Remington 700 light strike

[Bullets&Whitewalls]

I bought an ADL .223 used awhile back. when I first took it out it shot ok. I am now having an issue with it light striking almost every time I chamber a round. The only things I have changed on this rifle are the stock, and the trigger. I went from the xmark to a timney 517. as for the stock its a take off Hogue. I checked to make sure the stock bolts are not hitting the bolt. I have also tried a different .223 bolt and it has the same issue. both bolts are clean and not gummed up. I admit the original bolt was very gummed up the first time I tried it. I tried putting the xmark back in to rule out the timney but it actually happened with that trigger as well. what else can I look at or try any ideas? When I say light strike It is actually barley clicking when I pull the trigger. Its like its not even there. Here is another weird thing, if I cycle the bolt without a dummy round it fires very positively. Once the round is chambered however it is the opposite.

[baih777]

Wait for Randall on this one.

[Bullets&Whitewalls]

Wait for Randall on this one.

I am really hoping he sees it, he always has me in the right direction!

[gpark09]

Disassemble the bolt. Inspect the firing pin to see if the tip has been damaged. Inspect the spring. Clean it thoroughly. Make sure trigger group has been assembled correctly. Don't be shy to read the manual to be on the safe side. It's not gonna hurt your ego.

If none of it work, just take it to your gunsmith and save the agony.

[Bullets&Whitewalls]

Disassemble the bolt. Inspect the firing pin to see if the tip has been damaged. Inspect the spring. Clean it thoroughly. Make sure trigger group has been assembled correctly. Don't be shy to read the manual to be on the safe side. It's not gonna hurt your ego.

If none of it work, just take it to your gunsmith and save the agony.

Yeah I am there, I have disassembled it cleaned it again and reassembled. I am definitely not against reading manuals I checked out the trigger again and everything looks in order. What is most puzzling is the other bolt I have does it too, and that bolt has never once gave me trouble in the other rifle it was in. That is why I switched the triggers again but its still happening. I have to be doing something wrong lol

firing pin looks un damaged. the only thing I don't have is the tool to remove the spring, so even after a good soaking of solvent I could be missing something.

[vintagearms]

Yeah I am there, I have disassembled it cleaned it again and reassembled. I am definitely not against reading manuals I checked out the trigger again and everything looks in order. What is most puzzling is the other bolt I have does it too, and that bolt has never once gave me trouble in the other rifle it was in. That is why I switched the triggers again but its still happening. I have to be doing something wrong lol

firing pin looks un damaged. the only thing I don't have is the tool to remove the spring, so even after a good soaking of solvent I could be missing something.

Do you have the original stock? Put it back in that one and see if the problem follows it.

[Bullets&Whitewalls]

Do you have the original stock? Put it back in that one and see if the problem follows it.

I literally just tried that, as well as removed the firing pin from the .223 bolt and put it in this bolt and still same. I am going to make a spring tool tonight if I have time I made one that somebody really liked so I sold it to them. That's what I get I guess. Good thing I like making stuff. and have material. Thank you for the advice!

[Bullets&Whitewalls]

Since my last post I made a new tool, while it cools off I'm gonna eat dinner lol.

[avcrew]

I had light strikes too with a Timney 510. Original trigger had no problems. Timney did not cock the striker back as much as the original. Email or call Timney and have them send you their longer sear which will cock the striker further back.

[Bullets&Whitewalls]

I had light strikes too with a Timney 510. Original trigger had no problems. Timney did not cock the striker back as much as the original. Email or call Timney and have them send you their longer sear which will cock the striker further back.

[Bullets&Whitewalls]

Any extra thoughts are welcome and I appreciate the talk through. sometimes its good because even when you think you've done it all you likely haven't lol.

[LynnJr]

Loosen the action screws so you can rule out binding as the problem. As already posted when you switched stocks that can distort the action enough enough to slow down the firing pin.
Also already mentioned is the inside of the bolt not the outside. The circular bulge on the firing pin is the stop to keep it from moving too far forward inside of the bolt body. If the inside of the bolt body gets oiled and then used in a Dusty environment crud will build up and you can't see it with the naked eye. Use a 6 inch cotton tipped applicator and some car engine starting fluid to clean out the inside of the bolt body.
How does the gun sound when you dry fire it? It should sound like a really good impact and the louder the better.
If it sounds like a dull thud the cocking piece is either dragging on the triggers sear or the spring is weak. Since you added an aftermarket trigger that is the first place to look. A spring under the sear can get dislodged during installation and cause the issue or an out of spec sear can be dragging on the cocking piece.
The weak firing pin spring is a cheap fix at under $10 and if you go that route you can up the spring tension from the factory 22 pounds to 24 or 28 pounds
The louder the slap the better the gun will shoot in my experience.

[fish45]

I bought an ADL .223 used awhile back. when I first took it out it shot ok. I am now having an issue with it light striking almost every time I chamber a round. The only things I have changed on this rifle are the stock, and the trigger. I went from the xmark to a timney 517. as for the stock its a take off Hogue. I checked to make sure the stock bolts are not hitting the bolt. I have also tried a different .223 bolt and it has the same issue. both bolts are clean and not gummed up. I admit the original bolt was very gummed up the first time I tried it. I tried putting the xmark back in to rule out the timney but it actually happened with that trigger as well. what else can I look at or try any ideas? When I say light strike It is actually barley clicking when I pull the trigger. Its like its not even there. Here is another weird thing, if I cycle the bolt without a dummy round it fires very positively. Once the round is chambered however it is the opposite.

Are the rounds not going off, or do the primer strikes just look light on fired brass?

[Bullets&Whitewalls]

Loosen the action screws so you can rule out binding as the problem. As already posted when you switched stocks that can distort the action enough enough to slow down the firing pin.
Also already mentioned is the inside of the bolt not the outside. The circular bulge on the firing pin is the stop to keep it from moving too far forward inside of the bolt body. If the inside of the bolt body gets oiled and then used in a Dusty environment crud will build up and you can't see it with the naked eye. Use a 6 inch cotton tipped applicator and some car engine starting fluid to clean out the inside of the bolt body.
How does the gun sound when you dry fire it? It should sound like a really good impact and the louder the better.
If it sounds like a dull thud the cocking piece is either dragging on the triggers sear or the spring is weak. Since you added an aftermarket trigger that is the first place to look. A spring under the sear can get dislodged during installation and cause the issue or an out of spec sear can be dragging on the cocking piece.
The weak firing pin spring is a cheap fix at under $10 and if you go that route you can up the spring tension from the factory 22 pounds to 24 or 28 pounds
The louder the slap the better the gun will shoot in my experience.

I did try with the action removed from the stock. same results.

I will give the front of the inner bolt more attention its worth a shot.

dry fire packs a wollop every time. once the dummy round is chambered things change. Its dragging and very slow.

I think im headed to the trigger like you mentioned. I had it apart again but you never know. Thank you I appreciate the input.

[Bullets&Whitewalls]

Are the rounds not going off, or do the primer strikes just look light on fired brass?

The round would not fire. The primer had a very light dent every time. I am at home now and using once fired brass dummy re builds. I re sized them and left the popped primers in.