Bolt ID?
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tango1niner
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Any idea if bolt is for a long or short action?
After measuring my remington 700 short action bolt, I got 5 3/8 inches for the length of the bolt body (measured from the front of the body to the rear, excluding the striker assembly and shroud), and 6 1/2 inches for the overall length. The long action bolt body measured 6 1/4 inches, and the overall length was 7 3/8 inches.
I think scorch in post #3 was the first to completely answer. It appears to be a remington 700, short action bolt, with a "J" lock. Scorch has pretty good eyes. It is sometimes hard to guess dimensions from an internet picture.
I think scorch in post #3 was the first to completely answer. It appears to be a remington 700, short action bolt, with a "J" lock. Scorch has pretty good eyes. It is sometimes hard to guess dimensions from an internet picture.
tango1niner
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Bolt could be from a Model 7, which is about 1/2" shorter than Model 700 short action. The Model 600 is the same length but has the distinctive "dog leg" bolt handle. It could also be from a Model 660 or Model 673 which are variants of the 600.
J-Lock? hmmm I was wondering on what that round thing that didn't belong on a model 700 bolt shroud was....
I'm afraid I haven't kept up on the various little changes, especially the obviously lawsuit driven ones. I assume that's a lock for the firing pin??
None of the guns I had before the turn of the century had such a thing, and I haven't gotten (or really looked at) any 700s since then.
I did hear about a lock in the 870 and a plastic triggerguard...
Low have the mighty fallen....
I'm afraid I haven't kept up on the various little changes, especially the obviously lawsuit driven ones. I assume that's a lock for the firing pin??
None of the guns I had before the turn of the century had such a thing, and I haven't gotten (or really looked at) any 700s since then.
I did hear about a lock in the 870 and a plastic triggerguard...
Low have the mighty fallen....
@jonnyc: The remington 700 bolt which I measured did not have a j lock. The shroud with the j lock is about 1/4 inch longer, and so if you correct for that, then the measurements correspond to a remington 700, short action bolt. Again, I believe scorch got it right in post #3.
@44AMP: Although there is some confusion about the starting date, I think j-lock use started in 2002 and ended with 2005 production, inclusive. My 700 classic in .221 fireball was issued in 2002 and it had the j-lock. It was replaced with a PTG firing pin and shroud assembly. That got rid of the j-lock and the snakey firing pin spring. Gre Tan, David Tubb, and PTG all offer remington 700 firing pin assemblies to replace the j-lock assembly.
@44AMP: Although there is some confusion about the starting date, I think j-lock use started in 2002 and ended with 2005 production, inclusive. My 700 classic in .221 fireball was issued in 2002 and it had the j-lock. It was replaced with a PTG firing pin and shroud assembly. That got rid of the j-lock and the snakey firing pin spring. Gre Tan, David Tubb, and PTG all offer remington 700 firing pin assemblies to replace the j-lock assembly.