Remington 760 bolt removal

rchall · Nov 8, 2009

Yesterday I posted concerning some misfires I had sighting-in my
Remington 760 GameMaster .35 Rem. rifle. As I said I had 10 cartridges
that had the primer dented, but failed to fire. It was suggested to
strip, clean, and oil the bolt of any old hard grease. The gun was
definitely not used much so maybe this is the problem. I need to know
how to remove the bolt from this gun or is it a job for a gunsmith to
tackle?? Thanks for any help!

2152hq · Nov 8, 2009

It involves removing the action tube and then the barrel. The tube is screwed into the receiver and has 2 small holes in it to use as leverage with a small punch inserted through the holes to turn it off the receiver.
The problem is that many are loctited into place and will be damaged before they unscrew unless the area where it's screwed into the receiver is heated first to loosen the locite if present.

Remove the magazine, remove the trigger group, open the action, then try removing the tube.

Try it and see if it will unscrew, if not it is probably loctited in place and will need a bit of heat to soften it for disassembly.

Once the action tube is off,,close the action and the barrel is mearly pulled off of the receiver with a few loosening wiggles to unlock it from it's seat. The action tube , forend and bolt and carrier will all come out together w/ the barrel.

There is usually a headspace shim in there too so don't loose that and be sure it's replaced when reassembleing..

To get the bolt itself off of the bolt carrier once it's out of the rifle,,pull the barrel forward while holding the bolt carrier in place and bolt itself will unlock and can be lifted off the assembly.

rchall · Nov 8, 2009

Thanks for the info!! Was hoping it would be a little simpler
than what you described. Probably should let my gunsmith
look at it first. However, is there any chemical that could be
sprayed into the firing pin hole that might do the trick without
disassembling the whole gun??

Dave from Pa · Nov 8, 2009

2152hq explained it better than I have ever seen it put in print before,but the operation is an undertaking in itself.Before doing a complete tear down with the muzzle elevated, the magazine removed and the bolt slightly out of battery place some lighter fluid on the bolt face while working the firing pin back and forth with your finger.We used to do this to 760`s that were returned to the sportshop I worked in after they failed to fire,usually in cold weather.We determined some of the later 760`s {35 Rem.} did not have their bolts degreased properly.

n4zov · Nov 9, 2009

If you just want to clean the rifle, I would try using aerosol carburetor or brake cleaner to thoroughly flush everything out. Be sure to use this stuff outdoors and away from any flame. It will thoroughly strip ALL oil and grease so you will need to re-oil all metal parts to prevent rust. Also avoid spraying the cleaner on stock or fore-end.

rimfired · Nov 9, 2009

Birchwood&Casey aerosol Gunscrubber. Nonflammable.

Remington 760 bolt removal

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