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MAD DOG · June 3, 2000, 01:33 PM

Actually, the pushfeed thing may not happen now, thank God. It would appear that the Remington Sendero 300 mag has screwed the pooch during a simple range session.
I just got this email from Aubrey:

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Hi MD

Broke the 300 win mag today ....should be fixed in a week or so. Bolt froze
on a spent cartridge ...broke the bolt handle off trying to lift it.... must
stop this spinach diet ;-)

Don't worry about the fishing ....I am #$%^&* myself. The good thing is that
these fish are suicidal and will actually catch themselves.

Damm party tonight and I need sleep ......

Sleepless in Africa

Aubrey
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My response (edited to remove hails of derisive laughter and the usual profanity...):

Aubrey,
Maybe you should consider getting a Winchester, They don't break!

I can just see us out in the middle of east jesus Africa, trying to weld a bolt handle back on with nothing but a coat hanger, some detergent, and a 12 volt car battery....
I hope it gets fixed OK.
Mad Dog

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Looks like those broken bolt/extractor/etc./ad nauseum Remington 700 problems that I had brought up in the LOOOONG thread on the merits of 700s VS Winchesters/Mauser types was not just a hallucination after all.

I have recommended that he get a couple of Winchesters, or anything else that has "proper" construction, so as not to be severely disappointed when the rubber meets the road.
I will nevertheless hunt with the Remingtons
(or a rock, slingshot, pointed stick, whatever!) if need be, because I ain't gonna look a gift horse in the mouth.

[This message has been edited by MAD DOG (edited June 03, 2000).]

June 3, 2000, 01:33 PM	#10
MAD DOG Senior Member Join Date: October 13, 1998 Location: Arizona. Posts: 853	Actually, the pushfeed thing may not happen now, thank God. It would appear that the Remington Sendero 300 mag has screwed the pooch during a simple range session. I just got this email from Aubrey: **************************************** Hi MD Broke the 300 win mag today ....should be fixed in a week or so. Bolt froze on a spent cartridge ...broke the bolt handle off trying to lift it.... must stop this spinach diet ;-) Don't worry about the fishing ....I am #$%^&* myself. The good thing is that these fish are suicidal and will actually catch themselves. Damm party tonight and I need sleep ...... Sleepless in Africa Aubrey ********************************* My response (edited to remove hails of derisive laughter and the usual profanity...): Aubrey, Maybe you should consider getting a Winchester, They don't break! I can just see us out in the middle of east jesus Africa, trying to weld a bolt handle back on with nothing but a coat hanger, some detergent, and a 12 volt car battery.... I hope it gets fixed OK. Mad Dog **************************************** Looks like those broken bolt/extractor/etc./ad nauseum Remington 700 problems that I had brought up in the LOOOONG thread on the merits of 700s VS Winchesters/Mauser types was not just a hallucination after all. I have recommended that he get a couple of Winchesters, or anything else that has "proper" construction, so as not to be severely disappointed when the rubber meets the road. I will nevertheless hunt with the Remingtons (or a rock, slingshot, pointed stick, whatever!) if need be, because I ain't gonna look a gift horse in the mouth. [This message has been edited by MAD DOG (edited June 03, 2000).]