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Remington 700 picks and choses when to fire
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<blockquote data-quote="Starbuck" data-source="post: 2697309" data-attributes="member: 120719"><p>That sounds like way more work and time than just taking the bolt apart, and you still don't know how much gunk might have accumulated in the backside of the bolt head. And really, the only thing you have to do is unscrew the firing pin/spring/striker assembly from the bolt body to clean it all. Give a rinse with brake parts or carb cleaner, dab it with a towel to see if its clean, and repeat till all the grease and oil is out. Same thing with the bolt head. I use long q tips to make sure the inside is clean, then back together. If you have to lube it, I use a small drop of clear rem oil with Teflon. Some run them dry, especially in cold weather. </p><p></p><p>As stated in this thread many times, too much oil/grease attracts dirt and will eventually cause light strikes. It also gets stiff when cold. I bought a Savage 110 on the cheap many years ago. Previous owner stated that it wouldn't go off about every 10th shot. Even showed me some dented primers. I offered to replace the main spring for him, but he was done with it and just wanted to move on. Upon disassembly, I found that there was so much greasy gunk packed between the spring coils that they hardly had space to move.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Starbuck, post: 2697309, member: 120719"] That sounds like way more work and time than just taking the bolt apart, and you still don't know how much gunk might have accumulated in the backside of the bolt head. And really, the only thing you have to do is unscrew the firing pin/spring/striker assembly from the bolt body to clean it all. Give a rinse with brake parts or carb cleaner, dab it with a towel to see if its clean, and repeat till all the grease and oil is out. Same thing with the bolt head. I use long q tips to make sure the inside is clean, then back together. If you have to lube it, I use a small drop of clear rem oil with Teflon. Some run them dry, especially in cold weather. As stated in this thread many times, too much oil/grease attracts dirt and will eventually cause light strikes. It also gets stiff when cold. I bought a Savage 110 on the cheap many years ago. Previous owner stated that it wouldn't go off about every 10th shot. Even showed me some dented primers. I offered to replace the main spring for him, but he was done with it and just wanted to move on. Upon disassembly, I found that there was so much greasy gunk packed between the spring coils that they hardly had space to move. [/QUOTE]
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