remington 700 bolt release problem

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i had a problem a while ago with my bolt release on my rem 700 short action .22-250. with the thread below, i thought i had the problem fixed.

http://benchrest.com/forums/showthread.php?t=66182

i have had this thing apart three or four times in the meantime to repeat the trick that seemed to work. basically i had to tap the forward pin (of the two that hold the trigger assembly onto the action) ahead just a smidge to allow the bolt release to work, then when i re-assembled the gun the problem reared its ugly head again.

so now i have a new theory... the gander gunsmith that installed my rifle basix trigger upgrade might have put the two pins in reverse order. currently the short one is in the back (butt end) and the long one is in the front (muzzle end).

my three questions are this:
1. are they in backwards. should the long one be in the back(butt) and the short one in the front(muzzle)?
2. if i tap these 2 pins out, am i going to have a devil of a time putting them back together? i'm not terribly mechanically inclined, but i do own a REALLY big hammer. isn't that the old saying, "if it won't go, get a bigger hammer".
3. considering that i don't like the thin trigger (compared to the much wider 700 stock trigger), is the right time to replace it when i have it apart switching the pins? and is this a difficult job?

thanks for ANY help.
much appreciated,
kstockfo
 
misspoke regarding the trigger

sorry i misspoke, it's a jard replacement trigger. the gunsmith tuned it down to about 2# which i like, but it's very thin. like the wider feel of the stock trigger (gun is a 700 VS).
thanks again,
kstockfo
 
The long pin goes in the back to hold the spring and bolt stop.
 
It is very easy to reinstall 700 factory triggers if you use two small slave pins (the same width as the trigger housing) to hold the assembly together while you place it and install the pins.

Often if the bolt release does not function properly the top of the lever where it contacts the release needs a little 'tweaking' forward or backward...
 
If you don't have slave pins, make them out of round toothpicks or those asian bamboo skewers which you cut to precisely the width of the trigger cage after you fit them. The idea is to have the trigger fully assembled when you offer it up to the action & use the holding pins to knock the slaves out.
 
done.

so i've been dragging feet about doing this little project (switching the trigger pins that were reversed by the gunsmith)... until today. i re-read all the posts and looked at some pictures in another post, and it all came together perfectly. i couldn't be happier that i did this myself. i'm not very mechanical, so this is very encouraging. and i couldn't have done it without guidance from all who helped in this thread and others. thanks very much! i'll shoot it tomorrow to see how she does with the jard replacement trigger.
thanks,
kstockfo
 
kstockfo

Congratulations on getting everything back together. Believe it or not, it's one of the jobs on a Rem 700 that has foiled many a shooter.

Go to Ace Hardware and buy a piece of their 1/8" drill rod. A 6" long piece should not cost more than a couple of bucks. If you have a bench grinder you can do this. If you don't have a grinder ask a friend who has one.

Make yourself 4 of the slave pins. 2 to use and 2 for when you drop one and it rolls somewhere that you can't find it.

Make yourself 4 trigger pins. 2 of each length. Same reason as above for making 4.

Make yourself 2 pins about 1 1/2 inches long. Grind a rounded point on each end. They can be used when you are working on the trigger and need to hold everything in place without having to use the shorter pins. You don't realize how handy they will be until you actually use them.

You can thank me later.:)

Ray
 
Brass brazing rod makes very good slave pins. I make a bunch of them when set up on my baby lathe, leave them in all take-off triggers.
Four 1/8" diameter Mayhew pin punches (cheap from Brownells) are very handy when inserting and removing slave pins and trigger pivot pins.

Jay, Idaho
 
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