It's a blind mag, and I'm thinking the front action screw is too long and the bolthead is hitting it
I picked up a 110E 7mm Rem Mag from a local gun show today. It has a Boyd's thumb hole stock with no access for the clip. making it a single shot. Owner said it's never been fired. I'm new to rifles so I'm not sure what to search for to correct my problem.
i got home and dropped a spent cartridge in and tried closing the bolt.
it jammed and I was unable to close the bolt. Appears that the bolt will not slide far enough forward.
I compared this rifle to my brothers Tikka (same caliber) and it looks to me like the casing does not seat all the way. Hopefully my description makes sense and that I didn't just learn an expensive lesson.
It's a blind mag, and I'm thinking the front action screw is too long and the bolthead is hitting it
Will the bolt close without a round in it
Sounds like a headspace problem then
If the fired case is from a rifle with "more" headspace or a slightly larger throat, then the fired brass very well could jam, while having perfectly acceptable headspace.
Ya, I read that wrong. I thought he was trying to chamber an un shot load
How far back is the bolt when it binds?
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As someone else already pointed out, right there in bold is the cause of your problem. The neck on a fired case will be expanded enough to not easily chamber without having been resized first. Given this case was also fired in a different rifle it's highly probable that the case is blown out in other areas that wouldn't match this rifles chamber.
While I'm sure the rifle and headspace is probably fine, given your obvious nievety with rifles I would highly suggest taking it to a gunsmith to be checked out AND to have him go over the rifle with you so you know what you're doing and how it's supposed to function and what you need to do to properly maintain it. Not only will it give you peace of mind that the rifle is safe, you'll also learn a few things to help make you a better/safer gun owner which never hurts.
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