I was in a local pawn shop and looked at a Remington 700 Ti in 300 SAUM.

In examining the bolt, I noticed the bolt face had some marks and scratches .

Is this a problem, or from normal use ?

Anything else I should look for ?

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Originally posted by billd:
I was in a local pawn shop and looked at a Remington 700 Ti in 300 SAUM.

In examining the bolt, I noticed the bolt face had some marks and scratches .

Is this a problem, or from normal use ?

Anything else I should look for ?

Depends on what the the marks and scratches look like. Remember, the bolt face comes into contact with a brass cartridge case and a primer. By itself the brass case wouldn't cause any damage unless it was imbedded with something. But marks from leaking primers, tools or other types of abrasives might be a concern. What would be helpful would be to include a clean, sharp close up of the bolt face.