Was just in a local Sportsman's Warehouse an hour or two ago... all 700's with the new adjustable trigger off the racks and gone!

Manager said they pulled them today, I believe, at the direction of Remington. The 700 ADL's with the non-adjustable triggers will still there however.

He did not know why.

Didn't someone have a trigger "break" here on the fire recently on a new 700 while adjusting the trigger. Seems like it just broke in half IIRC.

No SPS 260 Rem for me for awhile I imagine!!! Sounds like a few guys may have a "rare bird" on their hands.

The X-mark triggers have had numerous issues! In my opinion, they are JUNK!

And that is being kind.

Didn't ingwe merely glance at one and it broke?

The triggers were 99% broken from the factory because of a huge screw in the center of the trigger. Designer was smoking crack when he came up with that.

I've had two of the xmark, they both broke at the adjustment screw. In my opinion they are total junk.



I'd never rely on one for any serious endeavor.

Nothing on the Remington website regarding a recall. I was contemplating a 700 that WalMart had marked down last weekend but decided I didn't want to shell out another $100 for a replacement trigger.

Two? Have you bought any lottery tickets lately?

My condolences!

I did not go to the Remington website. Perhaps I should have labeled my thread : Recall??? Remington 700's with new improved trigger? My apologies.

I have to say I was very surprised when the manager said they'd just "pulled" all of the 700 SPS's an hour earlier when I was inquiring about the .260 700 SPS. He did not know why when I asked if had to do with the trigger. I then saw several ADL's on the rack. He then added that it was not ALL 700's, just those models with the "adjustable triggers".

Perhaps it was "corporate" that told them to pull the guns... I was under the impression that it was Remington. Sportsman's has quite a few stores and I suspect sells a bunch of 700's. Either way, it is quite a few 700's and sounded pretty suspect to me... and I was really interested in those new .260's.

Yanked here too. Had my eye on an XCR.

But the new trigger no longer has the sear connector which, according to Jack Belk, was the root of all evil. Surely the engineers would not have screwed up something else.
On the bright side, with the trigger broken off, it should be difficult to shoot someone; accidentally or not. GD

http://xmprecall.remington.com

Too much glue on the adjustment screws...really?

Rather than deal with Remington I would just install an after-market trigger. Midway has Timney triggers for the M700 on sale for $109.

Replace the junk with something good.

Just entered a serial # that has been recalled. Remington says:

"Your rifle is subject to the recall. Remington will send you pre-paid shipping tags, boxes and written instructions. Remington will cover all related shipping, inspection, and specialty cleaning charges. Please do not return your rifle to Remington before receiving the shipping tags, as the shipping tags will be marked to expedite delivery of your rifle to the specific Remington facility dedicated to this recall program."

This is a rifle that has discharged closing the bolt at the range.

And a 40% discount code for Remington Country, whoho! not...

+1 on the Timney. I'd much rather have Remington buy my trigger back.

Turns out I have three recalled rifles, one alleady has a Timney and the other is about to get one because it is inconsistant even with a reputable trigger job!

Who is sending their rifle in, after they have installed an aftermarket trigger........and barrel ???

Is it only for the adjustable XMark with the big screw in the shoe, or is it actually all of the XMark triggers?

Should just be the XMark Pro. But nothing some time and acetone wouldn't fix either way.

It's every X-Mark Pro gun, 700 and Model 7 from the start, May 2006 till this Wednesday.

My vanilla LTR is one. Trigger has always been light and crisp and am hating the idea of sending it off; it's rarely shot groups larger than .5. God knows what they'll stick in it.

How hard is it to install a Timney or other aftermarket trigger?

I'm curious as to whether you've done this yourself to fix this recall issue or do you know someone who has? Anything to keep from having to send a new rifle back to Remington would be helpful if it actually works.

I've cleaned up a lot of 700 triggers with solvents and even lighter fluid and then dried them with compressed air. I also realize that some nail polish removers have acetone in them. But, if the sealer Remington uses is a different type of polymer than nail polish, you could end up with a potentially gummy residue in the trigger. Maybe not.

Thanks in advance.

It's a one beer job at the most.

I saw on another website that if you had one with a groved trigger it was OK, but if a smooth one, it was subject to a recall. That makes mine OK. I have not checked Remington's website for confirmation. I'm curious as to how long it would take to get one back from them if you sent it in. Might be better to avoid the hassle and time to just exchange it for a Timney at your expense and be done with it.

I have two that are on their list. One has a timney. The one with the suspect trigger has worked just fine for hundreds of rounds.

I filled out their form anyway. They will be sending me a box with a shipping label. Wonder what POS trigger they will put on these rifles this time? Bet it has creep and the pull is 8 lbs.


Remington should just arrange a deal with timney and be done with their "engineers" reinventing the wheel.

It takes longer after a six pack.

Rifle Basix are easy to install! No fitting required of the trigger. Drilling is required to uniform the mounting holes of the trigger. Very simple to do. Never used Timney or Shilen both which are great triggers from what I hear. Rifle Basix have worked for 3 of my rifles without any issues.

I love the little 'keeper pins' that Timney includes. Those make them even more simple to do. If you can drive a nail, you can remove/install a trigger. Just get the proper sized punches so you don't booger up the mounting holes.

The only tricky part for me was remembering how that bolt stop spring fits in there. It's not hard, but I had to pull another rifle apart to look at it.

MM (or anybody else that has them)- what's to like/not like about the flat trigger shoe Timney and the "normal" curved shoe?

IIRC, when we were putting one in my buddies rifle he let the bolt stop pin all the way out and we had the same PITA remembering/reassembling it.

When I put one in my 5R I made sure to not withdraw the pin all the way thus keeping the stop in place. Absolute cinch to replace and a real drop in.

On a side note, when I was shopping for a new rifle I added the cost of a Timney and a better stock (minimum B&C) to the cost 'savings' of the 700.

I now have two Tikkas....

(Can't speak of others but Kimber and Tikka sure know how to design a proper trigger)

About time Remington did something about the X-Mark Pro trigger. They suck!

Shane - google-fu is your friend, youtube vid on putting in a Timney, shows the spring if needed to get a visual Next time...

Mojo, one might figure as many 700s that have been sold, they would re-invest and GET IT RIGHT for once. Indeed never hear these issues with other rifles.

But then again, lives were also lost b/c GM did not spend 57 CENTS per ignition switch....I digress. Bean counters rule/ruin the world.....

I have 3 Remmy 700's, one that's a part of this recall....

It will be getting a new Timney installed very soon, I just ordered one for it. Not letting Remington touch the rifle, sounds like they screwed it up the first time, they aren't getting a second chance from me.... :-)

I have done this. Get a big jug of acetone from the hardware, out it in a metal vessel (old coffee can) and let it sit. Blow out, repeat...than flush with lighter fluid and let dry. Re-Apply an appropriate amount of nail-polish on the screws.

Has anyone on the Campfire had an unintentional discharge with their X-Mark Pro trigger?

Looking for personal experience here, not Joe said Bob saw one...

Have used my 700 AAC for a couple of years now w/o issue. Shoots well and I really don't wish to send it in.

They say the recall is "no cost to you", but a free box of ammo to sight it in again when returned would be more useful than a 40% discount on stuff I don't want.

IF I had a Remington 700 ( and there is a 270 BDL tempting me) replacing the trigger with a non Remington trigger would be a first step for sure.

16Bore - have a new 700 (M40LongRange) in .30/06 with XproMark so I can understand the recall. But also have a 700 XCR in
.375H7H bought in March 2007 also recalled. It does not have an externally adjustable trigger ala XproMark (no screw hole in trigger) so I have to wonder what's wrong with that one. One poster has a logical solution for $110...buy a Timney as I have no faith in what Remington MIGHT replace the recalled triggers with. A sad state of affairs. Homesteader

They aren't gona get their greasy hands on any of mine.

Reloader7RM - +1 on that thought. Couldn't get it right the first time so what trust is there they'll do it right the second attempt. Remington must love shooting themselves in the foot over and over again (pun intended). Homesteader

Apparently that seems to be the truth.

How many redesigns and recalls can one gun go through before they get it right. I've wondered for years why they think a safety that only locks the trigger is better then the way every other manufacture on the planet uses. Seems like it was designed by the board directors rather then their engineers.

Since around 1991, Remington has screwed up what pre-existing 'good' designs they had, by piss poor mfg/QC. I grew up as a kid owning mostly Remington guns. I've been afraid to own one for years, save for pre90s guns or as a build where everything was getting 'fixed', anyway. Maybe they'll improve with the move.

Smart man!

I wish they had a cash for trigger program. You send in the trigger and they send you $50 or whatever. I am getting a Timney. The heck with it. If guys are replacing these recalled triggers with aftermarket ones I hope the bad ones dont get out into the market.

Lightweight!
Plan for at least 3, just to make it fun!~

I'm sending in a NIB, unfired 700 STS that I won at a Friends of the NRA dinner a couple of years ago.
Already waited two years, I'm gonna let Remington give it a whirl and see what they do.
ETA: it's a .243 Win., a caliber that I wouldn't have thought about buying into, but...it's a good cartridge.

If it's screwed up when I get it back, I'll not know any better since I never shot it in the first place!
THEN, I'll consider spending extra money for an aftermarket trigger.

That's how I'm going about it.