Guys - thanks for the insights and suggestions. Although aware of the problems that come from crud, bad wear and/or misadjustment issues you have noted, it is good to be reminded.
This is a situation where the bolt components and trigger/sear mechanism on this Remington are spotless clean, and the factory set trigger has not been altered or adjusted in any way. I doubt that more than 50 rounds have been fired in this hunting rifle.
Was I dreaming, or did I not - more than once - read about a factory production problem of this sort with a certain series of Remington 700s? If not, I apologize for the distraction. But, if so, does anyone know the serial number range of the affected 700s?
Malm - thanks for the cite - will go there as well.
