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Remington 700: Massive Fix for the Country's Most Popular Gun
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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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KEYWORDS: banglist; firearms; guncontrol; guns; recall; remington
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Nothing But Crap I proud of this as they had a special on Remington.
1 posted on 12/06/2014 5:21:02 AM PST by Red in Blue PA
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To: Red in Blue PA

I loved my 700. Still miss it and I’m saving to get another. 6.5 Creedmoor or 7mm mag or something close perhaps.


2 posted on 12/06/2014 5:26:27 AM PST by taxcontrol
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To: Red in Blue PA
I know nothing about guns. Is this for real or is it a way to get all of those guns registered with their current owners?

(how did I ever become such a cynic?)

3 posted on 12/06/2014 5:31:18 AM PST by grania
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To: Red in Blue PA

Does anyone know at this point what the recommended fix is, and how the fix will be implemented?


4 posted on 12/06/2014 5:35:45 AM PST by jimbug
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To: jimbug

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.


5 posted on 12/06/2014 5:38:12 AM PST by Red in Blue PA (Compared to obama, Jimmy Carter looks like Winston Churchill.)
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To: Red in Blue PA

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.


6 posted on 12/06/2014 5:38:34 AM PST by SeeSharp
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To: jimbug

search is your friend:

http://www.remington.com/pages/news-and-resources/safety-center/safety-warning-recall-notice-Remington-model700-modelseven.aspx


7 posted on 12/06/2014 5:38:36 AM PST by mad_as_he$$
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To: jimbug

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.


8 posted on 12/06/2014 5:41:02 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: SeeSharp

“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.


9 posted on 12/06/2014 5:48:20 AM PST by CodeToad (Islam should be outlawed and treated as a criminal enterprise!)
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To: Gaffer

“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.


10 posted on 12/06/2014 5:48:58 AM PST by CodeToad (Islam should be outlawed and treated as a criminal enterprise!)
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To: Red in Blue PA

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.


11 posted on 12/06/2014 5:50:07 AM PST by American Infidel (Instead of vilifying success, try to emulate it)
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To: Gaffer

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.


12 posted on 12/06/2014 5:52:03 AM PST by Mouton (The insurrection laws perpetuate what we have for a government now.)
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To: CodeToad

I’ll have to defer to you if you own one. I don’t own one but I find it difficult to believe.


13 posted on 12/06/2014 5:52:29 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: Gaffer

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.


14 posted on 12/06/2014 5:55:40 AM PST by CodeToad (Islam should be outlawed and treated as a criminal enterprise!)
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To: CodeToad

Okay....I’ll defer...


15 posted on 12/06/2014 5:56:55 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: mad_as_he$$

Morning.
Finally getting real rain...


16 posted on 12/06/2014 6:00:07 AM PST by sasquatch
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To: Red in Blue PA

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.


17 posted on 12/06/2014 6:00:39 AM PST by logos (Only an educated intellectual will consistently misread plain language.)
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To: Red in Blue PA

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.


18 posted on 12/06/2014 6:01:00 AM PST by eartrumpet
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To: sasquatch

Yup. Got a bit of it here too.


19 posted on 12/06/2014 6:07:26 AM PST by mad_as_he$$
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To: Mouton
my firearms went down with the boat

What assumptions will way in the future archaeologists make when they find thousands of similar rusty objects in the ruins of sunken boats.

20 posted on 12/06/2014 6:17:56 AM PST by ASA Vet (Don't assume Shahanshah Obama will allow another election.)
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