My 788 in 243 hardly ever ejects spent cases. The ejector has good spring pressure as far as I can tell. Any ideas as to why this could be happening? I've noticed that when I spray Birchwood and Casey Gun Scrubber in the openings of the bolt, it usually comes out with a tint of what appears to be rust. I'm planning on takeing it to a gunsmith to have it checked out.
788 ejection problem.
- Thread starter varhunter
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most likely you need your bolt cleaned...inside. I suspect the gunk is giving you fits with the ejector plunger.
I had a 308 custom gun I bough used that stopped firing shortly after I got it. It was so gunked up inside it was actually very hard to open the bolt. A friend with the tool took it apart and cleaned it, put in a new $8 spring and I'm back in business.
I had a 308 custom gun I bough used that stopped firing shortly after I got it. It was so gunked up inside it was actually very hard to open the bolt. A friend with the tool took it apart and cleaned it, put in a new $8 spring and I'm back in business.
doggin coyotes
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I'm presuming you have a scope on the 788? Is so keep reading, if not you can stop here because I don't have a clue what the problem is..
With that said, ALOT of the SCOPED 788's will eject the fired case in just such a way that the case will hit the windage knob and fall right back in the bolt opening.
It happens EXTREAMLY fast. Even when working the bolt very slowly as you are watching things closely, it is very diffucult to tell that this is what is happening. It happens so fast that you will swear the ejector is malfuntioning, but in reality it's working just fine.
Simple test is to pull the scope off and try it with an empty case. Betcha a beer that's your problem with your 788.
With that said, ALOT of the SCOPED 788's will eject the fired case in just such a way that the case will hit the windage knob and fall right back in the bolt opening.
It happens EXTREAMLY fast. Even when working the bolt very slowly as you are watching things closely, it is very diffucult to tell that this is what is happening. It happens so fast that you will swear the ejector is malfuntioning, but in reality it's working just fine.
Simple test is to pull the scope off and try it with an empty case. Betcha a beer that's your problem with your 788.
not rust,..gummed up oils and greases combined with dirt. Get a bolt disassembly tool or borrow one, and clean the interior of the bolt body.
how strong is the ejector spring?? can you push it back by hand?? if so, do you have to exert enough pressure where it almost hurts your finger to depress it?? They should be that hard to press back with a finger, if not, suspect a weak spring.
try this, remove the bolt, insert a fired case rim under the extractor, and then rotate the case head down against the ejector, depressing it. Even with the leverage, the spring should still provide a fair amount of resistance.
how strong is the ejector spring?? can you push it back by hand?? if so, do you have to exert enough pressure where it almost hurts your finger to depress it?? They should be that hard to press back with a finger, if not, suspect a weak spring.
try this, remove the bolt, insert a fired case rim under the extractor, and then rotate the case head down against the ejector, depressing it. Even with the leverage, the spring should still provide a fair amount of resistance.
doggin coyotes, I do have a scope on it an my cases are hitting the scope some of the time.
JustC, It does hurt my finger when I push the ejector back by hand.
I do need to clean it out really good on the inside of the bolt. Thanks for the info guys. Hopefully I can figure something out to fix the problem.
JustC, It does hurt my finger when I push the ejector back by hand.
I do need to clean it out really good on the inside of the bolt. Thanks for the info guys. Hopefully I can figure something out to fix the problem.
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With that said, ALOT of the SCOPED 788's will eject the fired case in just such a way that the case will hit the windage knob and fall right back in the bolt opening.
I always mount my scope 90degrees to the left on my 788 for this very reason...and yes at one time I was looking at the ejector but it was the scope...The 788s have a small port in comparison to other actions and the needed angle for ejection is usually putting the case neck right into the turret housing especially on larger cases like 22/250 or 243..
Good advice Doggin /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif
1 Shot
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I bought my first one in .222 Rem. in 1972. ($85.00 new) I scoped it and as doggin coyotes stated it dropped the cases back in the chamber. Took it back to the sporting goods store and believe it or not in those days the gave me another one. Tryed it before scoping it and it worked fine. When scoped it also dropped the cases back in the chamber. It does it so fast you can't see it happen. The case hits the windage adjustment and falls back into the chamber.
bulletbob7
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I bought my first one in .222 Rem. in 1972. ($85.00 new)
Bought mine in .44 Mag. around 1970 for $69.00. Last one I saw at a gun show was $700. I eventually got in the habit of rolling the rifle on its right side to eject.
I bought my first one in .222 Rem. in 1972. ($85.00 new)
Bought mine in .44 Mag. around 1970 for $69.00. Last one I saw at a gun show was $700. I eventually got in the habit of rolling the rifle on its right side to eject.
bulletbob7
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Bulletbob7, do you shoot with a bipod?
Nope. It's a short range whitetail rifle. I believe the count is fourteen so far, all but one one-shot kills. I love 788's.
Bulletbob7, do you shoot with a bipod?
Nope. It's a short range whitetail rifle. I believe the count is fourteen so far, all but one one-shot kills. I love 788's.
doggin coyotes
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Rotating the scope 1/4 turn to the left is the way I always got around the problem on the 788. The normal windage knob becomes the elevation and the normal elevation becomes the windage.
It does get a little confusing on which way to turn the knobs when sighting in, but with a little thinking before turning it's not that hard. It does not matter one bit to the scope being mounted this way. It works just fine.
It does get a little confusing on which way to turn the knobs when sighting in, but with a little thinking before turning it's not that hard. It does not matter one bit to the scope being mounted this way. It works just fine.