I will make this short- How does one get rid of this P.O.S. On my new Remington. Just another possible problem.. MD

I have not tried to do this but in a post it was stated that GTR Tooling were going to or were producing a kit to do this Good Luck it really is a POS.
http://www.gtrtooling.com/

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Greg Tannel does indeed produce an after-market shroud, firing pin and spring in a kit that replaces the Rem 700 J-lock abomination. Tolerances on Greg's after-market kit are supposed to be better than the factory parts too. You can call Greg in Kersey, Colorado at (970) 353-6176.

Jordan

Why not cut to the chase and order a new firing pin assembly from Brownell's ? It'll set you back $51.64 plus shipping. I've converted 3 Remingtons with this process without a hitch.
DD

Stainless p/n #'s
Long Action: 767-000-063
Short Action: 767-000-064

Blued p/n #'s
Long Action: 767-220-400
Short Action: 767-220-410

Diamond D - Explain in a little more detail.,. MD

You could do like a guy I work with and buy another rifle with the old firing pin assembly, switch them out and put the other rifle up for sale.

Some people have more money than sense.

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Maddog,
Rather than a lengthy typed response on how to remove the bolt, look in your owner's manual on how to dissasemble the bolt. The firing pin assembly consists of the cocking piece, bolt plug (or shroud), the firing pin, and the mainspring. You can remove the firing pin assembly either by way of a disassembly tool (~$10-$25 depending on what you want), or you can do it pretty easily with access to a vise, a good size fender washer, and a dime or penny.(the method I use). It's explained pretty well in the manual. Essentially, all you do is unscrew the J-Lock equipped assembly and install the "key-free" model in its place.
DD

What's a POS?

POS i belive in may part of county is piece of Sh*t. I only have old remingtons what is this new J lock.

P-dog you are correct sir...MD

p dog shooter -
The J-Lock is a firing pin locking gadget Remington came up with. It's a little piece of spring steel, shaped like a "J", with a little plastic handle. On the side of the bolt shroud is a protruberance with a j-shaped hole in it. You stick the J-tool in the hole and turn it to either the fire or locked position; in the locked position, it prevents the firing pin from moving, so the gun cannot be fired accidentally. Lawyer stuff, I'm sure.

I have a few of the new 700's with the J-lock gadget, and haven't really noticed any problems, although some of the guys in this forum have said that they've had some accuracy problems attributable to it.

My main concern is that, as with anything, the more parts it has, the more chance of it malfunctioning. Like, just as the grizzly charges, the J-lock decides to lock the firing pin.
R-WEST

I was real thrilled with my last Remington because of the (*%&%^&*(%. I replace the standard Remington firing pin with a Tubb high speed firing pin and spring. This combination reduces lock time by close to forty percent. In taking the bolt apart I found several things that I didn't like. In order to use this safety feature the bolt must be in the cocked mode. So if you want to store your rifle in this condition the firing pin spring must be in a compressed state. DON'T LIKE IT! For the cross bolt to have the room it needs to function the firing pin has been reduced to approximately half of its thickness in a small area creating a weak point. DON'T LIKE IT. In order to install the Tubb pin and get rid of that monstrosity, I contacted my local friendly gunsmith and bought the necessary pre-2000 parts I needed. Now I like it just fine. Just like Winchester did in '64, the new ones, made the old ones worth a lot more money. I hope that this is of some help.

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BigBob