Happened To Me
Happened to me a few years back. I was cycling the shells to clear the spring magazine so that I would not drop the shells in the snow in the dark with cold hands. Why I was closing the bolt was a stupid error on my part. It went off on about the 3rd shell. It was pointed in a safe direction, but significantly hurt my hand as the bolt slammed into the tip of my thumb as I was loosely holding the rifle....Not to mention it scared me real bad.
I cycled the bolt a few hundred times after that and could not duplicate it firing. Even in cold conditions. In any case. Proper gun handling safety is key and I was taught to never have one in the chamber. "if you don't have time to cycle the bolt, then you shouldn't be shooting anyway" as my Dad would say.
I love my Remington 700!
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