Remington Under Fire

[zero4o3]

I did a quick search and didnt see where this had been talked about before.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/39554936" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I stumbled apon on thanksgiving,

Thoughts?

has anyone here ever experienced these issues before?

[Mike1951]

The purported problem and discussion has been going on for years, possibly even decades.

[ajwakeboarder]

Old news. Remington's Response: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_KVS1hIbQg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Heartland Patriot]

I have heard about this before...and I have also heard that it is not much more than a hit piece. That has been a VERY popular family of rifles. Don't own one myself, so I can't comment specifically.

[Carry-a-Kimber]

Here ya go, been discussed at length. Lies, all lies I tell ya!!

[zero4o3]

Here ya go, been discussed at length. Lies, all lies I tell ya!!

Thanks for the link

[karder]

I have never heard of this before. I have a 700 chambered in .223. Never had anything like that happen, but I will pay attention to it now.

[Heartland Patriot]

If you do a search for "Remington Model 700 trigger" you will find that the first thing that pops up (and indeed many items on the first page) are about ADJUSTING the trigger. A trigger like on an AK is pretty fool RESISTANT (nothing is fool proof), but the trigger on the Model 700 looks just a bit more complicated. If you don't know what you are doing in this regard, get a professional to do the work. Saving a buck or two 'cause you watched the video on the 'Net might just put someone's life in jeopardy. That doesn't make it Remington's fault.

[The Annoyed Man]

I have never heard of this before. I have a 700 chambered in .223. Never had anything like that happen, but I will pay attention to it now.

This is old news. Before you get too worried, watch Remington's rebuttal:
[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=B_KVS1hIbQg[/youtube]
The 700 is a precision shooting instrument. It needs to be treated like one when setting things like trigger pull on it. But, it is not unsafe, and Remington pretty much proved it and debunked the CNBC hack job.

[karder]

Thanks for the link TAM. I have always found the 700 to be a workhorse and never had an ounce of trouble with mine so the Remington response makes sense. I am having a hard time believing that CNBC may not have double checked their facts.

[TDDude]

If you do a search for "Remington Model 700 trigger" you will find that the first thing that pops up (and indeed many items on the first page) are about ADJUSTING the trigger. A trigger like on an AK is pretty fool RESISTANT (nothing is fool proof), but the trigger on the Model 700 looks just a bit more complicated. If you don't know what you are doing in this regard, get a professional to do the work. Saving a buck or two 'cause you watched the video on the 'Net might just put someone's life in jeopardy. That doesn't make it Remington's fault.

http://texaschlforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=87&t=49796

And if you feel like adjusting the 700 trigger yourself, these instructions are very straightforward.