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For me, this kinda says it all. But then, I've only had my Remmy 700 .30-06 since 1977. I do oil it with Rem Oil every now and then depending upon usage.It still shoots just fine
If he hunted with it, it would be worth at least checking the bolts firing pin and extractor condition. I have an old Rem700 I inherited from my father, we hunted with it for years and never knew to maintain the bolt. This is what an unmaintained 700 firing pin looks like.... rusted and pitted to hell, the spring is permanently pitted and rusted and yet.... it still shot just fine. (Ive since replaced this with a new Greytan Firing pin assembly kit).So I inherited my father's Remington 700 that he had since 1967. It still shoots just fine but I was thinking maybe taking bolt to someone and have all cleaned and new springs? Is this necessary or a good idea?
I have watched enough of the videos to know I don't think I want to personally tackle it but I will look into the Sinclair kit and see if that changes my mind. It was his hunting rifle and he was pretty particular about keeping it clean but I think he might have let some grand kids on my step mother side borrow it because its a little more beat up then when he and I used to go hunting.If he hunted with it, it would be worth at least checking the bolts firing pin and extractor condition. I have an old Rem700 I inherited from my father, we hunted with it for years and never knew to maintain the bolt. This is what an unmaintained 700 firing pin looks like.... rusted and pitted to hell, the spring is permanently pitted and rusted and yet.... it still shot just fine. (Ive since replaced this with a new Greytan Firing pin assembly kit).
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I recommend 700 owners own a Sinclair bolt maintenance kit but if you just want to check the condition there are some easy enough hacks on youtube to get the firing pin assembly out, but you wont be able to further disassemble the rest of the firing pin assembly or check the extractor spring without the Sinclair kit. The Sinclair kit makes it so easy you can tear the entire bolt assebmly down and back together in a few minutes.