I have a safe full of 700's and 7's. Never had an issues, and have been using them for 40 years. Never known anyone else to have an issue either. I've adjusted the triggers myself, down to the 3-3 1/2 pound range. I'm not saying it couldn't happen, or didn't happen, just that it's never happened to me or anyone I've known. As far as watching the 60 Minute report last night, we know they are very anti-gun and will go out of their way to make it look bad. When someone points a loaded gun at another person, in the heat of an argument, and that gun goes off, killing the other person, it is extremely hard to believe that it was the result of a bad trigger. I'd use that as an excuse myself to keep from going to jail.
Just ordered a Timney replacement for my son's 700. I have one from the 80's that I haven't replaced, but may replace it just for the heck of it. Great rifles. Just need a better trigger.
I'm not a fan of CNN and have never had the several Remington 700s that I've owned ,for years, go off when I flipped the safe off. That said ,I've a close friend and a nephew that both had the firing pin drop when the safety was pushed to the fire position!I personally witnessed it happen with my nephew's 700,multiple times!
I have 3 Rem 700 that one day my grandson will own. To ensure that he or I never encounter such a potential problem I replaced all with Timney triggers. Better safe than sorry!
They should not go off when pushing the SaFETY BUT.....
Don't point....at something that is not a target.
I take note of all the many, many times I see guides & crew people having the muzzle of the hunter's gun being pointed at them. It really sickens me almost as much as looking at Sheila Jackson Lee.
"I never thought I'd live to see the day that a U.S. president would raise an army to invade his own country." Robert E. Lee
Disappointing string. Disappointing that many seem to give more credence to a TV show than Remington. My experience says that there are outright lies and fuzzy facts stated, then repeated. Loud shouting and repetition doesn't make it true. I'm giving Remington the benefit of the doubt.
Pointing a rifle at someone, with live ammo in the vicinity... something between poor judgement and insane.
Imagine your grave on a windy winter night. You've been dead for 70 years. It's been 50 since a visitor last paused at your tombstone..... Now explain why you're in a pissy mood today.
Have owned two Rem 700's with factory triggers that went "bang" when the safety was moved forward. Both occurred before I was aware of the Remington Walker trigger issues. Both rifles received Timney trigger replacements. Neither rifle has had an issue since replacement.
All but 2 of my Remington factory triggers have been replaced with Timney's. And I have a Timney Calvin Elite inbound to cover one of those.
Not interested in the recall. Not interested in a class action suit. Just thankful that both of my incidents occurred during range sessions with the muzzle pointed down range. Safe gun handling matters...
Had two Walkers that were unsafe. Both had been messed with by prev owner, and left in unsafe condition (one unknown, the other was sold with the words "great trigger, close the bolt slow and easy".
I swapped out springs and made them just as light, and they were safe.
Idiots and firearms and never a good mix. Thankfully many of such stupidity stay away from guns and just make babies, vote, look at cell while driving etc.
have a 270 adl that would go off on occasion when you pushed the safety forward, had it fixed.
God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter
A friend and I bought new Rem 700's in the early 1960's. His went off one time many years later when he closed the bolt but mine never has. His rifle never been cleaned other that the bore and the exterior when it happened. I showed how to take his rifle apart and give it a good cleaning. That was the end of the accidental discharges. When someone is injured or killed by an accidental discharge it is the users fault.
