Gunsmithing Cheap Way/ Reminton 700 Bolt Disassembly

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Thought I would share the way I take a 700 bolt apart using a simple little tool I made. It is made of mild steel and measures 3/4" long, 3/8" around with a 3/16 hole drilled thought it.
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Step 1:use a washer placed in a vise to catch the "V" in the cocking piece, pull on the bolt body and insert a thin washer in the cocking piece slot.
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Step 2:Unscrew firing pin assembly from bolt.
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Step 3:Insert tool into bolt and screw firing pin assembly back into bolt until cross pin is fully expossed.
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Step 4:Drive pin out using a 1/16" punch and remove cocking piece.
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Step 5:Unscrew firing pin assembly from bolt, make sure you keep tension against bolt body while unscrewing, YOU DO NOT WANT THIS THIS FLING APART. When you are though you should have all this pieces.
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Step 6:Re-Assembly. put tool back into bolt body, slide firing pin and spring into bolt also, push bolt shroud against bolt and screw in. It will take a little muscle but it isn't very hard.
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Step 7:Screw Shroud in until hole in firing pin is fully exposed, also make sure hole in firing pin and the cocking piece is alligned up, if not you can use punch though hole in firing pin to turn it until it does.
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Step 8:Insert cross pin into assembly and then unscrew bolt shroud until slot in cocking piece is almost flush with back of bolt shroud.
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Step 9:Insert washer and finish unscrewing firing pin assembly.
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Step 10:Remove tool and re install firing pin assembly, screwing all the way in, then un-screw approx 1/8-1/4 turn untill notches line up.
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Step 11:Take bolt back to vise using the washer you used before, place notch in cocking piece over washer, pull on bolt and remove small washer in cocking piece. That's it, bolt dis-assembly for about 50 cent.
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Re: Cheap Way/ Reminton 700 Bolt Disassembly

Working on it. Sorry guys, it's fixed. Was loading pictures of our new german shepherd on photo bucket and made the stupid mistake of deleting the pictures from photo bucket. Enjoy, give me feed back on this.
 
Re: Cheap Way/ Reminton 700 Bolt Disassembly

A big thanks Triple six! I just replaced the firing pin and spring on my 223AI. Built the tool, used your system with the wire tie upgrade. It is truly a no fuss no bloodshed deal. The new Holland oversize firing pin and the 28lb. Wolf spring seem to light things promptly. A little Remy oil with teflon on the spring and pin and a dab of anti-seize on the threads and the job is done
 
Re: Cheap Way/ Reminton 700 Bolt Disassembly

I use Rem Oil on the spring, but it's really a rust preventive, the spring doesn't need it to function. I then use a small amount of Hoppe's Gun Grease on the Bolt Shroud threads and a small amount where the cocking piece rests after firing, and a small amount on the back side of the locking lugs. I'm sure other members may do something different, but this has worked for me for years.
 
Re: Cheap Way/ Reminton 700 Bolt Disassembly

Perfect (i just used the shoelace method for the first part
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) , I just gotta find the little steel pipe etc. and i am good to go........Cheers

I knew you guys would have the answer and save me some time !!!

THANKS

Whoops didnt mean to post on this thread, oh well BTT for it, it is what i needed to know!!
 
Re: Cheap Way/ Reminton 700 Bolt Disassembly

Here you go, Greg. LL's video covers field disassembly and reassembly of the 700 bolt. The photos provided by the OP cover the entire disassembly and resassembly of the bolt. Both are valuable information to have.

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