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Copper BB
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 02, 2015 1:05 pm
First off I want to Hi to everyone and then on to my problem,, soo HI Yall
OK I have an LT 20 and this old gal has been a shooter for over 30 years, I took her out of the box brand new. So at a Lodge Sporting Clay shoot Sunday, all was well un till it fired the first round and jammed the second.. Skinned fingers and a bunch of naughty words later I got the second shell back in the tube and tried again,,, same thing,, go it out and tried a different box of shells,, same result,, OK so I put a new barrel seal on that's the most common problem,,, same results, first round fires ejects second round jams coming out of the tube about half the length of the shell.. Tore it all down washed everything out with brake clean removed EVERYTHING, cleaned and lightly oiled,,, put it all back together and tried it again,,,, same problem. Please somebody give me a direction to go with this Im pulling out what little hair I have left..
Thanks much
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.270 WIN
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Location: Williamsburg, Va.
PostPosted: Tue Jun 02, 2015 4:43 pm
You're saying the shell comes halfway out of the magazine and jams? Does it do it when you cycle it manually? Sounds like either a feed latch or an interceptor issue. Is the bolt frozen? If so it's a feed latch issue. If the bolt moves freely likely an interceptor. See what is hanging the shell while it is hung.
What could have happened... did.
PostPosted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 10:57 am
Welcome to the Remington Owners Forum Skeets !!

Copper BB
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 05, 2015 6:27 pm
OK I feed a round in to the tube, with the bolt closed, pull back the charging handle the bolt retracts and the round jams about half the length of the case,, now of course the bolt will not cycle and its muther to get things where they should be. now if I open the bolt and drop a round in and press the release button it works well shoots ejects and then jams on the second round..... It has to be something simple that Im missing Im wearing out the pins taking it apart,,lol
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.270 WIN
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 05, 2015 7:38 pm
Check that the interceptor latch is rotating freely and the spring isn't broken, and that your feed latch isn't bent. If the bolt is tight/frozen, it's almost surely a feed latch or the action sleeve arm on that side.
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Copper BB
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 06, 2015 7:24 pm
Well I THINK, I have found the problem, though I don't know how it happened... After taking my LT20 apart for the umteenth time I happened to slide my thumb over the edge of the carrier,, And lo and behold there was a nick on the inside of the carrier with a small burr sticking out, not much of a burr, but enough that if I slid a shell along it, the nick would catch the rim of the case. A fine stone and 1000 grit cloth has it back to a smooth finish and she ran 3 rounds like butter, and not being one to take things for granted I ran another 3 rounds, no problem and just for kicks 3 more,,, and she is working fine. Now the question comes up as to how the nick got into the carrier? I cant find anything that it would come into contact with, so I can only conclude that I some how put a nick in the old gal the last time I had it apart for cleaning.
Thanks for your thoughts and ideas, maybe somebody else that has a feed problem like this might look to a nick in the carrier,,

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