Thread: Remington 700 Primary extraction

Originally Posted by caberslash

Proper way to do it is replace the handle (the remington bolts are three pieces welded together). The bolt handle on the later variants are not attached that strongly. It is possible to just remove and re-solder it on to advance the timing by moving it foward.

However, the reccomended fix is replacing the handle entirely, as the newer handles were designed in a way that reduced primary extraction due to the cam position angle. There are literal pages of info on this to be found on the Snipershide forum, Chad Dixon at Long Rifles Inc or the Accu Tig man specialise in this work.

If you wanted to be real lazy, you could use solder to increase or build up the area in front of the cam, and file it back down in the desired angle. Not one to advise this as your bolt's heat treatment could be compromised. But I've also seen a solution involving and bent and shaped beer can and epoxy...

Also, a scrap bolt from an old rifle might just work. YYMV and at your own risk. Good luck!

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