Hunting Washington Forum
Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: coachcw on November 20, 2010, 08:05:43 PM
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has anyone had a trigger problem with there 700 ?
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I have owned many since 1977, and never had a single problem.
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rem triggers don't like to be oiled or dirty especially when it gets way cold. if you are having an issue blast it out with cleaner and blow it dry as a first step.
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we have 5 of them and have never had a problem, with any of ours before.
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I assume your refering to that show that was aired? I can't help but wonder if those triggers werent messed with. :dunno: I've never had an issue with mine.
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I have three Remington model 700's and one Remington model 721. Have not had a single problem with them.
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I've had a lot of 700's and never seen a bad trigger in one.
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Ditto..... I have two 700's in 7mm Mag and 300 Win Mag and no issues. :IBCOOL:
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I've had one for 35 years and never had a single problem. I downloaded the instructions from Remington on how to adjust your trigger pull years age and it works perfectly. I love my 700.
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my first gun was a 308 Rem 700. I was out target practicing one day and had my brother with me, I had the gun pointed slightly towards the ground and about a 45 degree angle from my brother and pushed the safety forward and BOOM!! Scared the crap out of me. It happened on a few other occasions as well, then the gun was stolen from my home in a break in. That was about 30 years ago. All my guns since then have all been Rem 700's and I have never had another incident. I always have my gun pointed safely when pushing that safety forward though. I will say this, if I had known this had always been a problem with the Rem 700, I would never have bought another one.
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No problems to date with mine....I have 2
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I was at a range last year when a guy just down from me switched off the safety on his new 770 .308 and put a bullet in the ground about 3 feet in front of him, scared the hell out of all of us.
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The inadvertent discharge issue with the 700 was addressed in a recall several years ago. If you have an older 700 you might check with Remington to see if it needs the safety recall mod. My 700 30-06 is 47 years old and I never had a problem with the trigger or safety.
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Nada.
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dirty remington 700 ML muzzleloader that I adjusted too light. Once I adjusted it back a little heavier, no problems
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Don't use wd40 to lube your triggers as it will laquer up and cause you problems. :twocents:
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plus it collects dirt like a vacuum cleaner and that is where problems start. keep it clean and dry. if it gets wet and you feel like you must oil it, do so, but then blow it out with carb cleaner or lots of compressed air.
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The inadvertent discharge issue with the 700 was addressed in a recall several years ago. If you have an older 700 you might check with Remington to see if it needs the safety recall mod. My 700 30-06 is 47 years old and I never had a problem with the trigger or safety.
I do not think a recall exists. I believe that was one of the main points in the show, amongst many other points exaggerated or not.
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This may help some of you. http://www.remington.com/pages/news-and-resources/safety-center/safety-modification-program.aspx (http://www.remington.com/pages/news-and-resources/safety-center/safety-modification-program.aspx)
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I have had a few, never an issue.
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owned and shot them for over 30 years with no problems.....bottom line is you have to use the safety between your ears.
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I have two. One is a 1980 7mm mag and the other is a 1965 270. Never had a problem with either one.
