Keith, the one I described, failed. The G.S. then called Remington, to see how to proceed. He was a retired Tool and Die maker, who worked for Western Cartridge, all during WWII. Remington gave him a go ahead to weld on a thin bushing, which he then did. Like I said, I didn't see the remains of the cartridge head, or any pull downs, so I don't know what that customer did wrong.
What I did see, was that the bolt stayed put, and only the thin nose of it peeled away. This is only anecdotal, but it raises a red flag. I've never put a hook extractor into one of my 700's, so I can't comment on that mod.
Suffice to say, I do my load experimenting with Mauser M-98's which have a third lug under the root of the bolt handle. I have seen one Mauser bolt with both of its front lugs sheared off. Our American commercial rifles don't have any such third lugs, as far as I know. I think we can agree on that all these blowups are unnecessary, excepting for one getting some soft case heads by accident.
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Last edited by INDYBUSTER; 12/02/13.
