The first week of Oct. I purchased a brand new Remington 700 in .270 Win. I have fired about 60 rounds of ammo thru this rifle. I have always cleaned it after use and keep it oiled. Today while cleaning it I noticed what looked like raised bumps in the bore. This just didn't look right to me. I scrubbed it out with JB but the spots are still there. The bore looks very clean and bright ...even these spots. This really bothered me so I looked as close as I could with my naked eye and now I belive that what I am seeing are pits in the bore. So, now I decided to look at the bolt very closely and to my dismay I found a perfectly straight line of pits on the bottom of the bolt. I have never hunted with this rifle in the rain and when bringing it in from the cold I always wiped it down as soon as water started to condense on it and again an hour later. Before putting it away I would wipe it down a third time and then put a light coat of Rem oil in the bore and all metal parts. I would do this with the action removed from the stock.

Do you think it is possible the rifle left the factory in this condition or got this way while stored at the retail store where I bought it.

Do you see any problems in the way I cared for it and maybe it got this way since I've owned it.

The big question is, do you think I should contact Remington and do you think they would replace the barrel free of charge, or just blame me for its condition.

Turkeyshooter----

That's an odd one!! It takes a LOT of rusting to cause a pit. Short of acid or salts in the bore it seems unlikely it happened in two months.

The straight line of stain on the bolt was probably where the follower contacted it and there was water present. That could be just a stain and not pits. It can be removed.

I'm thinking that rifle was stored for a long time after being wet. Check the made date, HERE and try to figure out how long it was on the shelf.

Several years ago there was a batch of guns in Texas that were water damaged in a flood. Some dealers got them cheap. In seems unlikely one would have made it's way to NY, but it's possible. Two that I know of went to a dealer in Florida.

JBelk, I went to the link that you suggested to try and date the rifle. There are no codes stamped on the barrel of my rifle. The bolt has the j shaped security lock on it and it has a synthetic stock the serial # on the receiver is G6263466...the warranty card in the book that came with the rifle says the warranty takes effect Jan. 1999. If any of that info helps to date it.

it could be copper fouling. have you tried sweets 7.62??

Turkeyshooter,

First off, welcome to the boards here!

Regarding the pits, I would inspect the bolt under a good light with a magnifying glass, you will then be able to see whether or not they are truly pits. If you can do the same with the barrel, I can't tell if the pits are at the muzzle or breech end, it will help you figure out what they are. If I bought this gun in october I would send remington off an email and probably think about sending it to them if they are indeed pits. Also you might want to have a local smith just take a look at it and give you his opinion.