I've always wanted one of these little beauties. They are just right for the smaller cartridges.
Reassembly is unlike other bolt action rifles. Tape the floorplate to the stock. Insert the magazine box. Drop in the spacer horizontal as shown below. Drop in the follower and spring. Lower the barreled action onto the stock. Use your finger to assist alignment of the follower into proper position. Now invert the rifle and insert and tighten the screws. Complete tightening the screws... front screw first to as tight as you can without additional tools. Tighten the rear screw to the same spec. The magazine is a staggered box magazine holding 5 or more rounds.
Here are the Magazine parts and plastic floorplate
The corrosion below is difficult to explain
The trigger below shows the bolt lock mechanism entering the receiver. It appears that removal of this would be easy enough. However Remington has a recall on the triggers and will replace the whole assembly with a new style unit.
The small screw is the overtravel and screwed in as far as it will go there was no change in overtravel. The screw below is the weight adjustment, the one not shown on the rear is sear engagement.
Sear engagement screw shown below
Remington Botched the stock work badly on this trigger recall. I read this in a Forum, and specifically asked my Rep about it before sending the rifle back for recall work.
A GAPING HOLE now at the rear of the safety travel. a good 5/16ths of an inch beyond what was necessary. A good gunsmith would have trimmed a bit of the plastic off the safety rather than cut the wood. You can see the excessive cutout below. I am really pissed!
The photo series below shows the safety in SAFE then FIRE modes. You can easily see the excess cutout performed.
The photo below in the FIRE mode exposes the gaping hole which to me ruined the stock. No finish applied over the RAW wood.
Again in the SAFE mode...
UGLY... if you send your rifle in... send it without the stock. Your teenager can do a better job of relieving the areas of contact.
And it gets worse...
My gunsmith checked the trigger pull at over 5lbs. I had requested 1.5 - 2lb pull. When removing the stock to make adjustments I discovered the adjustments had been epoxied over making the adjustment impossible. See below
I have written to my rep at Remington, and expressed my displeasure at the entire process. Remington has no right to prevent me from adjusting my trigger since the original trigger WAS adjustable.
"The Remington trigger system is a very good system that in years past came directly from the factory with a crisp and reasonable pull. These days however, Remington is producing triggers that are not as smooth and are liability proof with pull weights that have gotten to the point of being ridiculous. These changes are due to Remington trying to reduce the cost of their rifles and the ever present fear of civil liability from a trigger that is too light. If you are not conscious of gun safety and are not smart enough to keep your fingers off your trigger until you are ready to fire, I kindly ask you to read no further and find another hobby as I accept no responsibility for stupid people. The modifications that I am about to discuss have the potential to be extremely dangerous if not done carefully! If you have the slightest doubt about what you are doing, I strongly urge you to have a competent gunsmith adjust your trigger for you as the cost is minimal.
The Remington 700 Trigger has three screws as shown in the following image.
Back out the spring tension (trigger pull) screw to a light trigger pull that is adequate to keep some pressure on the trigger but is very light (trigger pull will be set later). Next back out the sear engagement screw, and the over travel screws several turns.
Once the screws are adjusted as above, close the bolt (without dry firing) and SLOWLY turn the sear engagement screw in until the firing pin is released. From this point, back the screw out a half turn. Without recocking the firing pin, screw the over travel screw in until you feel it contact the trigger lightly, preventing the trigger from moving. From this point, back the over travel screw out a quarter turn. When you pull the trigger at this point there should be a very slight movement of the trigger.
To adjust the trigger pull, adjust the spring tension screw to a pull that you like. As you turn the screw in the trigger pull will be increased and the pull will be reduced as the screw is backed out. I would not recommend going lighter than 1 to 1.5-pounds with a factory trigger and I prefer a trigger closer to 2 to 2.5-pounds for a big game rifle.
Work the bolt several times to cock the rifle and try the trigger with the trigger gauge and your finger to make sure that you are happy with how the trigger pull and release feels and the weight is something that you are comfortable with. I also recommend the use of a good trigger gauge to confirm that you are getting a consistent break. If the break you are getting is not consistent, then you may need to increase the trigger pull or consider having the trigger rebuilt or replaced by a competent gunsmith.
After you are happy with the feel of the trigger it is essential that you perform a safety check as described here. First, slam the bolt closed HARD up to a dozen times watching to see if the sear allows the firing pin to be released. If the firing pin is released, back out the sear engagement screw another 1/4 turn, and repeat slamming the bolt again.
Next, cock the firing pin and put the weapon on "SAFE" and pull the trigger, release the trigger, put the weapon on "FIRE". Repeat this process several times and if the firing pin is released, increase the trigger pull and repeat this process.
Once these safety checks are performed, take nail polish and seal the heads of the screws and allow it to dry. I normally try to use two coats to make sure that the screws are properly glued in place. Once adjusted, the Remington trigger rarely needs additional adjustment and can be as good as many after market triggers."
Ta Da...
I must say I'm pleased with the scope. I had such bad experiences with inexpensive scopes having backlash in settings. This side focus scope has little detectable issues with backlash, and the range markings seem pretty close. The ONLY issue is the scope is marked 1/8th MOA clicks and it's not... it's more like 1/4 or slightly more. None the less for the money... you can't beat it. 14x is plenty of scope for a 222 Rem.
New metal trigger guard installed. Finally got the magazine well to fit... it is ZERO clearance...
