Always hated the locked bolts on my Remingtons, Sakos, and Vanguard.
Bought one of the first 700 stainless synthetics, and dang if it wasn't
one that didn't lock the bolt.
And that very year I understood why the bolt locked on so many guns.
Maybe it's because I carry a pack, how I sling the gun.....
If I carry it or my M-7 for a season, I will find the bolt lifted a few times.
Not sure if it has happened when carrying it in my hands.
Haven't used either since buying Tikka, likely won't.
Before I ever seriously used the 700 again, I'd put a M-70 safety on ot.
Feel strongly enough about it that I'll never seek out a gun that doesn't lock.
