Problems ejecting brass from a Rem 700

Major Disorder · April 4, 2013, 07:09 PM

Hi,

I'm over the pond in the UK and have just started using a new rifle I've had built. It's a little unusual in that it's a Rem 700 chambered in .45ACP.

The problem I'm having is that when trying to eject the spent case it's not making it out of the ejection port (it extracts from the chamber just fine). I think the issue is that as the ACP case is so short, it's pinging out of the bolt head before the bolt has retracted enough past the port.

Anyone ever tried using a Rem 700 with pistol calibres and got them to eject? Any ideas / modifications for me to try?

**4V50 Gary** · April 4, 2013, 08:04 PM

The ejector is doing what it's supposed to do. However, the Rem 700 Short Action was never designed for the pistol caliber cartridge in mind.

Open the action slowly and see at which point the shell begins ejecting. You may have to open up the ejection port. However, knowing the 700, I suspect that once the case is unsupported (which it would be after exiting the chamber), it would automatically begin to eject. So, if it's ejecting where the lugs lock up in the receiver, then there's nothing you can do about it.

eldermike · April 4, 2013, 08:35 PM

Could you remove the ejector spring and slot the bolt for a bump style ejector?
The bumper could be a set screw and the slot would need to follow rotation and reward forward travel.

James K · April 4, 2013, 11:12 PM

The ejector is spring loaded, so the case is being forced outward as soon as it clears the chamber. But the case is too short to be clear of the receiver ring at that point, to I think it is hanging up, not on the ejector port of that "shroud" but in the receiver ring of the base rifle.

Jim

Jerry45 · April 5, 2013, 10:55 PM

If I had a rifle built and it didn't function properly I'd take/send it back to whomever built it and get them to make it to function properly.

April 4, 2013, 07:09 PM	#1
Major Disorder Junior Member Join Date: November 29, 2012 Location: UK Posts: 2	Problems ejecting brass from a Rem 700 Hi, I'm over the pond in the UK and have just started using a new rifle I've had built. It's a little unusual in that it's a Rem 700 chambered in .45ACP. The problem I'm having is that when trying to eject the spent case it's not making it out of the ejection port (it extracts from the chamber just fine). I think the issue is that as the ACP case is so short, it's pinging out of the bolt head before the bolt has retracted enough past the port. Anyone ever tried using a Rem 700 with pistol calibres and got them to eject? Any ideas / modifications for me to try?

April 4, 2013, 08:04 PM	#2
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,847	The ejector is doing what it's supposed to do. However, the Rem 700 Short Action was never designed for the pistol caliber cartridge in mind. Open the action slowly and see at which point the shell begins ejecting. You may have to open up the ejection port. However, knowing the 700, I suspect that once the case is unsupported (which it would be after exiting the chamber), it would automatically begin to eject. So, if it's ejecting where the lugs lock up in the receiver, then there's nothing you can do about it. __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

April 5, 2013, 10:55 PM	#5
Jerry45 Senior Member Join Date: April 18, 2000 Location: Metairie, Louisiana Posts: 890	If I had a rifle built and it didn't function properly I'd take/send it back to whomever built it and get them to make it to function properly. __________________ Guns are not dangerous! People are! RKBA!

April 4, 2013, 08:35 PM	#3
eldermike Senior Member Join Date: January 24, 2013 Location: NC Posts: 545	Could you remove the ejector spring and slot the bolt for a bump style ejector? The bumper could be a set screw and the slot would need to follow rotation and reward forward travel.

April 4, 2013, 11:12 PM	#4
James K Member In Memoriam Join Date: March 17, 1999 Posts: 24,383	The ejector is spring loaded, so the case is being forced outward as soon as it clears the chamber. But the case is too short to be clear of the receiver ring at that point, to I think it is hanging up, not on the ejector port of that "shroud" but in the receiver ring of the base rifle. Jim