Remington Firing pin spring

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243=death

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I was talking accuracy on the bench yesterday, the guy told me that the firing pin spring in Remingtons are junk because they are all bunched up in the bolt. Is it really worth replacing though? I mean is there an accuracy advantage or is it more of a wear and tear issue?
 
The bolts with J-locks do have an ill fitting, bunched up spring. Which contacts the bolt body. The contact isn't likely very consistant from shot to shot, and pretty much has to have an effect on the harmonics. So, yes, it should have an effect on accuracy. But, whether or not the effect is enough to be noticeable on a field rifle, is certainly debatable.

I've gotten rid of all the J-locks on my rifles, before ever firing a shot. I just can't stand the detestable looks of the damn things and it bothers me knowing how poorly the spring fits. Whether it has really made any difference, I could not say. But I'll continue to get rid of them immediately, on GP, just the way I'm wired.

- DAA
 
DAA,

To replace the J-Locks, do you have to buy a new firing pin assembly, or just the bolt shroud? If so which products do you recommend?
 
You may notice the diffrence on the bench,but I think it wont be noticeable in the field.I've put in 2 Tubbs in rifles and it didnt hurt.Lightweight firing pin and stronger spring.One other thing to look at,one of my rifles had bad tool marks inside the bolt body.Almost looked like it was threaded.I used a 30cal bore brush and 240-grit lapping compound on a drill to polish it out.Just my 2-cents.
 
I've replaced all mine with new firing pin assemblies from Greg Tannel. This is the shroud, cocking piece, pin and spring. Darrel Holland also makes complete replacement assemblies, but I prefer dealing with Greg. His web site is GTR Tooling.

- DAA
 
Dont forget to look inside the bolt body to see how bad the machine marks are.Sometimes polishing the inside opf the bolt does wonders.
 
I'd love to but unfortunately I don't have a vise or anything to pull the bolt apart... I really liked the Savage bolts for this reason, you can take it apart and clean everything in a minute flat...
 
243, you don't need any special tools to strip a 700 bolt. Just hook the cocking notch on something that won't give and pull down to compress the spring. The cocking piece will be exposed out the back of the bolt, and there should be a notch, or groove in it. Put a penny in that notch and you can then relax the spring tension, and spin off the shroud. Once you've done it a few times, it takes just seconds.

The tools that many companies and individuals offer for holding the cocking piece back make it even much-mo easier, and they don't cost very much. Less than $20, I think?

- DAA
 
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