Hello Fellas,
This was a one-time occurrence but my Rem 700 fired when I closed the bolt.
The rifle has a Trigger Tech Trigger and the action has been blueprinted. The ONLY thing different about this incident was that I was chambering a round that I didn't FL size down to the base, and I was having difficulty closing the bolt on it. Actually, I had to push the bolt forward very strongly and I was in the process of forcing the bolt down when it went off. It fired the second the bolt was down all the way.
That said, I don't think that it should have fired but I would like to hear what you guys think, and if this is "normal" because of what I did or if there is something wrong with the gun. I have several hundred rounds through the rifle and this has never happened
What do you say??
Ugh, Not a good feeling is it?
I have never replaced a rem700 trigger. I have adjusted them, all of them. I have purchased 40x rifles with completely gummed and varnished triggers and left my old eighties vintage 700 varmint too long and had it gum up.
That factory trigger design is fallible with oils hardening. It is more prone to it with lighter trigger settings. Fortunately my experiences they were obvious before going bang. Cold day, gummy trigger begat a retarded striker operation. Too slow to ignite a primer. The 40x was an army surplus from cmp. I could cock it, pull the trigger and moments later the striker would ooze forward.
That one I split the trigger pack apart and removed varnish with picks. Hosing with brake cleaner ans lighter fluid wasn't working.
That trigger design must be clean and free of oil. That trigger must be set with sufficient weight preload on the trigger spring. That takes out the randomness of parts engagement. My smith friend said with the set springs in threaded holes going light is bound to be random interference from the spring coils engaging the threaded wall. Makes sense to a point. Again with enough weight it is a minor issue.
All in all if I had it to do all over again I would have gone for more Winchester model 70s back in the day. My main rifles now are two custom .260s on FN SPR actions, and a model 7.
Recognizing the limits of the walker design and working within their design is key to safety.
Someone mentioned going with a garand style. Ha that is one that famously gets double tripped being semi auto and bounced off the shoulder triggering the inadvertent second pull. No issue in a bolt gun though.
