I just thought I would post a couple of pictures of a tool I made to disassemble a Remington 700 bolt.
This tool is just an aluminum clamp that I modified to compress the firing pin spring in the firing pin assembly.
I just drilled a small hole on one side of the clamp just large enough for the small end of the firing pin to slide in. On the other side of the clamp, drill a larger hole, around 9/16", just large enough so that the threaded portion can fit through.
Simply use the paracord or shoelace method to unscrew the bolt body. Set the bolt body aside. Then slide the complete firing pin assembly through the large side from the outside of the clamp. Then use a 1/2" nut and thread it on to the firing pin assembly essentially locking it in to place. Then just slide the clamp closed and compress the firing pin spring. Now, tap the roll pin out at the top of the bolt assembly(you can see the roll pin clearly in picture 2) and remove the top of the bolt. This will release the complete assembly once the clamp is released.
Now your bolt is completely disassembled. You can proceed to clean, polish or buff in many cases, the firing pin specifically as they are often rough or dirty even from the factory. Be sure to clean the spring too as well as the inside of the bolt body while you have it apart.
The bolt in the pictures is from a Surgeon 591 action and was having weak firing pin strikes after a match where we had one day of pretty heavy rain at times. It was disassembled, cleaned, polished, lubricated and then reassembled and functions flawlessly ever since.
Building this tool took about 5 minutes, a cordless drill, a couple of drill bits and cost around $20. Much cheaper and faster than ordering through Sinclair or Brownells.
I hope this helps someone.
This tool is just an aluminum clamp that I modified to compress the firing pin spring in the firing pin assembly.
I just drilled a small hole on one side of the clamp just large enough for the small end of the firing pin to slide in. On the other side of the clamp, drill a larger hole, around 9/16", just large enough so that the threaded portion can fit through.
Simply use the paracord or shoelace method to unscrew the bolt body. Set the bolt body aside. Then slide the complete firing pin assembly through the large side from the outside of the clamp. Then use a 1/2" nut and thread it on to the firing pin assembly essentially locking it in to place. Then just slide the clamp closed and compress the firing pin spring. Now, tap the roll pin out at the top of the bolt assembly(you can see the roll pin clearly in picture 2) and remove the top of the bolt. This will release the complete assembly once the clamp is released.
Now your bolt is completely disassembled. You can proceed to clean, polish or buff in many cases, the firing pin specifically as they are often rough or dirty even from the factory. Be sure to clean the spring too as well as the inside of the bolt body while you have it apart.
The bolt in the pictures is from a Surgeon 591 action and was having weak firing pin strikes after a match where we had one day of pretty heavy rain at times. It was disassembled, cleaned, polished, lubricated and then reassembled and functions flawlessly ever since.
Building this tool took about 5 minutes, a cordless drill, a couple of drill bits and cost around $20. Much cheaper and faster than ordering through Sinclair or Brownells.
I hope this helps someone.
