Remington and the KLINTON KEY??????

soarkrebel · 07-16-2005, 01:02 PM

Hey last night i was at Gander Mountain and just happened to pick up a Rem. 700. noticed ..NO KLINTON KEY!!!
I looked at several i found a few but ONLY a few!
Does anyone know if remington wised up and removed that little bolt shroud pimple??

Ruger-Redhawk · 07-16-2005, 03:36 PM

Hey old man,I thought you wised up and went to Ruger LOL... I haven't a clue what Remington is doing. Good to see you soark. Check your email.

Ruger Redhawk

gorse · 07-17-2005, 12:47 AM

My understanding is that Remington discontinued the bolt-lock....because of complaints of individuals like you. A victory for those who were upset by the device - eventhough it did not have to be used - and did not in any way compromise the performance or functionality of the rifles on which it is installed. Much ado about nothing....except for those who choose to get upset over trivia like this.

rick_reno · 07-17-2005, 02:06 AM

It should reduce their manufacturing costs.

HighDesertWolf · 07-17-2005, 02:30 AM

that lock was so dumb, the best and the easiest way to render a bolt gun useless instead of adding a dumb lock is simply remove the bolt and store it else where from the gun. I remember when I was a little kid going to my uncles for bbq's he had a rack on his wall with all his rifles and when he had company he would just remove the bolt to each rifle just to keep people from dry firing them when they looked at them.

Gundigest · 07-17-2005, 06:32 AM

I thought it was dumb too. I know some people who are not the sharpest tools in the shed and if they found it with the bold down and locked, they would open it and pull it back andit will not close again, these few people would force it because it was down when they found it and it would break something and they would not tell you so the next time you pull it out to use it, it would have to be repaired. I hate all safety locks. More people die in bicycle accidents than gun accidents.

ejpaul1 · 07-17-2005, 08:25 AM

Yeah, My 700 came with one of those, and my 7400 did as well. A cure is to simply throw away the key after unlocking it! I actually keep mine in a desk drawer just in case it ever somehow locks without my knowledge. Removing the bolt is most effective. EJ

DM · 07-17-2005, 08:52 AM

The only thing wrong with "just removeing the bolts" is, if you have numerous rifles of the same brand, getting all the bolts back in the "right action" is a real pain!!

Been there done that!

Drilling Man

Ruger-Redhawk · 07-17-2005, 09:24 AM

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ORIGINAL: DM

The only thing wrong with "just removeing the bolts" is, if you have numerous rifles of the same brand, getting all the bolts back in the "right action" is a real pain!!

Been there done that!

Drilling Man

I never had a problem. All the bolts I've seen have the S/N or the last few digets of the S/N marked on the bolt.I store most of my rifles without the bolts in them.. I wipe the boltdown ,then seal them in Freezer bags. Each bag has a number. I made a list showing what number that bolt goes to.It might take a few extra minutes doing this but it stops the riflesfrom getting banged up in the close quarters of a safe.
I really don't see a problem removing the bolts. If you have small children I would trust taking the bolt out allot more ,then trusting a .98 centslock.

Ruger Redhawk

jmfa1957 · 07-17-2005, 09:36 AM

I bought two new700s last year. Both have the silly little lock, but they don't bother me a bit. One nice thing about them was that having these integral locks prevented me from having to purchase a separate lock at the time of purchase, thanks to the damned anti-gun left wing socialists[:'(] thatgovern of the State of California.