remington under fire

[jyerxa]

I got my 700 about 1978. The very first year I got and fired maybe 60 to 100 rounds through it, I could no longer close the bolt. I took it to a gun smith promptly. He fixed it for me at no charge and billed Remington. He told me there was too much bluing built up and it was a manufactures defect. I didn’t like the sound of that to much. But after he cleaned it out I have never had any issues. I still love that rifle.

[Bofire]

 :)It is an old story. fergitaboutit.
Carl

[Robcat-Bobcat]

I like Remington, my Dad/Grandpa and myself have a few of their guns between us.  But Remington did admit that the flaw does exist in some of their 700's and for a while accepted 700's being sent in for a type of repair/modification to the bolt for a $20 plus shipping and handling fee.  I wouldn't take it as an anti-gun slam or an anti-Remington slam.  I think it's just something to keep in mind when handling a 700.  Muzzle control first right?

[BOWHUNTER45]

I own 3 remington rifles and I never had any such trouble with mine but what I think happened someone messed with the trigger adjustments ...remingtons are easy access for adjusting trigger pull ...there are 2 screws ...one is for adjusting the pound of pull and the other is to take out the creep once you have adjusted the pound of pull ....I do not recommend anyone messing with these two screws unless your a gun smith or know exactely what you are doing ...when i adjust triggers I always slam the bolt shut as hard as I can with the safety off ( OF COURSE WITH NO AMMO IN THE CHAMBER) and if goes off you have it set to light ...but like I said its best to let a gun smith handle it ....

[Wanttohuntmore]

I think some on here are confusing the old m700's where the bolt would lock when the safety was on.  So to unload the gun, you had to put the safety in the fire position.  Remington was modifying these older m700's for around $20 for the shipping/handling, if I remember right they were not charging a fee.  Me personally, I like my old Rem the way it is, muzzle control is what keeps it safe when I have the safety off.

I do remember hearing that there was something very fishy about this story, so keep that in mind, no need to dredge up old rumors.

The only rifle I had go off when closing the bolt was actually a pistol, a savage striker.  Friend tuned the trigger so light it actually fired when I close the bolt at the range.  Scared the pss outta me.

[demontang]

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.

[NWBREW]

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.

Do you know the date of manufacture of those rifles?

[demontang]

I know one was 02 and the older one I have no idea but could look at it and find out

[NWBREW]

I have two model 700's. One is a 1965 270 and the other a 1978 7mm. Never had a problem with either.

[ducksoup]

There was recentally a court case in which Remington was sued over this. I think it was here in Washington?  In the end the court ruled in Remington's favor. I've owned over a dozen 700's in various calibers and models and have never ever had this particular problem with any of them.

[woodywsu]

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.

[NWBREW]

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.

Take it to a gunsmith and have him fix it. From what I understand it's a fairly easy fix.

[elkaholic123]

My sons model 700 30.06 had a problem last year,as he was closing bolt the rifle fired 
so I tried it and same thing happened   So I cleaned it real good "trigger mech" and no problems since 

[TheHunt]

I have never had a problem... 

[addicted]

I have seen some quality control issues in fit and finish but not much in the safety department.  There was one instance where i thought one of them went off(Someone else was handling it with nothing in the chamber) when the safety was flipped off but i was unable to repeat the results even though i spent about an hour beating the crap out of the bolt and safety. It is possible that something was pressing on the trigger.

I have adjusted rem triggers before. I always test them by 100 bolt slams, 100 safety flips, and 100 slams of the but of the gun on the ground.  Paint nail polish over the adjustment screw and good to go. My wife gets agitated when i do my testing in the house lol  BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG......