Remington bolt??

[NorCalMikie]

Never tried so this might sound dumb but is there a easy way to take apart a Remington bolt?,XP in this case) Would like to clean it out.
,sure wish it was a Savage) Thanks in advance. Mike.

 

[WayneShaw]

All you need is a bolt diassembly tool from Sinclair, Kliendorst or similar. The tool simply pulls the spring into compression and holds it there, and you unscrew the firing pin. It should be a must for every shooter and kept handy, in the ewvent you blank a primer. That little piece of primer has a way of getting into the bolt body and can cause headaches.

 

[anyrange]

Not without spending a couple of bucks. The Sinclair firing pin removal tool may be just what you are looking for. It is fast and easy to remove the firing pin which would allow cleaning inside the bolt and firing pin spring. I use mine alot to just check re-sized brass with the firing pin spring pressure on the bolt. Good buy for $25.00

 

[NorCalMikie]

Thanks guys. I did have a problem with a pierced primer. Locked that sucker up tight. Bent the bolt handle trying to get it open. Got the handle straightened out but that started me to thinking. "Sure would be nice to be able to open the bolt up and get it cleaned out". Going to ship it to Alaska and let Dan Armstrong,dans40xc) replace the handle on it. He mentioned after the weld job,just spinning the fireing pin back in and go shooting. That means, take it apart, clean it out.,special tool needed!) I'll get one coming and be ready for the "next time".
I'll post a picture when I get it done so you can see what his work looks like. Thanks again. Mike.

 

[Caduceus]

You can do it quite easily without spending any money on a specialized tool.

Hold the bolt vertically and hook the cocking piece,the little hook beneath the bolt shroud) over a the edge of a table or some other solid object with a crisp 90 degree corner. Press the body of the bolt down against the firing spring tension. You will see the rear of the cocking piece start to protrude form the bolt shroud. Go a few millimeters further and you will see a previously hidden cross slot appear in the rear of cocking piece. With your third hand, grab a penny and slip it into that slot. Release the downward pressure on the bolt body and the penny will prevent the cocking piece withdrawing back into the bolt shroud. You can now simply unscrew the bolt shroud and withdraw the firing pin from the bolt body. Reassembly is the reverse - you even get your penny back.

Be careful and you will have no problems. I've done this plenty of times with no problems or damage incurred. However, I did eventually pony up for a $25 tool from Sinclair's and it does make it just that little bit easier.

Good luck.

 

[NorCalMikie]

Greg. As I was not born with that "third hand",I think I'll spring for the "special tool". Sure will make things a little easier. And after chasing a few springs and pins around the bench, anything to make the job a little easier is OK in my book!
Third Hand? Now that's something to work on. It could happen!!

 

[cntryboy1289]

I only use my second hand and have no problems doing it. You can of course spend the money on buying tools, but why bother when a penny or dime will do the trick.

 

[Cheechako]

Greg

I was cheap like you and used the penny trick for most of my shooting life but eventually came into the 20th Century and bought one of the tools. Here's another neat item - for taking out the pin that holds the firing pin/spring/cocking piece together get hold of Jerrel Mattingly. He makes a neat little gizmo for doing this using your loading press for the leverage. No more parts flying across the room or through the window.:cry:

Ray