Posted on 12/06/2014 5:21:02 AM PST by Red in Blue PA
America's oldest gun manufacturer, Remington, has agreed to replace millions of triggers in its most popular product—the Model 700 rifle. The company has been riddled for years with claims the gun can fire without the trigger being pulled, often with deadly results.
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I loved my 700. Still miss it and I’m saving to get another. 6.5 Creedmoor or 7mm mag or something close perhaps.
(how did I ever become such a cynic?)
Does anyone know at this point what the recommended fix is, and how the fix will be implemented?
Under the settlement, which still must be approved by a judge, Remington has agreed to retrofit the rifles in question at no cost to the owner. Many users had new trigger mechanisms installed on their own, and Remington will reimburse them as part of the settlement. For guns that cannot be retrofitted, the company plans to offer vouchers for Remington products.
The settlement covers more than a dozen models, specifically the Model 700, Seven, Sportsman 78, 673, 710, 715, 770, 600, 660, XP-100, 721, 722 and 725.
I used to have a 700 Sendero in 7mm Rem Mag. There was nothing wrong with the trigger and no way it would fire without being pulled.
search is your friend:
I don’t own a 700, but with its history and the vast number of owners it has, I’m guessing this is a lawyer promulgated action resulting form lawsuits where odd circumstances and circumstantial evidence was contorted to indicate Remington screwed up somehow.
Bolt action rifle with an accompanying history of successful use and other knowledge and technology insertion of bolt action rifles going back much farther. To me, I’d use this as an opportunity to buy one on sale somewhere.
“I used to have a 700 Sendero in 7mm Rem Mag. There was nothing wrong with the trigger and no way it would fire without being pulled.”
Sorry, but this is a known issue for years with a number of dead people from a bad trigger. Go search for it and you ill find mechanical descriptions of exactly how the trigger fires without being pressed.
“where odd circumstances and circumstantial evidence was contorted to indicate Remington screwed up somehow.”
Nope. Rifles straight off the line fire when closing the bolt or releasing the safety.
Glad I clicked on this thread. I purchased one last year that I haven’t had a chance to use yet. Looks like mine is subject to the recall per Remington’s website. Thanks for the info.
There was a prior recall noted on FR, I sent in my rifles in the provided mailers and got them back in two months. Pain but over and done with now.
I wonder what they intend to do with those on the shelves? Do the dealers return them or do they put that onto the buyers. How do you know if the firearm you buy has an alleged defective trigger? I guess one should keep their documentation about having had it fixed in case they wish to sell them later.
Of course this happened just before my boating accident last month wherein my firearms went down with the boat. I luckily survived my journey to the Mariannas Trench area.
I’ll have to defer to you if you own one. I don’t own one but I find it difficult to believe.
The trigger issue was something reported decades ago. I am actually shocked a lawsuit didn’t come about years ago and blow this open. Remington always blamed the owners for adjusting the sear release too light, but the safety/trigger was found to be malfunctioning on brand new, properly adjusted, triggers.
Okay....I’ll defer...
Morning.
Finally getting real rain...
I am the proud owner of a 725 in 30.06. I can’t tell you how many deer it has put in the freezer, but this year’s product was an 11 pointer on a running one shot kill at a mere 50 yds. No doubt one of the best guns I’ve ever owned. Never had any problem with the trigger.
I only see the 700 and x mark covered, and only those made in the 2000s. Not my old xp 100s and 600s and 700s.
Yup. Got a bit of it here too.
What assumptions will way in the future archaeologists make when they find thousands of similar rusty objects in the ruins of sunken boats.
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