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After swearing off Remingtons due to having problems with the triggers freezing up on coastal hunts I couldnt pass up buying a new BDL leftie in 300 Ultramag for $499 on Gunbrokers. No sure what I do with this rifle but am thinking it could make a killer (no pun intended) long range caribou weapon with 180 grain partitions. All the Remingtons I owned in the past were reasonably good shooters but none had the "J Lock". I heard all the complaints about the inconsistent primer strikes and how accuracy was affected, etc. My question is: Has anyone purchased the after market piece (like Gre-Tan)and accomplished a before and after test from the bench to see if there was significant accuracy difference? My biggest fear is when I die my wife will sell my guns for what I told her they cost. | ||
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I have the J lock on two of my rifles and have never had any issues whatsoever with inconsistent primer strikes. I have not converted any of them. The smith who just built me a 338 Fed had mentioned of troubles with them but I passed on the work since I've never had a problem with it. | |||
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If you were to attend a long range/prone rifle match you will see by far and away Rem. 700's with and witout J locks shooting very well indeed. Possible problems with ignition could result from rough interior of bolt body(tunnel) where striker moves back and forth. A bit of polish on the firing pin body protrusion forward of the spring is normal prep. for surety of performance in ignition. Some replace the std. spring with stronger one, have not found that necessary and to do so increases effort to operate bolt. The 700 is pretty much the standard for accurate rifles. | |||
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I had 3 700s all with J-lock. I had John Noveske replace all the bolt shrouds, firing pins, with after-market kits....no problems. You and I split an order of Federal brass awhile back in 300 RUM....how many do you own now? Ted Kennedy's car has killed more people than my guns | |||
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One, I sold the previous one without ever firing it after someone made me an offer I could not refuse (it was the LH stainless which Rem no longer makes ). I always seem to go full cycle, lol. My wife tells me I am good for the economy! My biggest fear is when I die my wife will sell my guns for what I told her they cost. | |||
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IMO it was just something else for the Rem Bashers to bitch about. I have rifles with and without and can't tell a difference. Having no small children in the home, I just set mine to "off" and forget about it. If it's an aesthetic concern, changing the shroud is an easy thing. | |||
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I have two J-lock Remingtons and really can't tellany difference. Inconsistant primer strikes? only on the one of the two rifles that some previous owner (asshole) that installed a "speed lock" striker spring into... sadly it rubbed against the inside of the bolt body causing the inconsistancy. A factory spring corrected the problem AD If I provoke you into thinking then I've done my good deed for the day! Those who manage to provoke themselves into other activities have only themselves to blame. *We Band of 45-70er's* 35 year Life Member of the NRA NRA Life Member since 1984 | |||
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I have a Rem 700 that had the J-Lock, and I replaced the whole assembly with a GreTan unit I bought from Brownell's. Don | |||
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