So I just got back from a class where I was having some issues with ejection. Its not a HUGE issue yet but it cost me quite a few seconds on some of the little competitions. What happens is sometimes when I go to eject a round from the rifle the casing ends up in the action backward. Essentially its like I threw a spent casing into the port with the case head toward the chamber. Makes for a bitch when you go to feed the next round in.
So the instructor said I should replace my ejector spring. Not sure if this is a common thing to go out as I'm fairly new to shooting this much on only the one rifle. . Round count is just shy of 1500 rounds. I've never stored the rifle with a round in it but I all the time leave it in the cocked position. So the firing pin spring is under tension but not the ejector one. He said that while I was in there it might be a good time to just do a full bolt rebuild.
So... Now the question is what all do you recommend? At some point in time I plan on shooting the barrel out on this rifle and at that point in time I'll have the action blueprinted and have a new tube screwed into it. At that point in time I'm not sure but I may just have a new PTG bolt installed into it. So based on that fact what to do......
Are these worth it?:
SPEEDLOCK FIRING PIN KITS | Brownells
REMINGTON 700 "LIGHTNING LOK" FIRING PIN | Brownells
SPEEDLOCK FIRING PIN ASSEMBLY | Brownells
REMINGTON 700 LITE FIRING PIN & SPRING | Brownells
If so which of these is best? Should I even replace the firing pin and spring? Maybe just the spring?
I'm assuming I need one of these:
EXTRACTOR, RIVETLESS | Brownells
Then the spring I actually have a problem with:
Should I go stock: EJECTOR SPRING | Brownells
or enhanced: REMINGTON 700/721/722 EJECTOR SPRING | Brownells
Do I need new pins?:
EJECTOR RETAINING PIN | Brownells
And I'm assuming that the ejector that is in there should be perfectly fine?:
EJECTOR | Brownells
Last but not least I've been considering a KMW bolt knob like this one:
http://home.comcast.net/~goniners/r700boltknob/kwmboltknob_small.jpg
Should I do that now? Or just stick it out, save the money, and wait till I put my new bolt in when the action gets blueprinted?
Thanks much for any an all advice.
If it means anything I'm VERY happy with the way this gun sits as of today. today I got 4 out of 5 rounds onto a 20" steel plate at 1200 yards in a 13 mph wind. Not bad for my little 308 700LTR.
Also if there is anything else I'm forgetting to put into my cart lemme know!
~Brett
So the instructor said I should replace my ejector spring. Not sure if this is a common thing to go out as I'm fairly new to shooting this much on only the one rifle. . Round count is just shy of 1500 rounds. I've never stored the rifle with a round in it but I all the time leave it in the cocked position. So the firing pin spring is under tension but not the ejector one. He said that while I was in there it might be a good time to just do a full bolt rebuild.
So... Now the question is what all do you recommend? At some point in time I plan on shooting the barrel out on this rifle and at that point in time I'll have the action blueprinted and have a new tube screwed into it. At that point in time I'm not sure but I may just have a new PTG bolt installed into it. So based on that fact what to do......
Are these worth it?:
SPEEDLOCK FIRING PIN KITS | Brownells
REMINGTON 700 "LIGHTNING LOK" FIRING PIN | Brownells
SPEEDLOCK FIRING PIN ASSEMBLY | Brownells
REMINGTON 700 LITE FIRING PIN & SPRING | Brownells
If so which of these is best? Should I even replace the firing pin and spring? Maybe just the spring?
I'm assuming I need one of these:
EXTRACTOR, RIVETLESS | Brownells
Then the spring I actually have a problem with:
Should I go stock: EJECTOR SPRING | Brownells
or enhanced: REMINGTON 700/721/722 EJECTOR SPRING | Brownells
Do I need new pins?:
EJECTOR RETAINING PIN | Brownells
And I'm assuming that the ejector that is in there should be perfectly fine?:
EJECTOR | Brownells
Last but not least I've been considering a KMW bolt knob like this one:
http://home.comcast.net/~goniners/r700boltknob/kwmboltknob_small.jpg
Should I do that now? Or just stick it out, save the money, and wait till I put my new bolt in when the action gets blueprinted?
Thanks much for any an all advice.
If it means anything I'm VERY happy with the way this gun sits as of today. today I got 4 out of 5 rounds onto a 20" steel plate at 1200 yards in a 13 mph wind. Not bad for my little 308 700LTR.
Also if there is anything else I'm forgetting to put into my cart lemme know!
~Brett