Originally Posted by
DeerandbearhoG
With all those 700s out there, Id say thats pretty good odds, all brands have defects in a small percentage of their rifles. I had a savage 116 that had a defective accutrigger, and I bought a tikka once, that I didnt even get to shoot, cause it has a 30-06 bolt face and it was chambered for 300 win mag!
Remington knew of this condition and could have fixed it many years ago. The designer of the trigger himself warned Remington of a possible unsafe condition. He even proposed a change to the design but for whatever reason it was never adopted.
I agree that 1%(actually probably less than 1%) is pretty good odds, unless you are one of the unlucky 1%.