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Al,

The only J-lock 700 I still have is a laminated-stock varmint model in .223 Remington purchased new in 2001, with a 26" heavy barrel. Have written about this one considerably before, but when new, after some light "accurizing" (bedding but no pillars, clean up crown, etc.) it would consistently put five shots both 50-grain Berger Hollow-Points and Nosler Ballistic Tips in .25" at 100 yards. Of course, now it's had several thousand rounds down the barrel, mostly at prairie dogs, but "renewed" the throat a while back with bore-lapping bullets, and it will still put just about any decent factory ammo into a half-inch or less, for 5 shots at 100. Handloads are more like .35 now.

Can't remember if I tried it with a "regular" bolt shroud, but might have. But it never showed any of the indications of a dragging firing pin, so might have just gotten lucky.

John

I have 2 J-lock Rem 700's, a .300 Win Mag and a 7mm08. Both are quite accurate hunting rifles and I've never had any issues with them. I'm not fond of the J-lock but it doesn't seem to affect accuracy on my rifles. However, I'm about to install Gre-Tan firing pin assemblies with a regular bolt shroud in both of them so we'll see if it makes any difference. My concern with the J-lock is that it could inadvertently lock up your bolt when you don't want that to happen.

First time Google drew a blank?????

Had one of the Heavy varmit laminated .223's and a Laminated mountain rifle in .260 with j-locks. They both shot very well, the .223 especially, just like Mule Deer's. Changed out the springs and bolt shrouds on both, still shot the same. On the other hand I do know of a few that didn't shoot well until the wiggly jammed up firing spring was changed. Some of those springs were really bound up, some weren't so bad. Luck of the draw.

I had a .17 Rem in an LVSF with a J-lock.....it didnt stay on long.....

( also a Nationally known Gun Writer like Jim Conrad...)

Same here, way too ugly to leave on a rifle, yuck! ( :))

I just bought a 700 here on the Fire and I'm tempted to replace. I suppose I'll take it to the range first. It's not accuracy that bugs me, but 1. lock time affected? and 2. looks

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