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REM. 700 BDL 17 REM PIERCED PRIMERS

toolman9mmtoolman9mm Member Posts: 337 ✭✭✭
edited April 2002 in Ask the Experts
I WAS OUT SHOOTING A REM. MODEL 700 BDL IN 17 REM AND NOTICED ALL PRIMERS WERE PIERCED. GROUPED 1.5 AT 100 BUT LOOKED IN SPEER RELOADING BOOK AND SAID POSSIBLE FIRING PIN SPRING PROBLEM OR FIRING PIN PBOBLEM. ANY CLUE'S AND HELP. ALSO HOW DO I TAKE THE BOLT A PART TO LOOK AT FIRING PIN? THANKS AGAIN GENTS TOM

Edited by - toolman9mm on 04/20/2002 17:16:05
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  • MobuckMobuck Member Posts: 14,083 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Without looking at the brass and rifle, it would hard to give an exact answer. It might be excessive firing pin protrusion through the bolt face. Disassembly of the firing pin assembly requires a special tool. You can take the bolt apart, but that won't really help. Was the ammo factory loads? If not, try some and see if the same thing happens.

    Mobuck
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  • toolman9mmtoolman9mm Member Posts: 337 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    thanks mobuck for the responce. i tried both reload and factory new remington. and both did the same thing. the firing pin does seem to protrude quite a ways out. more than my other rifles. the whole is a perfect round hole in the center of the primer. thanks again
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  • cody45cody45 Member Posts: 570 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    firing pin should protrude about 50 to 55 1000ths, no more
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  • MIKE WISKEYMIKE WISKEY Member Posts: 10,035 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    COULD BE EITHER A LONG FIRING PIN OR A WEAK MAIN SPRING (FIRING PIN SPRING).
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  • groundhog devastationgroundhog devastation Member Posts: 4,495
    edited November -1
    Look at your little green book that came with the rifle. It shows you how to dissassemble the bolt. I cannot show it to you on this computer but it's rather simple. Compare that bolt and firing pin assembly to another 700. It might be long. The spring part I would think would be rare for it to be weak enough to cause this. I guess you could shorten the pin by a few thousandths and try it till you get the desired strike. Also the 17 is a tediuos little number to reload for! 2/10ths of a grain of powder can sometimes be the limit of minimum to maximum load!! But you said it did it with factory as well as handloads so maybe you do have a machining problem. Just my little comment on the matter. GHD
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  • Rafter-SRafter-S Member Posts: 2,173 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I recommend you call Remington tomorrow morning. They will put you through to someone who will understand the problems you're having. That individual will most likely direct you to your closest local authorized service depot...or ask you to send the bolt in to the factory for inspection.

    Bottom line: I would get Remington involved in solving the problem. It will cost you very little, if anything, and will be done correct.
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  • toolman9mmtoolman9mm Member Posts: 337 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    firing pin does look like it is sticking way to far out. i just purchased the gun and it looks new and he said he shot it very little. i don't have the green book but will e-mail rem. thanks for the excellent responses. tom
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  • coyote-mancoyote-man Member Posts: 78 ✭
    edited November -1
    I would do what Rafter-S said, unless you would like to do it your self and shorten the pin. Brownell's sells a very neat little tool for taking the bolt apart, takes about 5 seconds. Some times a "pierce" primer can also be caused by to much headspace, altho not to often.
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