Remington 700 safety

[MountainWalk]

It's prolly been ten years since I have really handled a 700. A question: Does the safety lock the bolt? I have, back in Arkansas, an older 700 in 7mm rm with a coated stainless barrel, and can't remember if the bolt locked. Do newer ones do?

[FALFire]

No.

[bearhunter99]

No.

 

[Bofire]

Old ones did lock the bolt, all you had to do was remove the stock pop the circlip and grind the arm that locks the bolt off. When I say "old ones" I mean like 25 years ago.
Carl

[MountainWalk]

Ok, thanks! The 700 I was referring to was one of the first seven rem mags that my grandfather bought long ago. It was blued action and hardware, but with a stainless barrel.  I was remembering that I thought this one locked the bolt. 

So many damn shots out of that thing that the first two shots were good, after that forget it.

[brokenvet]

My bolt locks when the safety is engage, but of course it is an older Rem 700, which I received back in 1976

[MountainWalk]

Well, thats the one I want then.

[300rum]

Mine locks the bolt.  I have to take the safety off to work the bolt.  Remington had a recall on it to fix them.  I called Remington at the time and the gave me the number to the nearest gunsmith that was eligible to do the work.  They wanted me to ship it without the scope.  I really didn't want to take the scope off as it has never moved on me and that gun is the most accurate thing I have.  I didn't want to mess with perfection!

[pianoman9701]

I learned something new from a friend last night about storing my rifle. When the gun is stored and bolt is open, it collects dust. When you close the bolt, pressure is left on the sear. To prevent this, you apply pressure to the trigger while closing the bolt and the pin isn't left cocked, so the pressure is taken off the sear and you don't wear out the spring faster. I was amazed I'd never been shown this before.

[MountainWalk]

Yes, it's called breaking over the barrels. I have carried rifles afield in that manner, chambered with pin down. Yeah, pin is barely resting on primer, but it takes A HELLUVA FORCEFUL bump to get it to go off.

[jaymark6655]

Yes, it's called breaking over the barrels. I have carried rifles afield in that manner, chambered with pin down. Yeah, pin is barely resting on primer, but it takes A HELLUVA FORCEFUL bump to get it to go off.

What would the point of carrying a rifle with in chamber and pin down?

[pianoman9701]

Yes, it's called breaking over the barrels. I have carried rifles afield in that manner, chambered with pin down. Yeah, pin is barely resting on primer, but it takes A HELLUVA FORCEFUL bump to get it to go off.

What would the point of carrying a rifle with in chamber and pin down?

 

[MountainWalk]

No safety to toggle with. Not worrying about the wing catching and flipping off. Not keeping constant all day all week tension and pressure on moving parts. It all amounts to not much, just a preference I guess.

[Blacktail Sniper]

For storage, when unloaded, makes perfect sense.  That's how I have stored my mine for years.  But to carry a loaded rifle with the pin even "barely resting" on the primer is very unsafe.   

As has been pointed out in other posts by several folks, kids and new hunters read this forum for insight and to learn, someting like this is an example of what not to be teaching.  Very unsafe practice, especially by your own admission that you know it would fire if given a "HELLUVA FORCEFUL bump."

[lokidog]

No safety to toggle with. Not worrying about the wing catching and flipping off. Not keeping constant all day all week tension and pressure on moving parts. It all amounts to not much, just a preference I guess.

I think the curiosity and question is wouldn't you have to cycle the bolt, thus ejecting your cartridge, to cock the firing pin?

I do not personally like a gun I have to take off safe to unload but have to deal with it on a feww.