Nice pics.
How does your bolt lift feel?
Is your stock pretty rough on your face during recoil?
And what type of scope and mount did you use?
Can you look and see if they put a serial # on your bolt? None on mine
I had figured if it shot well I would send it to kampfield to get the bolt and barrel fluted. Kind of disappointed aboyt the hiccups. Had it just been the bolt stop issue, I would fix it myself.
First off the bolt stop issue is an easy fix.It's just a matter of bending the bolt stop just a little so it puts a little more tension on the spring to make it work properly.See number 7 and figure 7 on the link
https://timneytriggers.com/content/productpdf/remington-700-HIT-installation-instructions.pdfMy bolt lift seems fine and it appears to be making equal contact on the rear of the bolt lugs.
Yes the stock is rough,but I didn't notice any issues with it hurting my face.In fact,it seemed to be a little more grippier during recoil than a smoother slick stock.I found it to be quite pleasant to shoot.The recoil level seemed very low for a 300 Win Mag.
I use the Leupold STD rings and mounts on mine.A lot of people claim to have issues with them,but I've never had any and I've used them for over 40yrs.I put a Nitrex TR2(Weaver Super Slam) 3x15x50mm scope on it.
No mine didn't have a serial # on the bolt either.I found that a little strange myself.
Also I did bed the recoil lug and tang.Even though it has the aluminum bedding block in the stock,after bedding it,it showed that the rear of the recoil lug was not making any contact before I bedded it.That's nothing new.I have found that to be quite common and an easy fix too.The rest of the bedding block supports the action great.