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The issue is/was an improperly adjusted/molested trigger group.

GD-Castle_Rock simple question-
RH action
M.Walker design trigger group in a Rem 2 lug action.
Action cleared
Firing pin dry fired.
Lifting/rotating the bolt handle counter clock wise.
Firing pin in rotational transition being recocked
You are also threading the shroud back into the bolt body
Extraction cam in handle contacts rear receiver primary extraction cam surface
Case pulled to rear,rotating handle to 1oclock position the firing pin is fully cocked & the striker/cocking piece nose is in the radius cut in the aft end of the bolt body tube.

still with me?

Can you physically apply the safety to LOCK the trigger.....NO...to render the action safe....NO

So much for your misunderstanding/misinformation of how a Rem functions/operates.

Push the bolt forward
Start rotating the bolt clockwise toward battery position
You are now unthreading the firing pin shroud from the bolt body
The handle cam surface is @ 12oclock clockwise rotation past the primary extraction cam surface in the receiver rear bridge.
Keep rotating the bolt clockwise
You are NOW accomplishing STRIKER to SEAR HAND OFF.
The sear/safety bar is now reset to allow applying the safety to render the firearm SAFE.
Bolt handle stops bolt body rotation into battery

On a Winney
When the SAFETY is rotated to the middle position it cocks the firing pin .030"-.040" to DISCONNECT the trigger lever from the sear t& locks the firing pin & renders the platform safe.


It's best to be SMARTER than the equipment that you are attempting to operate.

So what happens to this cam, cocking, trigger geometry when a custom gunsmith takes metal off the action and bolt locking lug surfaces in a attempt to "true up" an action?

Usually the bolt timing/primary extraction becomes even worse. Dan is the man for fixing primary extraction issues. Great work!

Edited to remove content. -Al

As I said way back, this horse is beyond dead and deserves no more flogging. GD

Fair enough.

I couldn't delete my post since there had been a reply after I posted it. Instead, i've edited it to remove all the content. -Al

Al,
It's still a FREE country,no matter what the Dem's are pushing in all of their insanity.

Add to the layman's descriptions.

Wasted time on this once. I'm sure not coming back for round two.

Good shootin'. -Al

Easily rectified with some stoning or a Dremel if one knows what he is doing. Otherwise, take it to a smith.