Hey Remington Gang!

[DArBad]

Hi Gang,

I was browsing my Brownells catalog, and found a part: Remington 700 Firing pin Assembly - #767-000-916AH. Its a short action firing pin replacement assembly. It cost: $54.24

Description is: " Factory-original, firing pin assembly eliminates the ISS bolt lock system on your current production, Remington 700 rifle to make it like they used to be. "

Please educate me on what the ISS is, why is it undesirable, and why it is advantageous to buy this replacement bolt.

Thanks a lot

[jtv3062]

Also known as the J lock.

[Shakey]

It is this thing. I believe they stopped putting it on rifles in ~2005.

[killshot44]

AKA: Impossibly Stupid Safety

Better than the Brownell's part, get yourself a Light Steel firing pin assembly from Greg Tannel. Send him your bolt and he can bush the firing pin hole as well, no more primer issues.

[DArBad]

I am late to the Remington game, thanks guys.

[DArBad]

It is this thing. I believe they stopped putting it on rifles in ~2005.

Good link, and to the point. Thanks a lot, Shakey!

[JMP]

Do you have an issue with your existing firing pin? If not, I'd leave it alone.

[DArBad]

Do you have an issue with your existing firing pin? If not, I'd leave it alone.

Don't have the rifle yet JMP, still researching.

[Hateca]

You could still have the J-Lock firing pin assembly and not the J-Lock itself depending on when this rifle was manufactured. When Remington discontinued that stupid lock they had lots of parts left over. The simply skipped the machine step for the lock but gave you all the crap components. The biggest problem was the tapered firing pin that didn't fully support the spring which would bunch up when the rifle was cocked.

If the exposed part of the shroud is approx. 1.34" long you have a J-Lock firing pin assembly. Non J-Lock shrouds are approx. 1.07" long

[Wrangler John]

AKA: Impossibly Stupid Safety

Better than the Brownell's part, get yourself a Light Steel firing pin assembly from Greg Tannel. Send him your bolt and he can bush the firing pin hole as well, no more primer issues.

^^^ This is what I do, have done and will continue to do. If you want to go further, but not all the way, send him the barreled action and have him double sleeve the bolt and ream the raceway. At a minimum, check out the video of adding the firing pin bushing (bottom link).

http://www.gretanrifles.com/

http://www.gretanrifles.com/services/viewEntry.jsf

[DArBad]

Wow gents, thanks for all your advise. See, this is one of the many reasons I like Calguns.net

[6mmintl]

hell, Ill sell you an original fluted firing pin *** for $60.