I'm hoping I can get some insight from you guys since you've always been dead on in the past.

I've got a Remington 700 that I bought used. Never test fired it before installing a Rifle Basix L-1 trigger.

Install went pretty straight forward so I took it to the range today to try it out. 3 seperate attempts and I couldn't get some much as a mark on the primer.

Obviously a firing pin issue but I don't know if it could be related to the trigger install or is there something I should check with the bolt?

Any help, advice or suggestions would be appreciated, as always.

Thanks guys!

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Originally posted by SShooterZ:
I'm hoping I can get some insight from you guys since you've always been dead on in the past.

I've got a Remington 700 that I bought used. Never test fired it before installing a Rifle Basix L-1 trigger.

Install went pretty straight forward so I took it to the range today to try it out. 3 seperate attempts and I couldn't get some much as a mark on the primer.

Obviously a firing pin issue but I don't know if it could be related to the trigger install or is there something I should check with the bolt?

Any help, advice or suggestions would be appreciated, as always.

Thanks guys!

Well, lets determine first if there is a firing pin. Pull the bolt and turn the bolt shroud counter clockwise until the cocking piece drops into the big notch. Have a look at the bolt face and see if the firing pin is sticking through. If so, try to measure how much. It should be protruding somewhere between .055 - .065 of an inch. If not, the bolt may not be assembled completely. The shroud may need to go in one more time.

To check to see if the trigger is the problem, dry fire the gun and note how much of the cocking piece is protruding from the back of the shroud. Write it down. Next, remove the trigger, re-insert the bolt, lower the handle and re-measure. The cocking piece protrusion should be same. Let us know the results.

Westpac your advice is right on target.

When I took the bolt out and "fired" it, there was definitely a firing pin protrusion and the cocking piece was much farther in then when I fired it in the gun.

Now I gotta figure out how this is related to the trigger.

If it's a trigger related problem then it is possibly the over travel screw set too tight not allowing the safety cam (sear) to drop completely clear of the cocking piece. Back the over travel screw off a turn or two and check it again.

When I was younger I though long screws were good. Not always! Glad you found the problem.

If there's a place for classic threads, this one should be archived in it.

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Originally posted by tin can:
If there's a place for classic threads, this one should be archived in it.

What's so classic about it tin can?