Bought a remington 700bdl 375 ultra a couple of weeks ago, all the stuff about remington 700's I had read i'm finding is true so far. I had heard the bolt handle if frail sometimes breaks off, i could see that happening with very rough use just a little weld holding it on, also the feeding is poor thought that part of the problem might be the cartridge (375 ultra) but not so sure, would not want something coming down on me with the unreliability of feeding in this rifle. All in all am pleased with the rifle though. Very pretty gun, is embellished with a ram on the mag. well. also has a jeweled bolt that is very nice. Bolt action is as smooth as it gets. Shoots accurately enough that i can tell so far with iron sites. The front site hood fell off with recoil the last time i went to the range, i used some nail hardener stuff to see if that would hold it in place. Anybody have comments on how their 700 feeds in say 30-06? All in all think this gun will turn out to be a fine elk rifle. Been working up loads see reloading section. It's always nice to get a new toy.

Sounds like a nice rifle just needing a couple of glitches ironed out which is normal I think. You might consider adding a sako extractor later on. I think this caliber sounds like a real winner to.

pc, I suppose your right i tweaked my ruger m77 mk 2 until i had it the way i liked it, so i'll do the same to this rifle.

Billy what scope are you mounting on it ?? Yous should try some woodleigh 270 gr SN's in it, I use woodeligh's and I love them. They hang together real well while still making good exit wounds on thin skinned stuff.

Glad you like the rifle. I don't think it's good when we aren't surprised by our factory rifles that don't feed, bolt handles fall off, etc.

New rifles are always neat to get! I am really impressed by this caliber. I have one in a winchester model 70CRF. I had a 375 H&H rechambered to the 375 Ultra,it feeds flawlesly holds three rounds in the magazine. In my opinion the cartridge is not the source of your feeding problem,the remington actoin is just to skinny,although a talented gunsmith could remedy this problem! I debated for a while before purchasing the winchester and having it rechambered,sure it cost me more than a Remington but I wanted a rifle that would function when the chips are down,like say when a mad bear might charge! Good luck!

PC, I'm not sure yet what scope, maybe a burris posilock. Thought a fixed six power would be good or maybe a 1.5-5x. I'm not going to scope it this season but before next i will, i'll have to do my longrange work with my 338 this year.
yukon delta,
Your right about companies not being aware of what could be improved with their products and fixing them. Just like when you buy a fan and the thing rattles right out of the box, like they did't know that it rattled.

I have several M700s in various calibers like 7mm Rem Mag, 7mm STW, 308 Win, 243 Win, and 223. They all feed without any problems. I have heard that the Rem has had some problems getting the Ultra mags to feed reliable because of the larger case diameter.

About the suggestion of a Sako type extractor, I would ask your gunsmith about this and take a serious look at where the extractor is placed on the bolt. When you install a Sako extractor, you have to cut the bolt rim just near one of the bolt lugs. When you close the bolt, the new Sako extractor and the cutout lines up with the bolt raceway. If you have a case separation, the safety mechanism in the bolt has been defeated by making the cut to install the extractor and you may get a face full of hot gases and powder.

[ 09-07-2002, 11:24: Message edited by: David ]