Bent Necks

[bench]

I have a Remington 700 VSSF in 204 ruger .
The spring under the plunger ejector is so strong it slams the neck into the the side of the action(bolt action) hard enough that all the spent brass has bent necks.
So do I dare shorten the spring to lesson the tension or do I have to live with this problem.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Measure it and get some assorted springs from mcmaster carr. Shortening it works to an extent then the plunger just shakes around before it gets better.

 

[CatShooter]

I have a Remington 700 VSSF in 204 ruger .
The spring under the plunger ejector is so strong it slams the neck into the the side of the action(bolt action) hard enough that all the spent brass has bent necks.
So do I dare shorten the spring to lesson the tension or do I have to live with this problem.

I have been routinely cutting Remington springs for 40+ years. I cut them on my 221 FurBall, all the way up to my 264-WM and 300-WM.

The magic length (works for all of them) is 0.95" to 1.00"... that is 4 or 5 coils.

I cut them with a Dremel cut-off wheel... hold the spring with pliers, it gets hot

It's Easy Peasy.

 

[Scott Harris]

clip the spring one coil at a time until you find the right combination of ejection without the excess force. Lots of us do that.

 

[ridgeway]

If you don't mind single feeding and taking the empty out by hand, take the plunger, spring and pin out all together.

 

[dragman]

I would prefer all my bolts to have the ejector removed and the hole closed. In my customs that I don't want to destroy the value I usually lighten the spring so it is just enough to work.

 

[SS427]

My VSSF did that too with fresh brass. Once the cases work hardened a little, like after the 2nd reload, it stopped doing it. If you anneal it will probably continue to be a problem.

Oddly enough, those dents would always come out with a bushing die, and run out was never a problem.

 

[M14AMU]

I have that problem when I try shooting prone these days!!