recocking the remington 798 firing pin

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rainydayshooter

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Hello fellow gun owners,
Guess I should do some kind of introduction since it's my first post here but I think I'll just get to the point. I'm not expecting a huge welcoming celebration either but I'm glad to have found an active gun owner's forum with lots of topics.

I was curious if anybody here is familiar with the Remington 798?
I fired it for the first time a couple days ago and was breaking it down to clean.
I tend to try and take everything apart and like to really clean my firearms.
I pulled on a spring on top of the bolt and slid the firing pin out to scrub it and I can't recock it. Does anybody know how to do this?
I'd also like to find a more detailed guide on the rifle since Remington's owner's manual is very general.
Can anybody here help?
Thanks in advance.
 
The Remington 798 is a 98 Mauser. I think your terminology is mixed up and you really pulled the bolt out to clean it, and then got it uncocked. Unlike the military Mauser, there is no convenient safety with a middle position for bolt removal and disassembly.

Assuming you have the bolt properly assembled, but the firing pin is uncocked, if you are reasonably strong you can grasp the bolt sleeve (the bulky piece that screws into the bolt) and turn it clockwise (seen from the rear) until the cocking piece engages the cocked notch in the bolt body. If you are not that strong, use a padded pair of vise grips or a padded vise to hold the bolt sleeve.

Jim
 
Thanks Jim.
I was uneasy doing this since I don't know the weapon that well.
I used a cloth and a hammer to hold it in place and pushed on the bolt handle.
I actually did this before reading your post but thanks for the advice and correction on terminology.
Is their a more detailed manual for this rifle?
 
The current manuals are very general since the makers don't want the owners messing with the guns then suing them when things go wrong.

But that gun is basically a Model 1898 Mauser and there have been volumes written on that rifle. The NRA has a takedown guide, and there are literally dozens if not hundreds of books on every aspect of it.

The next time you want to disassemble the bolt, hook the cocking piece on to a sharp edged wood block and pull the bolt forward. When a gap opens between the cocking piece and the bolt sleever, insert a penny. Then you can unscrew the bolt sleeve from the bolt.

Jim
 
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