I've got a mod 700 BDL 7mmRM that pops the first round when trying to feed slow (before the bullet nose gets to the ramp). I took out as much spring pressure as I could, and now it feeds the round fast, but not slowly. Unaltered feed rails, box and follower. Am I overlooking anything?
Gunsmithing Mod 700 popping top round
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Re: Mod 700 popping top round
Your follower spring may be a bit compressed. Had that happen to my 17 Rem so I kinda stretched it back and it works fine now.
Your follower spring may be a bit compressed. Had that happen to my 17 Rem so I kinda stretched it back and it works fine now.
Re: Mod 700 popping top round
Check the magazine box alignment in its recess on the bottom metal.
Check the magazine box alignment in its recess on the bottom metal.
Re: Mod 700 popping top round
You haven't by chance changed the stock recently? I had a stock that I put on one of my 700's that was slightly shallower than factory in the mag well depth. This increased the spring tension and would cause the top shell in the mag to pop up. Decreased the spring tension a bit, and the problem went away.
You haven't by chance changed the stock recently? I had a stock that I put on one of my 700's that was slightly shallower than factory in the mag well depth. This increased the spring tension and would cause the top shell in the mag to pop up. Decreased the spring tension a bit, and the problem went away.
Re: Mod 700 popping top round
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: stockdoc</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Check the magazine box alignment in its recess on the bottom metal. </div></div>
This is a likely culprit.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: stockdoc</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Check the magazine box alignment in its recess on the bottom metal. </div></div>
This is a likely culprit.
Re: Mod 700 popping top round
Thank you everyone, I went through everything carefully and all was well. What I ended up doing was making a small cut at each end of the right side of the mag box at the top and removed all of the vertical taper at the rear and most of the taper from 1/2 way back to the front of the right side. This side of the box is just about straight vertical. This allows the case to sit farther over to the side and now slow/fast feeding is good and the top case does not pop out when I open the bolt.
Thank you everyone, I went through everything carefully and all was well. What I ended up doing was making a small cut at each end of the right side of the mag box at the top and removed all of the vertical taper at the rear and most of the taper from 1/2 way back to the front of the right side. This side of the box is just about straight vertical. This allows the case to sit farther over to the side and now slow/fast feeding is good and the top case does not pop out when I open the bolt.
