, and it sucks! (pics included)
ORIGINAL: Ridge Runner
scratched cases? c'mon man, all repeaters scratch the cases a bit, cause the case is held against the feed rails by spring pressure.
RR
scratched cases? c'mon man, all repeaters scratch the cases a bit, cause the case is held against the feed rails by spring pressure.
RR
06-10-2008, 09:52 PM
#45
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RE: I'm pissed, brand new remington 700, and it sucks! (pics included)
ORIGINAL: Roadkillwarrior
agreed
ORIGINAL: Ridge Runner
scratched cases? c'mon man, all repeaters scratch the cases a bit, cause the case is held against the feed rails by spring pressure.
RR
scratched cases? c'mon man, all repeaters scratch the cases a bit, cause the case is held against the feed rails by spring pressure.
RR
06-10-2008, 10:22 PM
#46
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RE: I'm pissed, brand new remington 700, and it sucks! (pics included)
ORIGINAL: msmforever69
Hey sciencenerd,
Yea I really hope they contact me soon, and they actually put the money in to fix it or send me a new one. I have emailed them and it said i would get a reply in 5 days max, it's been 4 days already, and no reply. I don't know any gunsmiths in the are who know a lot about rifles, all the stores here are mostly handgun focused. The nearest rifle gun smith is like 2 hours away.
Hey sciencenerd,
Yea I really hope they contact me soon, and they actually put the money in to fix it or send me a new one. I have emailed them and it said i would get a reply in 5 days max, it's been 4 days already, and no reply. I don't know any gunsmiths in the are who know a lot about rifles, all the stores here are mostly handgun focused. The nearest rifle gun smith is like 2 hours away.
06-11-2008, 07:19 AM
#47
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RE: I'm pissed, brand new remington 700, and it sucks! (pics included)
maybe wrongbut these kinds of scratches and especially the kind my gun was making were definately not right! Chamber needed serious polishing and the bur(s) were causing the locking to be difficult. My Tikka definately doesnt scratch my cases at all (feed rail or not) and I think you'd be hard pressed to finda tikka/sakothat does!
06-11-2008, 03:49 PM
#48
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RE: I'm pissed, brand new remington 700, and it sucks! (pics included)
ORIGINAL: oldelkhunter
Plastic magazine has the feed lips. It wouldpretty hard for plastic to scratch a brass case.
maybe wrongbut these kinds of scratches and especially the kind my gun was making were definately not right! Chamber needed serious polishing and the bur(s) were causing the locking to be difficult. My Tikka definately doesnt scratch my cases at all (feed rail or not) and I think you'd be hard pressed to finda tikka/sakothat does!
06-11-2008, 04:13 PM
#49
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RE: I'm pissed, brand new remington 700, and it sucks! (pics included)
Jeepkid, haven't shot it yet. Wanted to make sure everything is ok before I invest in bases and a scope. So i took it to the gunsmith at the dealer where I got it from, that dealership I feel like is ripping me off all the time. I showed the brass to the gunsmith, he said he will take it home and look at it and figure out what's wrong. Oh and that will be 100 dollars. Also i wanted a badger tactical knob, they would charge a 100 for it.
Next I sold them my savage Mark II FV, and they gave me 70 dollars for it...it has a bipod, and a 60 dollar scope and the gun itself was 250. So i spent like 350, and 3 months later, got 70 for it... basically using that 70 just for them to check the gun out.
So to get a stock 700 P and to have it fixed, I spent 950 for gun, then 40 for a box of 20 rounds, then 100 for them to "fix" a brand new gun which completely isn't my fault, and another 100 to put a bolt on, and I had to give my savage 22 away.
Next I sold them my savage Mark II FV, and they gave me 70 dollars for it...it has a bipod, and a 60 dollar scope and the gun itself was 250. So i spent like 350, and 3 months later, got 70 for it... basically using that 70 just for them to check the gun out.
So to get a stock 700 P and to have it fixed, I spent 950 for gun, then 40 for a box of 20 rounds, then 100 for them to "fix" a brand new gun which completely isn't my fault, and another 100 to put a bolt on, and I had to give my savage 22 away.
06-11-2008, 05:56 PM
#50
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RE: I'm pissed, brand new remington 700, and it sucks! (pics included)
ORIGINAL: msmforever69
Jeepkid, haven't shot it yet. Wanted to make sure everything is ok before I invest in bases and a scope. So i took it to the gunsmith at the dealer where I got it from, that dealership I feel like is ripping me off all the time. I showed the brass to the gunsmith, he said he will take it home and look at it and figure out what's wrong. Oh and that will be 100 dollars. Also i wanted a badger tactical knob, they would charge a 100 for it.
Next I sold them my savage Mark II FV, and they gave me 70 dollars for it...it has a bipod, and a 60 dollar scope and the gun itself was 250. So i spent like 350, and 3 months later, got 70 for it... basically using that 70 just for them to check the gun out.
So to get a stock 700 P and to have it fixed, I spent 950 for gun, then 40 for a box of 20 rounds, then 100 for them to "fix" a brand new gun which completely isn't my fault, and another 100 to put a bolt on, and I had to give my savage 22 away.
Jeepkid, haven't shot it yet. Wanted to make sure everything is ok before I invest in bases and a scope. So i took it to the gunsmith at the dealer where I got it from, that dealership I feel like is ripping me off all the time. I showed the brass to the gunsmith, he said he will take it home and look at it and figure out what's wrong. Oh and that will be 100 dollars. Also i wanted a badger tactical knob, they would charge a 100 for it.
Next I sold them my savage Mark II FV, and they gave me 70 dollars for it...it has a bipod, and a 60 dollar scope and the gun itself was 250. So i spent like 350, and 3 months later, got 70 for it... basically using that 70 just for them to check the gun out.
So to get a stock 700 P and to have it fixed, I spent 950 for gun, then 40 for a box of 20 rounds, then 100 for them to "fix" a brand new gun which completely isn't my fault, and another 100 to put a bolt on, and I had to give my savage 22 away.
I honestly wouldn't worry about the cases, the little bur will most likely wear off after time. I've saw guns do worse to cases and they still shoot awesome...