Bolt opens hard, Rem700

[Hoot]

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Do any of you know what the slickest grease is? I am using multi-purpose auto grease.
I might should pull the barrel and open the counterbore another 0.010" to eliminate that rub.

I used to use Dow Corning Molykote Gn paste but recently I've switched to Tetra grease. It's slightly more slippery. Reminds me of the old Browning grease that came with their guns. As with just about any grease, it starts out fine but eventually displaces after repeated cycling.

 

[jelenko]

This stuff from Competition Systems is pretty slick. https://www.gotxring.com/parts-accesories/

I had forgotten about the interference between the counterbore and bolt lugs. Made a noticeable difference for me.

 

[David Milisock]

David Milisock: Thanks for your comments. I admire your shooting skill; your groups beyond 100 yards are enviable. How hard is your bolt lift? ​

I would tell you if I could but I've never measured the resistance, all I can tell you is that after firing I can open the bolts on all my rifles easily with my pinky finger. I have a 103 year old Remington Pattern 17 that had a sticky bolt. I degreased the bolt and action the worked it a few hundred times with lapping compound. In the field it just doesn't matter.

 

[lukehalee]

I have found Benchrite blue goo or purple goo can’t remember, the slickest

 

[novice]

I appreciate all your comments and suggestions. I reviewed a dozen threads on several forums. I sanded inside the bolt again, and I lightly polished the outside of the bolt. I degreased the spring. My bearing grease works better than some Moly DiSulfide action lube I found in a LGS. The bolt lift is lighter than it was before I started this trip, but not nearly as light as Vera's appears to be. I won't cut the spring.
I have recently fired several 5-shot groups at 100 yards that are under half an inch, including one at 5/16" and one at 3/8."

 

[Hoot]

If it ain't broke, don't fix it...

I'll be tickled to get consistent groups like that. Still working up loads on my 700 6XC. Hope to have a few good ones before it gets any colder, to mull over the long winter. Mine is stiff also but I'm not so eager to mess with it until I have it grouping as well as I am capable of.

Hoot

 

[David Milisock]

If it ain't broke, don't fix it...

I'll be tickled to get consistent groups like that. Still working up loads on my 700 6XC. Hope to have a few good ones before it gets any colder, to mull over the long winter. Mine is stiff also but I'm not so eager to mess with it until I have it grouping as well as I am capable of.

Hoot

Agreed, that's better than meat on the table accuracy. Now for the true accuracy in the field, PRACTICE field positions.

 

[novice]

I am not to the point where my good groups are consistent. I gots to watch that pesky wind more closely. The propeller on my windvane warped in the AZ heat, but I dug out an old propeller and put it back into action.
btw. I forgot to mention that I pulled the barrel and opened the counterbore in the barrel about .020," which removed the contact of bolt and counterbore AND improved bolt lift a bit.