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Wasn't this funded by some anti-gun group? I thought I heard something like that. I've got Remmy's, and never had a problem with them. Never heard of a problem with Remmy's, until this came out.
I watched this show +/- a year ago. What I remember of the show is that the rifles fired when the bolt was closed. I don't know who funded the show. My father in law has a 700 that went off one time when he closed the bolt on it. We weren't sure if he screwed up somehow or if it was the rifle. That rifle doesn't get used anymore. That coulda been really ugly...fortunately it wasn't. I feel that we all got lucky that day that he was practicing perfect muzzle control.
I've personally seen two teen 700 go off with the safety on and the trigger not touched. I would never own a bolt action rem. One time a friend handed me a 243 rem 700 and it went off!! The nextwas a new one with about 200 rounds Down the tube that went off being set on a sand bag.
My dad has a rem 700 .300 locked in the gunsafe that will fire when safety is switched to fire. It will also fire when bolt is played with.
Quote from: woodywsu on August 27, 2011, 05:45:28 PMMy dad has a rem 700 .300 locked in the gunsafe that will fire when safety is switched to fire. It will also fire when bolt is played with.Take it to a gunsmith and have him fix it. From what I understand it's a fairly easy fix.
Quote from: NWBREW on August 28, 2011, 04:28:42 PMQuote from: woodywsu on August 27, 2011, 05:45:28 PMMy dad has a rem 700 .300 locked in the gunsafe that will fire when safety is switched to fire. It will also fire when bolt is played with.Take it to a gunsmith and have him fix it. From what I understand it's a fairly easy fix.Hard to ever trust a gun that has misfired. I know it won't kill anybody in the back of the safe.
Remington Model 700 Rifle DefectThe Walker Fire Control trigger mechanism on the Remington Model 700 rifle uses an internal component called a “connector." No other rifle manufacturer uses this design. The connector floats on top of the trigger body inside of the gun, but is not physically bound to the trigger in any way other than tension from a spring. When the trigger is pulled, the connecter is pushed forward by the trigger, allowing the sear to fall and fire the rifle.The proper position of the connector under the sear is an overlap of only 25/1000ths of an inch, but because the connector is not bound to the trigger, the connector separates from the trigger body when the rifle is fired and creates a gap between the two parts. Any dirt, debris or manufacturing scrap can then become lodged in the space created between the connector and the trigger, preventing the connector from returning to its original position. Internal documents indicate that Remington was well aware of this problem. In fact, Remington redesigned the fire control for the Model 700 with a newly designed trigger, the X-Mark Pro. That design, which eliminates the connector, was completed in 2002. However, Remington chose to continue with its Walker design for financial reasons, never warning the public. Even today, Remington installs the new fire control into some but not all of its bolt-action rifles, leaving many users at risk with the old and defective design.In several lawsuits involving Remington Model 700 rifle misfire injuries, the rifle maker has been ordered to pay substantial damages to plaintiffs. In 1994, after a Texas jury awarded $15 million to a man who lost his foot as a result of a Remington Model 700 rifle misfire, the company contemplated issuing a recall and recognized the need to redesign its fire control. However, until it finally introduced a new fire control in 2007 (a design that eliminates the connector), Remington consistently chose to forego a safer design. After the 1994 Texas verdict, Remington quietly began to settle similar lawsuits. Over the past several years, it has paid out about $20 million to settle Remington Model 700 Rifle misfire lawsuits out of court[/i].
