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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: ThePascoKid on November 11, 2008, 04:35:30 PM

Title: Rem 700 BDL question?
Post by: ThePascoKid on November 11, 2008, 04:35:30 PM: Anyone ever had any trouble with the little button just forward of the trigger used to release the bolt on a 700? Mine won"t release after it is pushed in to drop the metal tab that holds the bolt in.
Title: Re: Rem 700 BDL question?
Post by: Bookworm on November 11, 2008, 07:51:11 PM: Maybe a drop of oil? Mine was sticking also, a drop of oil fixed the problem.
Title: Re: Rem 700 BDL question?
Post by: Crunchy on November 11, 2008, 08:02:56 PM: I have the same gun for about 8 years now. Never a problem with it. Oil, but I bet u tried that.
Title: Re: Rem 700 BDL question?
Post by: Gobble on November 11, 2008, 08:08:24 PM: yes, mine hung up this year a little, My gun is 20 years old. Oil it and work it back and forth and it should be ok, take a toothpick and work out any dirt etc that may have built up in there.
Title: Re: Rem 700 BDL question?
Post by: cascademountainhunter on November 11, 2008, 08:10:57 PM: i have a bunch of those guns, never had that problem sorry dont know what to tell ya.
Title: Re: Rem 700 BDL question?
Post by: 300rum on November 11, 2008, 08:29:53 PM: I had the same thing happen on an older model, one of the models where you have to take the safety off to work the bolt. :bdid: I had to take a jack knife and force it down and from there it stayed down. I cleaned the gun well but had to do this for awhile and then one day it just magically decided to start working correctly again. :dunno: One thing though, I don't oil my guns.