remington 725 safety

wolfpack

March 08, 2014 10:38

Recently acquired a 725 in 280 Rem. Test fired it at home and cycled some shells thru it to see if it worked OK and it did. Had a chance to take it to the range today and and had to quit immediately with it. When the bolt is fully cycled upon closing it will uncock itself. It acts like when you hold the trigger in to decock the bolt, but of course you are not holding the trigger in, you are just cylcing the bolt. Also if the bolt remains cocked when the safety is placed in the firing position it will drop the firing pin as if you had pulled the trigger, I have no doubt it would fire if there was a cartridge in the chamber. Luckily I realized these problems before I chambered a loaded round. Do not have a trigger pull gauge but it does not seem light to me. Any ideas?

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  charliemeyer007

  March 08, 2014 10:44

  There should be some yellow shellac on the trigger adjustments, look carefully to see if the seal is disturbed. Your rifle is old and likely needs cleaned of old dried grease and crud then re-lubed.

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  Ambrose

  March 08, 2014 11:43

  I bought a rifle a while back (can't remember which one but not a 725) that had a trigger housing assembly like the 700, 725, etc. The entire assembly was packed with old grease or oil residue. I had to completely disassemble the trigger group, soak and scrub the parts in order to get the trigger to work right. I suspect you are dealing with a similar situation.

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  Ray Boone

  March 08, 2014 15:15

  One thing you might try: with the rifle EMPTY; open the bolt, then push on the back of the trigger, then while maintaining pressure on the back of the trigger (pushing it forward), close the bolt and see if the sear catches the firing pin. If so, then it is very likely that a good cleaning and possibly replacement of the trigger return spring will fix it up.

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  wolfpack

  March 08, 2014 15:50

  Ray B, I have just tried what you said and that is exactly what happens. With forward pressure on the trigger the bolt stays in the cocked position. This maybe my problem. I will take it to a competent gunsmith and have it cleaned and the spring replaced if needed. Thanks everyone.

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