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I've got a Rem 673 in 6.5 Rem Mag. It's a great shooting gun, but all of the sudden it won't kick out the empty case. The cartridge chambers fine and fires normally. The bolt successfully pulls the spent case back, but doesn't throw it clear. The empty case simply lays above the magazine. Any suggestions?

Upon further research, I think it is a bad ejector spring (or ejector plunger spring?) The ejector plunger is squishy and should be firm on the bolt face.

squirt a little Kroil into the plunger hole. And pump the ejector up and down a few times.

First take the thing apart and clean it. But I too think it is likely a bad spring.

Squirting more chit(even Kroil) in a fouled hole is not the best solution...

Sounds like its ruined, send it to me and i'll scrap it out for ya

you can easily disassemble a Remington bolt (assuming it is identical to the 700) by using your boot laces. Insert the bolt so hte face\lugs is snug between lace and tongue of boot, pull up (so the lugs catche on the laces) and twist handle counterclockwise. Repeat until it comes apart. Clean it (I suggest break cleaner, or replace the spring if needed, and put it back together. Easy.

I have used Kroil to lube plungers but have since thought nothing inside the bolt- is the best thing, but I am open to opinion.

All them models did that.

Gunner

Hey, squirting a little kroil down the ejector might flush out a bit of crud or lube the spring and cylinder. Not exactly rocket science. And if that doesn't help, you've lost maybe a couple of minutes.

I had that happen on a couple of my 700's. What happens is you can get a brass shaving or any tiny bit of debris in the ejector hole, and it jams. It needs to be cleaned out. If the spring were bad, and I had one in an M7, it shows up right away.
I like spray/lube stuff for that. Oil in the hole will attract crud. That can make it jam again. E

Surprised dumb don hasn't showed up to expell his crf vomit....

The same thing happed to me that happened to Eremicus. I used Kroil and it seemed to flush it out.

Swapping out a ejector spring ain't no big deal on a Remington, although it ain't as easy as a Savage. First get a new ejector pin, ejector spring, and a ejector retaining pin. Maybe buy a three of each, that way there is a couple to screw up and one left to make the repair.

Find a real 1/16" pin punch, not a old allen wrench or ice pick ground down, but a genuine pin punch. A starter punch helps too.

Then take an old fired cartridge and cut off the head about an inch above the rim. Of course an ejector compression tool makes this easier, but I'm too cheap to buy one. Then ......

Ah hell just take to a gunsmith, if I tell how to do it, you may smash your finger and sue. Next time buy a Savage that way you can do it easier, and in the field a whole new bolt head can be swapped in allowing the hunt to continue. If you try this on your Remington, be sure not to drop the bolt on a concrete floor, the bolt handle may break off. Here's how I do it on a Savage:













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See how easy that was. Even a properly equipped moron like me can do it.

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Next time buy a Savage.

Very interesting WJ, appreciate the photos.

WranglerJohn: this is just what I've been looking for. Does the bolt need to be disassembled (unscrewed) or can I simply address the ejector with the whole bolt intact?

I followed the instructions above. The ejector channel and spring were gummed up like crazy. All better now. Thanks for everyone's thoughts.

There isn't any reason to disassemble the bolt, just clamp it down in a padded vise - mine is a old wood vise, then compress the old ejector, punch the old pin out - it will probably be removed from the deep set side to the shallow side, and vice versa for installation. You can watch the video at the bottom of this post and see how easy it is with the proper tools. The Remington pin is just a plain pin, and appears to be the same on my actions several decades apart, you will probably want to drive it out from the deep set end toward the shallow set end. The parts are here: http://www.brownells.com/search/index.htm?k=Remington+700+Ejector+parts&ksubmit=y

That Savage pin is knurled on one end and it has to be driven out toward the pin hole with the flat milled to allow flush fitting. Savage pins are used once and replaced.

I use Remington specific tools: http://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-t...00-bolt-disassembly-tools-prod26670.aspx

and the more pertinent:

http://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-t...gton-bolt-disassembly-tool-prod7650.aspx

Here's a video the shows how easy it is to remove the pin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAaUAaxpFiY