I need my Remington Bolt Firing Pin hole bushed

[rchouser]

I have the cratering and am tired of it. Anybody have a good machinist who bushes the Remington bolts on a regular basis? Thanks in advance. rch

 

[watercam]

GreTan rifles. Just did one of mine and is very well known for this type of work. Flawless is a description frequently used regarding his work. Also offers lightweight steel firing pins for the 700s. I paid $85 including return shipping to have one done less than a month ago.
He also does everything else on match rifles, I am sending him my next rebarrel job...

 

[Preacher]

Plus 1 for Gre-Tan doing the work...

 

[sdean]

Plus 2 for Gretan

 

[hpshooter]

+3, In my case I had the bolt back in a week. It went out USPS in a flat rate box on a
Thursday and was back at my door in VA on the following Friday. May have hit him at a slow time no way of knowing. The work was done on a Savage bolt and it ended pierced primers on my 6.5x47 Lapua.

T W Hudson

 

[Wolfdawg]

Gre Tan!!!!

I had mine back in less than a week. Awesome service!

Wolfdawg

 

[Lbart]

Greg has this down to a science. I too got 1 week service and his work as usual is outstanding.

 

[ebb]

As I understand it he has a lathe that is set up just for doing bolts. I had both of mine back in a week also, and they were perfect.

 

[hogpatrol]

Craters? On a factory bolt? I'm shocked! Send 'em to GreTan. He's the firing pin bushing guru.

 

[butchlambert]

Do not get the light firing pin!

 

['Freak]

Do not get the light firing pin!

What about the Chrome Silicon alloy replacement spring (no firing pin) for Remington from Tubb and sold through Sinclair, their #840-000-022 for the short action? It’s for varmint/paper poker fired always rested.

 

[butchlambert]

Why, I don't know why people get all fired up about a lighter pin and a heavier spring. It sure won't help you on the bench. Save your money. I know, faster locktime, but why. I added a tungsten weight to my Bat firing pin assembly.

 

['Freak]

Why, I don't know why people get all fired up about a lighter pin and a heavier spring. It sure won't help you on the bench. Save your money. I know, faster locktime, but why. I added a tungsten weight to my Bat firing pin assembly.

Thinkin’ this $17 spring’s weight rating is near about Remington spec, the difference is it’s supposed to stay nearer that spring rate much longer than will Remington factory replacement springs, or so ~ says the text.

 

[butchlambert]

Why don't you spend the $17 on something that you really need, like ammo or reloading supplies.

 

[hogpatrol]

The standard Remington firing pin spring, at least the ones in my 700s, is a contorted, compressed mess of twisted wire that rubs the inside of the bolt. I replaced all mine with Gre-Tans, straight as an arrow and don't rub when compressed. In this game, if I'm worrying about seventeen bucks, I'm done with it.

 

[carlsbad]

Don't think springs are an issue. The gretan spring is stiffer and can help with light primer strikes. I see that problem more in Remington clone "custom" actions since they like to use a soft spring to make their action feel smoother.

Bushing it the correct, and only, way to fix cratering and perforated primers. If for any reason you don't like gretan, I do the same quality work in almost the same manner and can sometimes beat his turnaround time.

--Jerry

 

[butchlambert]

The standard Remington firing pin spring, at least the ones in my 700s, is a contorted, compressed mess of twisted wire that rubs the inside of the bolt. I replaced all mine with Gre-Tans, straight as an arrow and don't rub when compressed. In this game, if I'm worrying about seventeen bucks, I'm done with it.

Do you have before and after pics of your targets?

 

[ab_bentley]

Do you have before and after pics of your targets?

Butch, sometimes it's a mental game more than a hard facts game. Look at the chambering threads, indexing threads, ect. People often worry more about the how the gun will shoot, than how they'll shoot the gun. All in all, magic is as much a part of this sport as fact is.

Jmtc, Adam

 

[butchlambert]

Butch, sometimes it's a mental game more than a hard facts game. Look at the chambering threads, indexing threads, ect. People often worry more about the howgun will shoot, than how they'll shoot the gun. All in all, magic is as much a part of this sport as fact is.

Jmtc, Adam

Yup!

 

[hogpatrol]