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?
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.
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.
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.
Total crap. It’s more of the anti gun movement making a case for “guns are dangerous” and, just like they made a case for the tobacco companies conspiring to withhold information from consumers (even after the 1965 decision to put warnings on packs of cigarettes), they are trying to do the same thing to Remington. Recall how every time someone is shot by a Glock the media harp on them not having safeties (yeah, I know, the trigger shoe thing, but we already know those get snagged in sweaters, pull cords and other dangly things which can make them fire), there’s nothing inherently hazardous about the Glock trigger but the media will have you believing that, and, eventually a jury and good bye Glock. And Remington, and once the precedent’s set, goodbye firearms industry.
Remington triggers are solid. Some of the best on the market. Readily amenable to adjusting for weight, a cleaner break and no overtravel, they often outlast the barrel/life of the gun.
I’ve put tens of thousands of rounds through the old style triggers, had several of them adjusted by reputable gunsmiths and have never had a problem with them, nor have any of the hundreds of shooters I’ve known who have used them for decades as sport shooters, hunters, snipers, tactical marksman.
Yeah, for many reasons some shooters replace them with after market triggers costing hundreds of dollars more, but it’s a choice, not a necessity. Well, except maybe for the X-mark triggers, they just don’t feel right with the smooth/curved trigger.
This is a total snow job.
I bought a “new” 20 year old 700 in 30.06 this year. It had never been fired. It’s as accurate as I am. My only complaint about the trigger is that I wish it was a little lighter. I don’t know if sitting in a closet for 20 years has anything to do with it or not. I haven’t taken the trigger assembly apart to clean it.
I'm sorry, but when the engineer that patented this trigger system tells Remington it could be unsafe...Remington should've listened & acted to remedy the problem. Not ignore the problem.
When..."Subsequent memos during the testing process noted guns could be made to fire simply by switching off the safety or operating the bolt. "This situation can be very dangerous from a safety and functional point of view," said a 1947 inspection report."...
...it's just the height of arrogance, willful misrepresentation and criminal neglect to say...
"The Model 700, including its trigger mechanism, has been free of any defect since it was first produced," Remington told CNBC in 2010."
Company officer's (past & present) should go to jail.
Remington has certainly had quality issues as of late and while fine for the average Joe, I think serious hunters consider them as donors for a correct build. The POS X Mark is the first thing to go easily replaced with a Timney. Next is the injection molded stock. If lucky the barrel is fine, if not then you basically bought the rifle for the action and could have done better buying something else from the start.
Finally a recall after how many people have died. We know two people who had unintentional discharges from 700’s in the past couple of years.
Ruger recalled the P85 for a problem on the safety and there had only been 6 incidents. I sent mine in and they replaced the firing pin, safety, reconditioned the weapon and sent it back with a new magazine. That’s integrity.
The “problem” appears to be in the space between the trigger and connector which affected its relationship with the sear that sometimes would allow a rifle to fire on opening or closing the bolt or if the loaded rifle is dropped or jostled.
You can also fix it yourself and it’s not that expensive.
This is what I do to all my rifles.
http://www.timneytriggers.com/shop/timney-remington-700-replacement-trigger.aspx