Then again Remington safeties don't have a great reputation to begin with (suddenly firing whenswitched to "safety off" AND the ":coming open in the field" factor).Fortunately the after market makes a nice three position safety for the 700's like as is found standard on an M-70 or Kimber.... the way a rifleman's safety should be IMHO.
And some guys go to a great expense to make them look like Model 70's when that is what they should have purchased in the first place. I don't mind the sliding safety but I wish the d&&nb bolt would lock. The trigger is enclosed as well where dirt and debri can accumulate creating an unsafe trigger. The new XMark Pro trigger is more open which will alleviate this but it is still not as clean as a Mauser,Winchester or Ruger trigger. The other downfall to a Remington is it's propensity to not feed right especially when using stubby cartridges..they seem to pop out at inopportune times. Magnum calibers have the rivetedextractor that can break if there is debris on the bolt face. STandard calibers of newer manufacture do not have a rivet. The extractor button which can freeze if not maintained properly and which is ignored by 90% of owners of 700's. Bottom line this is a complicated mechanism and there are simpler more reliable pushfeeds out there.