MESSED UP 700 action

[4xforfun]

I bought and then sold a Rem 700 LA to a friend. It is a stainless LA Rem 700 which had a single shot plate glued in. My friend had a 28 Nosler tube chambered up for it and used bottom medal he had from a Rum. Anyway ...he said that the pate would slide past the feed rail and he was unable to cycle his bolt when empty. Closer inspection ...it is obvious that someone had milled too much off of the feed rail (or what ever it is called) and the plate simply slides past it and blocks the bolt.

Question .....would this matter if we went to a DETACHABLE mag system of some sort? Otherwise this would be a single shot only action.

Thanks,
Tod

 

[dakor]

I bought and then sold a Rem 700 LA to a friend. It is a stainless LA Rem 700 which had a single shot plate glued in. My friend had a 28 Nosler tube chambered up for it and used bottom medal he had from a Rum. Anyway ...he said that the pate would slide past the feed rail and he was unable to cycle his bolt when empty. Closer inspection ...it is obvious that someone had milled too much off of the feed rail (or what ever it is called) and the plate simply slides past it and blocks the bolt.

Question .....would this matter if we went to a DETACHABLE mag system of some sort? Otherwise this would be a single shot only action.

Thanks,
Tod

If he went to a DBM system like you said it would not matter and should work just fine. The rifle might have been a dbm setup from the factory Remington had those for a few years and they really opened up the feed rails on them so they will not work with a standard mag box setup.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

I think dakor has it right if its that bad

 

[Tucker65]

I believe you could also use a Wyatts center feed magazine box.