Rem 700 trigger questions

[ar15barrels]

So? What effect would that have?

The cocking piece twists within the shroud as the pin is moving, causing the cocking piece to bind against the shroud.

Deciding to have cake or pie for desert might be a more important than the amount of twisting/drag that is imparted by the single spring.

[Bullets&Whitewalls]

If your mechanically inclined remove firing pin assy, dissasemble striker firing pin and spring, clean all parts, polish sides of striker, polish firing pin and readsemble with lightweight oil. Check to see if firing pin is fluted to reduce weight.

If not mech. Inclined any good gunsmith can perform a tuneup for you if he knows what im talking about.

[LynnJr]

If the firing pin is fluted to reduce weight they generally use a heavier spring to get the same amount of power on the primer. If you lighten the spring on a fluted pin make sure it will still let the primer ignite.

[ar15barrels]

If the firing pin is fluted to reduce weight they generally use a heavier spring to get the same amount of power on the primer. If you lighten the spring on a fluted pin make sure it will still let the primer ignite.

A lighter weight striker actually gets you MORE energy on the primer with the same weight spring because the striker will be going faster when it hits the primer.
Energy is a factor of velocity squared and mass so the lighter you make the pin, the faster it will go and the more energy you get.

You CAN actually go to a lighter weight spring as long as you are still getting good ignition.
The lighter spring makes the bolt lift easier.

[Bullets&Whitewalls]

Makes sense to me.

[LynnJr]

Randall
My personal experience with the lightweight pins is they always need more spring pressure to get reliable ignition.

[OneFunGuy]

Bought a Remington 700 R5 in 223 beginning of the year,(yeah 223 was
discontinued and I still had to pay retail ... Oy).

Last month ordered in the Timney Calvin Elite, installed 2 weeks ago.
Shot it for the first time last week. To die for. Same feel as my Win 52C,
only more fancy pants with that green slime stock thing happening.
I promise you that you won't regret getting a Timney.

Just shop around, you can get them for way less than advertised.

Tommy

[LowThudd]

This may seem overly simple, but is the chamber clean? I had a bolt action that was a pain to open after firing. The chamber needed serious cleaning. Previous owner could have been using steel case in the .223 or something.

[Dingotech]

Bought a Remington 700 R5 in 223 beginning of the year,(yeah 223 was
discontinued and I still had to pay retail ... Oy).

Heh...I just picked one up locally in Ohio. Was on close out so saved a few hundred. Didn't know that they've discontinued, so glad I bought it!

I have a Rifle Basix trigger sitting around, but may just order a Timney for it. It also has the treaded barrel- don't know if I want a flash suppressor on it though.