rewiltshire
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Use similar method except I have a penny with one corner cup off. There is a small notch in the firing pin assembly that I pit the penny in once I have pulled the pin back. that was it's locked back and you can unscrew/re-screw without holding the string back constantly. Biggest problem that I have run across is crud build up. Once cleaned they seem to work fine.You can remove the firing pin on a remington with a vise and a piece of nylon cord (Trotline staging). Put the bolt in a vise. Tie the srting in a loop about a foot long. Put one end in the notch and gently pull the firing pin back while unscrewing the shroud. Very easy and you don't have to buy any special tool if you have a way to hold the bolt like a vise. Changing the spring is a bigger deal, but I'll bet all of it just needs cleaning.