[colt1911]

I have three (3) M700s of varying ages. I have literally thousands of rounds throgh each of these rifles. My dad, two brothers, and three friends all have M700s, again, with thousands of rounds having been fired through each gun.

Now let ME holler a little to get your attention:

NO “ACCIDENTAL” DISCHARGES, EVER, WITH ANY OF THESE RIFLES. NO ONE HAS EVER BEEN KILLED OR INJURED, AND NO PROBLEMS WITH ANY OF THE RIFLES.

‘nuff said.

[roamer_1]

NO “ACCIDENTAL” DISCHARGES, EVER

Bump that. I have been using Rem 700 in 7mm thru 300 WinMag all of my life - never a problem. When the news came out with this supposed problem, I went inquiring, and no gunsmith I know offered more than a snort of derision.

[Stonewall Jackson]

I've never heard of any accidental discharges, but one of my teachers back in high school was blinded after his Remington shotgun suffered a catastrophic chamber breach while shooting skeet. It blew up in his hands, inflicting 3rd degree burns to his hands, arms, and face. But the worst damage was to his eyes. He is now permanently blind due to his injuries.

As part of their settlement, Remington put an R&D facility here in E-Town, where they try and prevent similar accidents from ever happening again.

[chuckles]

OK, went to Google and searched "Remington accidental discharge". There have been over 1200 accidental shootings That's bloodshed, not just a discharge) in total. The Marines have it discharging with no finger on the trigger ON FILM! There is enough info there to keep the fellow busy for a month or two.

As Beck would say," Do your own homework". I would just move on to something else, but hey, that's me. Maybe there is some sort of "Remington mystique" that I don't get. I'm sure there were some Ford Pinto's that didn't burst into flames and burn the occupants to death, but I still wouldn't buy one.