Remington Problems?
 

Hey guys,
Has anyone heard anything about the problems Remington has been having with its rifles? I heard that they had a problem with when you took the safety off the gun itself went off. Just Curious.

Deer1

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Nope!

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I have heard of this problem,and talked to some people about it. One man i know who is very knowledgeable about guns told me it is simply a matter of the gun needing to be cleaned. I myself have stayed away from the 700 b/c i dont like the safety on them. I dont like the gun having to be in the fire position to work the bolt. The 3 position like on the ruger m77 is much safer to me.

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I have heard of this before. On the Remington site there is a section about the 700's.Remington said that all of these failures were due to the trigger mech. being tampered with.I've had a few 700's over the years and have never experienced any of these problems.Anything mechanical can fail. Should always have gun pointed in a safe direction and treat every gun as loaded.Ruger Redhawk

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..Trust me they will fire,i had one go off on me..i now own a savage..:)..

..JESUS IS COMING BACK BE READY...

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YES, I HAVE HEARD THIS AND AS RUGER REDHAWK SAID THEY BLAME IT ALL ON THE TRIGGERS BEING ADJUSTED OUT OF SPECS BY UNQUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS. WHAT ELSE WOULD THEY SAY?

CERTIFIED GUN NUT--

RE: Remington Problems?
 

My Rem. 700 in .308 has a &quot;two-piece&quot; trigger, if thats the right term. The piece that engages the sear can have some side to side play and if these triggers are set wrong they can be a safety hazard. I adjusted it to a decent pull. It could be better, but not safer. Will replace it with a timney, if I ever stop spending my money on MORE guns.<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

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HIGG , only certain older 700's had this type of trigger. i don't like it either.

ok i have several 700's and each of there triggers have been adjusted by ME!<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle> i have never had any problem. i do keep them clean but i dont see how this will affect them . remington needs to really look at there QUALITY CONTROL. and maybe there engineers. ok they have some problems with some triggers . well redesign it so it is more reliable. instead they put some stupid clinton key lock on the bolt. give us a break do they think anybody will use it. they better look at there q/c or face extinction. and im a remington fan. go figure?

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Every Rem. 700 or 600 that I have owned has done that. The reason being is that I'm always tinkering with them. My big problem with the Rem. trigger is the inconsistancy in the pull weight. You can check one with a trigger scale and they will usually vary between 8oz to a pound. I have learned to live with them since I don't want to spend $225 on a Arnold Jewell trigger.

Rem. 222

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They did a recall on several models about 5 or so years back. They said the problem is fixed. Never had it happen to me.

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You would think that a company as big as remington would FIX the problem. i dont think it would be that hard to design a dependable trigger. i realize they would have to fix the ones that are out here but it would renew faith in them by us the consumer. and that keeps them in business.

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I've had a 700 BDL for 20 years and a 700 Mountain Rifle for 12 years and have had no problems whatsoever with either one of them

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I've got a 700 that's 30+years old and 760 Carbine that's probably 25 years old. Never had a problem with any of them except a broken firing pin on the 760.(That was my fault--- dry firing it after I unloaded it) Now I reach up through the magazine well and catch the hammer with my finger. I almost forgot... I also have a 742 that's 25 years old and no problems.



Edited by - davidmil on 02/25/2002 15:22:50

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DEER1,
I've run into this trouble. It was all my own making. This is the result of the sear engagement being to short and the trigger pull being to light. I like my varmint rifle triggers VERY light and without creep or back lash. My Remington M-700 VLS in .22-250 has a 12oz. trigger pull. I'll be the first to state that this weight is dangerous in a hunting rifle. The only thing that I hunt with this rifle is prairie dogs off of a bench rest. Under the right we occasionally take shots to 800 yards. This makes the trigger, as I have it, mandantory. But as I said, this is a unsafe condition for a hunting rifle. Take it to a good gunsmith and have the trigger adjusted and it will solve your problems. Good luck.

Edited by - BigBob on 02/26/2002 01:19:46