I’ve stumped one customer service rep today, so I figured I’d dip my toes in this board and try as well. Thanks in advance if you’re able to follow me.
I’ve got a Remington 700 in .300 wm from right before their bankruptcy in 2013/14. The gun has frankly been a pain in the rear since it came into the family, but so have I, and I’m still around. It’s a cheapo SPS that came with a weird oem box magazine. In its original iteration, the gun shot well, but it kicked so hard my dad handed it off to me. In turn, I put it in the closet.
Recently, I switched a hogue over molded stock onto the rifle in an attempt to get some use out of it. It’s not the most popular stock, but it’s does make the gun significantly more shoot able. It’s also the only stock that will accept this magazine. However, at Hogue’s recommended torque I am getting significant signs of overpressure. I backed the action screws out as much as I was comfortable with, and the worst signs (stiff bolt, difficult extraction) have slacked off. I am still getting signs of overpressure around the primer strike. This puzzled the hogue rep.
The most glaring problem this new stock has is that it ejects the magazine after each shot. It took quite a bit of sanding and shaving the stock to get the magazine to even seat initially, but I am planning on taking a dremmel to the area around the magazine until I’ve got zero possibility of the stock itself releasing the magazine. It well could be that this is simply a failure of design - a new bottom metal wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world. I am wondering if this could be caused by overpressure, however.
I’m adding a picture of the fired primers, and if I am on the wrong track about anything, sorry!
I’m a new poster, so I appreciate any help!
TL;DR
Bankruptcy R700 overpressuring in an aftermarket stock, s%*+s itself after each shot.
