Re: LTR bolt face....help!
I should clarify....When I bought the gun I gave it a quick wipe down, pulled a CLP'd snake down the tube and then put it away for a month or so. Then after getting my mounts and scope mounted I decided to give it a good cleaning so I could fire form some cases and get a good baseline for working up a load. When I took out the bolt for a good cleaning is when I noticed the face issue. I contacted the seller and he stated that he never had the extractor worked on or had any feed issues. He said it was the best shooting rifle that he ever owned. He asked if I had tried to cycle some rounds. After his response I went out and put 5 rounds down range to observe functioning and to read the brass. The ejection problem seems intermittent. One time it will throw the case 6" away from the gun, the next it will extract it from the chamber and just drop it on the follower.
I am more concerned about safety, brass life, and accuracy than I am about the ejection issue. I have owned probably 6 700 based rifles in the past and have never seen one with a bolt face like this one. The primer strikes were all of center also which may or may not be caused by the radius that seems to be missing from the bolt face. The more I think about this the more PO'd I get. I fear that taking someones word and rolling the dice on a used rifle came back to bite me this time. Live and learn I guess. Not sure the last owner could have overlooked the issue which chaps me even more. I appreciate the help.