replacing stock firing pin and spring on rem 700
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ShtrRdy
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It's possible. I don't understand why that is but benchrest shooters have determined that it can have an affect.
Look into GreTan rifles. He seems to have a solution that is claimed to be good aftermarket parts.
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Look into GreTan rifles. He seems to have a solution that is claimed to be good aftermarket parts.
Greg Tannel | Firing Pins | Tooling | GreTan Rifles
Accurate Gunsmith, We build custom rifles, Sell gun parts, GTR Tooling, Best Prices, $5.00 Shipping, Firing Pin Assemblies, Bush Firing Pin Hole
Heavier springs and lighter weight firing pins make the "Lock time " faster, basically the time from when the sear releases the firing pin till the pin strikes the primer, resulting in the shooter having less time to move off target.
In my opinion it's Snake Oil, If you have a J lock it is defiantly worth switching out, other than that I've seen no noticeable difference, I do like the dual spring set up though
lancetkenyon
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I had light primer strikes in an old action. Replaced the spring with a Wolfe Blitzschnell and a Gretan TI pin, and no more issues. Not sure if it helped accuracy, but FTF and hangfires went away.
I have replaced four J locks and that is definitely worth doing. The springs in those is bent like a snakes back. It is especially noticeable in cold weather I upgraded a few non J-Lock ones, these the springs are straight and could see no difference in performance.
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shortgrass
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Just replacing the spring with a new OEM would have probably cured your problems. I am of the mind that says; "Change one thing at a time. That way you'll know what the root of the problem was/is".
read that as springs loose some of their tension, it could affect accuracyIt's possible. I don't understand why that is but benchrest shooters have determined that it can have an affect.
Look into GreTan rifles. He seems to have a solution that is claimed to be good aftermarket parts.
Greg Tannel | Firing Pins | Tooling | GreTan Rifles
Accurate Gunsmith, We build custom rifles, Sell gun parts, GTR Tooling, Best Prices, $5.00 Shipping, Firing Pin Assemblies, Bush Firing Pin Hole
thanks for comment!!
lancetkenyon
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Probably right. But for an additional $39, I just replaced them both and made sure I eliminated the problem.
kfreeze
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I read an interesting article a while back about some of the things Remington did when developing the 700 action and building it for accuracy. A couple of the big things they found were firing pin fall and the weight of the spring. It was an interesting read. I was looking to find a better fix for trued 700 actions, but really found no need for my personal use. If I was going to try for more than all day everyday 1/2 moa accuracy I would mess with it and set my triggers way light. I just found for me, I would be chasing the point of diminishing returns. Wish I could remember the article so I could just drop a link for you.
Son of a Gun!
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I own and have owned a bunch of Model 700- Seven rifles and have never had a problem with the stock parts!
