Remington 700 firing pin Spring - need info pls

[treetop]

Hi, 

can anyone tell me where I can get an updated firing pin Spring ? 

Or failing that, the whole firing pin with Spring .., 

i think my Spring has seen better days, or is just really week - I compared it to another I have & it's half the strength , So I need to replace it 

also, does anyone know a good ' trick' on how to replace it without a specialist tool.

this was a vid I found that I haven't tried to copy yet, but it looks successful- 

 

 

many thanks 

al.

 

[Grum87]

....does it go bang reliably? If so, don't touch it.

 

A stronger spring will only increase the effort to cock/open the bolt if there is no pre-existing reliability issue.

 

[treetop]

No, hence why I investigated the problem ! 

[Ronin]

Try Brownells Uk

 

i have a spare long action spring knocking around (If it’s a LA)

You don’t want the spring to be “snake like” when compressed

 

 

 

[treetop]

Thanks, but it's a Short action ...

brownalls don't have any in stock or available to back order - I will ring them on Tuesday to confirm though

 

cheers 

[Brillo]

I have a spare new SA spring. I’ll try to locate it.

[palo]

You can order one from www.jnpgunsprings.com 

[baldie]

I have the uprated {28lbs ] Blitzschnell springs from Wolff in stock.

If you send your firing pin assembly in, i'll fit it.

£25 plus carriage.

[treetop]

Cheers for the info & the offer from Baldie..

 

In the US, a Wolf Spring direct from them is about $8 & a Tubbs is about $ 20 

Ok, so one is a single Spring and the other is a duel Spring but,

Are they that much different effectiveness to warrant double the cost ? 

 

[Brillo]

Baldie’s charge for a supplied and fitted firing pin spring is a bargain in my book.

[treetop]

Thanks,  I'm now sorted, 

took the plunge on a single piece spring from Brownells  at £ 7.30 

 

cheers 

[baldie]

Jesus H Christ. I've seen some bodgings on youtube in my time, but that one takes the biscuit.

Follow that method, and you will end up with a bent firing pin, a crushed bolt body, and probably a retina or two missing.

Having said that...he does have a marines shirt on.

[Ronin]

You can take a horse to water,,,,,,,

 

Oh well

 

Let’s hope the cross pin isn’t “welded in” with years of crud ,,,,,,

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[No i deer]

I too thought it was a nice gesture Dave.oh well...

[The Gun Pimp]

12 hours ago, treetop said:

Thanks,  I'm now sorted, 

took the plunge on a single piece spring from Brownells  at £ 7.30 

 

cheers 

Be sure to post a vid of you fitting the new spring...............

[dave thorniley]

dave matey, i dont know why you bother, your offer was a no brainer.dave.

[treetop]

I’m feeling the love ...and I guess I won’t ask & keep my comments to a minimum on this site in future.

sorry that I have a different opinion & ideas as to what is a ‘ no brainer’ .. i posted that as ‘an idea’ that I have seen .. not as ‘this is how I will do it ‘  

Being from an engineer background & also a skilled locksmith, I’m more interested & intrigued with doing work myself where I can & finding solutions to problems. I guess I must be in a minority in this modern era 

 

thanks 

 

 

 

[baldie]

Nowt wrong with wanting to have a go yourself.

I was just trying to point out the video [like most expert youtube video's ] is fraught with danger.

Its a very simple job to change the spring with a rem bolt tool and also the purpose made spring compressor, its an absolute b***tard without them.

It can also be very dangerous. Just make sure neither end of the firing pin [ especially the sharp end ] are nowhere near your body or face.

Getting the cross pin out can sometimes be very difficult, they seem to be welded in. Once out, you have the problem of getting it back, whilst compressing everything. Other times they fall out.

The job is made a lot harder with the uprated spring of course.

[treetop]

Thank you Baldie ... 

i do listen to your advice & Appreciate your wealth of knowledge 

As I own 3 Rem 700’s I will probably end up changing them all at some point, so I thought that I could easily buy the tool & change them when I needed. 

Thanks 

al 

[Ronin]

Al

 

if you have purchased the tool to do the job correctly and retract the firing pin exposing the cocking piece and cross pin then it’s a simple enough job,,,,,,providing that the cross pin isn’t “welded” in with years of detritus or rust.

The first issue is retracting the cocking piece and securing it safely.

The second is actually removing the pin without bending the firing pin or damaging the cocking piece.

 

Unfortunatley being the inter web no one offering advice knows your back ground or capability, and if you followed the “on line” video, I would expect you to damage the bolt body, bend the firing pin and perhaps have pieces of metal sent into an eyeball (at worst) 

Im glad you’ve bought the right tool to do the job and are doing the job yourself, so long as it’s done Safely you should be ok.

No one wants any one to take advice and having taken that advice result in an injury.

 

Hence the perceived negativity.

 

 

[dave thorniley]

tree top, i didnt mean you had no brains, i was just saying it was a great offer from baldie, and i hope you get your firing pin sorted  soon  dave.