Tubb Precision Speedlock Firing Pin Asmby. TOO SHORT- Rem 700

[RMC]

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1. Has anyone else experienced this issue with their Rem 700 BDL?
   
   I purchased this upgrade for my 1976 Remington 700 BDL (not a J-Lock) in .30-06.
   
   I'm a loyal and long time customer and advocate for Mr. Tubbs, after joining 6br and reading so much about him. Although I don't know him personally, have a great respect and admiration for him due to his competitive accomplishments, attention to detail and visionary ingenuity.
   I'm a perfectionist and was drawn to what I perceived as a similar trait in him.
   After reading the following quote from the product description, I was encouraged and assured there would be no problem with the upgrade:
   
   ("drop-in" replacement assembly is complete and ready for installation in any correct-length Remington action, J-Lock or not.)
   
   
   After a long rainy winter and COVID-19 restrictions, one sunny day and 100 mile round trip to the range, I was unable to shoot due to zero primer strikes...not even a primer tap!
   
   After replacing the firing pin assembly with the original, primer strikes were fine.
   Measurements using my calipers showed a difference in length of (0.081") 81 hundredths of an inch from the bolt shroud face forward to the tip of the firing pin. That's 5/64" to 3/32" shorter than the stock factory assembly!!
   
   No wonder the firing pin wasn't even coming CLOSE to the primer! That severely effects "LOCK-TIME".
   
   I have contacted Hunter & Katie and am awaiting return call from Mr. Tubbs in hopes of working with him to correct this problem. Hunter eluded that others had reported the same issue and I am hopeful to find a remedy, so that all of us with the Rem 700 actions may continue to benefit from this technology.
   
   Thanks for your input and reply,
   
   RMC
   
   

 

[buckhunter62]

That's 81 thousands not hundreds.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

A search on here will save you lots of time once you do get the right one

 

[1shot]

All I'll say is one of my rifles went from shooting little tiny knots to open chocked 12 gauge with the installation of a speed lock FP. I put the original back in, went right back to shooting small. This was in a Rem. 700 with a 6XC heavy varmint bbl. on it.
I hope this helps,

Lloyd

 

[Ggmac]

It probably saved you from turning your rifle into a scatter gun .

Like the above posts say . If you search lightened firing pin , you would see all the problems and enlarged groups .

 

[carlsbad]

I like to replace the fluted remington pins....with solid pins.

 

[butchlambert]

Dwight Scott added a tungsten weight to my firing pin. No way I would ever use a light pin.