Bolt

[Igormon]

Hey I just got my Remington 700 SPS Varmint and was wondering if there is any way to relieve the firing pin with the bolt removed from the rifle?

 

[CyaN1de]

Huh?

 

[BeerBaron]

Do you mean remove the pressure on the spring?

I wouldn't worry about it, it will be fine sitting there with the spring loaded.

 

[maynard]

You can uncock it by twisting the rear of the bolt. It is a pain in the ass to recock it to put the bolt back in. A pair of pliars with rubber wrapped around the jaws will do the trick without gooning up the finish.

 

[Boomer]

You can purchase a bolt/firing pin disassembly tool for the M-700, but as said above, there is no need to take the strain off the spring. Good coil springs do not take a set, and cycling a spring causes more fatigue, rather than simple long term compression.

 

[Dogleg]

Theres no need to relieve the pressure, and to be frank that spring is under about the same amount of compression whether it's cocked or uncocked.

On a only slightly related note the slickest way I've seen to field strip and reassemble a Remington bolt is to hook the cocking piece under your bootlace, pull and twist. You could recock the bolt like that if you still want to drop the striker.

 

[MagnumPeanut]

If you want to remove the firing pin you want one of these

Sinclair firing pin tool for Remington

 

[Ian Robertson]

It is very important to decock the bolt during storage. Springs do not last for ever and should be replaced on a regular basis.

 

[sendero]

POOR MAN way to remove the rear portion of a remmy bolt is to :
1- pull down the cocking part (2 notch on the back) against a WOOD bench
2- when you see the notch on the side of the cocking part, insert a coin in it (quarter work good)
3- VOILA !! you are free to unscrew and screw the rear of the bolt as long as the coin is in place

I now have all the tooling to do it properly but this way, help my to clean and lub the spring and the inside of the bolt itself...

Sendero

 

[MagnumPeanut]

POOR MAN way to remove the rear portion of a remmy bolt is to :
1- pull down the cocking part (2 notch on the back) against a WOOD bench
2- when you see the notch on the side of the cocking part, insert a coin in it (quarter work good)
3- VOILA !! you are free to unscrew and screw the rear of the bolt as long as the coin is in place

I now have all the tooling to do it properly but this way, help my to clean and lub the spring and the inside of the bolt itself...

Sendero

I think I have broken every finger in my right hand doing this in the past. Not to mention the edges of my bench have seen better days.

 

[Ian Robertson]

Easy way is to leave the bolt in the rifle and decock it with the trigger. Get a trigger lock if it is a storage issue. Did I mention that you can disassemble Barnard bolts or decock them with out tools?