Remington 799 Hunting Equipment User Manual


 
Installation (cont’d)
2. Make certain the claw extractor is aligned with the right-hand cocking lug on the bolt.
(See Pictures 1a & 1b)
Note: Model 799 actions do not utilize a rotating claw extractor
The bolt guide must be aligned with the locking lug on the same side as the bolt handle.
(See Pictures 2a & 2b)
3.
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Picture 1a
Correct
Picture 1b
Incorrect
Picture 2a
Correct
Picture 2b
Incorrect
Insert the bolt into the receiver aligning the lugs on the bolt with the lug tracks in the receiver. With the
left hand, swing the bolt release lever open and push the bolt fully forward through the channel in the
receiver.
(See Picture 3)
Release the bolt release lever after the lugs on the bolt clear the box. Lower the bolt handle all the way
down into the locked position. The firing pin is now cocked and the safety mechanism may be placed in
the “safe” position.
Picture 3