Harm with Rem cock on close?????

[bobinpa]

Hi guys and Happy New Year.
I am trying to gain some knowledge on the ill affects from cock on close on a Rem 700. I have a good friend with a Rem 700 that he has done some mods to to make it lighter, better handling, etc. It's a stainless 30-06 that he uses for deer hunting.... not a bench gun. He had the bolt handle skeletonised, shroud fluted, changed the stock to an HS Precision and swapped the trigger for a TT Primary. While looking at it a couple days ago I noticed that it had a lot of cock on close and you could feel a "bump or hesitation" while disengaging the safety. With my limited knowledge, I couldn't explain how or if that affects accuracy etc. Is it something that just isn't correct but will be ok in a hunting rifle? I know that guys claim that bolt timing and pin fall affect accuracy, but if so, will it turn a .75 moa hunting rifle into a .5 moa hunting rifle?
Please explain and educate me.
Thanks
Bob

 

[GerryM]

The 700 Remington is a well engineered action some of the mods done are down right worthless
Some people are just looking for trouble changing a very very good system
Remember it battle proven. If you really want to improve it have the simple thing,s done.
Better stock, custom smithed barrel, and glass bedding
Then you would have something very special and superbly accurate

 

[DaveTooley]

A 3/4" factory hunting rifle is golden. I wouldn't change a thing.
There is so much that happens when the bolt is rotated it's difficult to explain. Cock on close is not a bad thing. Just a misguided annoyance for some. As far as the safety. Take the barreled action out of the stock. Remove the bolt and study how the safety works.

 

[bobinpa]

Thanks. I appreciate it.