I јυѕt bουght a brаnd nеw remington 700 SPS аnd leupold scope. I wеnt tο mу local gun dealer tο mount аnd boresight thе scope. Apparently thе guy brοkе οff one οf thе base screws аnd used a drill bit tο try tο retrieve thе broken screw. I guess аftеr hе thουght hе gοt thе screw out hе placed another screw іn аnd completed thе mount. I gеt thе gun back аbουt аn hour later tο realize thе bolt wіll nοt open!!! I саn’t even unlock thе bolt. I’m nοt sure іf hе accidently pushed thе broken screw іntο thе bolt οr nοt. Sο thе shop іѕ wanting tο try tο find a gunsmith іn thе AM tο look аt іt. Hаѕ mу precision gun bееn compermised οr саn іt bе fixed? I thіnk I ѕhουld probably mаkе try tο mаkе thеm bυу mе a nеw gun. I never even gοt tο shoot 1 round through іt:(
Wow – that is totally phucked up! I’m glad I’m not that gunsmith!
I would demand they replace the gun even if it can be fixed because the idiot doing the work should have known what he was doing.
does that model come with iron sights? jk, you should make them buy a new one
Oh boy. . . . .
i would demand a new gun. That is inexcusable. It sounds like they did exactly what you think they did, drill too far and hit the bolt.
Why he didnt use a screw extractor (for removing broken screws. . . . ) is beyond me. Stuff happens, but a competent person knows how to fix it or move it on to a smarter person. . .
Drilling it out to use a larger screw could actually be an improvement. And it’s hard to see what this has to do with the bolt not opening, unless they drilled a hole completely through the receiver, which seems incredible. I’d wait and see what’s up with the bolt before you get too upset.
i think you might be screwed, sorry man, 700’s are nice guns too.
Sounds like he put a longer screw in and tightened it down on the bolt to me. If you have the tools remove it yourself and see if you can then work the bolt. If it is removed and still doesn’t work I would hate to be him if it was mine. I don’t beleive tho there is enough broken bits to jam the bolt shut. He just tightened the screw down on the bolt is all.
New rifle or send it to the manufacturer for repairs, either way the bonehead who buggered it up should be on the hook for all costs.
Will. . . I got ticked just reading this. I can only imagine how you feel. They should be insured for stuff like this so a new weapon will cost them nothing. If they are not insured. . . tough sht for them, they buy you a new one. You have every right to be all but irate about this.
If they did some stupid junk like that, they very easily could have drilled into the bolt. Obviously they did not function check the weapon of they would have found this. I would demand a new weapon due to the fact your receiver has been jacked up, your bolt possibly has been damaged, and just for GP because they are incompetent idiots.
If he used a drill bit to drill out the broken screw, then he would also have to clear out the threads in order to get a new screw to be able to go into the same hole. You drill a hole to the minor diameter of the pitch and diameter of the screw. You do not accomplish this by drilling out a 1/4-20 screw with a 1/4 drill. There for if there if this screw is still holding or not falling out of your rifle, he either was able to remove the broken screw or was able to re-tap it to a larger size. If your bolt will not open it is most likely from to long of a screw hitting your bolt or the burr caused by the poor workmanship. I would say your rifle is not lost and could be fixed my a competent gunsmith, but would recommend trying out your new rifle, after it is fixed, on the dumba$$ that did that.
remington 700s suck, it’s probably a good thing.
Demand a new gun. Do not ask, do not equivocate: demand. Do so politely and professionally, but firmly.
Yes, it sounds as though exactly what you think has happened is exactly what happened. They should be insured against this sort of thing: and if they’re not, well, buying a new 700 shouldn’t break them anyways.
Look at it this way: it was a new gun and therefore equal to all other new guns.
At least he didn’t screw up your shilen barreled, trigger job pre-’64 Winchester 70 that you took 6 months dialing in and perfecting the handloads for. . .
Your rifle will be perfectly fine.
This is what he PROBABLY did. He used a base mounting screw that was TOO LONG. The holes on top of the receiver go all the way down through to the area of the bolt. What he did was used a screw that went all the way through the base, through the receiver and has now made contact with the bolt and it basically pushing down the bolt.
I admit, I did this ONCE in my life. Often times the screws that come with the scope bases need to be traded-out for either longer ones or shorter ones. Hint – the Remington 700 and Weatherby Mark V bases are the same. . . but the screw lengths to mount the bases are different.
The gunsmith that did this is not worth his salt. This is an amateurish mistake. And by all means, he should have checked the action to open and close it before he allowed the gun to leave his shop. In fact, he should have mounted the base with the bolt REMOVED for extra safety.
Just remove the scope. Then remove the base screws and that should allow the bolt to open. Next, replace the long base screws with shorter ones.