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She's going back to Remington, groups are pretty good. 1- 1 1/2". Shot 30 rounds down range, 1st set of loads so I didn't expect them to be super tight. The bolt is scraping really badly on the topside when cycling. 30 rounds and the jeweling is already gone. I figured it was stiff just due to being new and growing pains but it has rubbed that badly. All rounds in mag feed fine now after sanding down the feed rails as someone mentioned in a previous post except the last one. So the first round in the mag is getting hung up but the 3 prior are no longer getting scuffed. As I've said before, this post was not meant to deter anyone from Remington and not to complain. I just wanted to know if the QC problems still persisted and I think I've found the dud. Fingers crossed their CS is spot on cause it's going and I hope I get it back and am nothing but impressed. Here's some pics of the bolt and some more of the original follower/spring. Couldn't see the brass marks on the follower too well in the previous pics but they are visible in these ones. Also found paint marker on the stock that says 12-22 so I'm assuming that was the assembly date or close to it. I haven't bought a new Remington in almost 20 years because of the QC issues before and I had personally had a terrible experience and opted not to do business with them anymore but thought I'd give them a shot again. Too bad this happened, I'm still optimistic they will make this right and I end up with a super nice rifle but buying a brand new rifle with all of this going on right out of the box is giving me a really bad taste especially for being on the top end of their product line they offer. I appreciate all who have replied!! Will update when the process has been completed and I get the rifle back.
yeah that bolt looks beat up for only 30 rounds. 12-22 means it's on the new QC.
It is definitely unfortunate because I was really excited to give them a try again. I am going to put the old follower I replaced back in and see what they do with everything as a whole. Fingers are crossed they make things right and I end up with a rifle like I started long range on. Miss my old rems, they weren't picky. When I first started loading I had no clue on all the little things I've learned over the years and that rifle didn't care. It just flat out shot everything extremely well, made a bad shot a good one more or less. Next 2 rifles, same exact way and then I got a bad one and the hell I went through with them made me vow never to go back. But here I am lol, forgive and forget. I hope they do the right thing
Yup I'd send it back. I have a 1980's M700 with the jeweling scrapped off like yours. But it's seen a lot of rounds and I don't know what the previous owners did with my rifle.
On a Alpha One I'd expect excellent fit and finish. But yes if a company screws enough it is a detriment. I remember when Glock 23's first came out and frames were delaminating. The first shipment of S&W M&P's sent to LAPD had barrels splitting. Both of those companies rectified their issues on the assembly line and QC. Sig Sauer seems to be beta testing on it's customers and yet they still sell P320's. Some of the bad news is leftist's attack on the firearms industry imo. On my ADL I could live with having to do some work on it. Much like getting a Ruger American or a Savage. But when I first handled my ADL the bolt was smooth and the trigger wasn't awful. My ADL is a 7mm Rem Mag with 1-8" twist 26" long and 5R rifling. I don't expect much in accuracy with it's tupperware stock. But I'll test it out before sinking too much time and money. Like I said earlier I vet my weapons I hunt and carry.
Thanks for sharing. Sorry to hear of the qc issues and I hope they make it right for you!
Cool beans glad it worked out. I finally paid off my M700 and need to wait on a picatinny rail to start shooting it.
Did they document exactly what repairs or replacement of parts were done?
