A gun "expert" who admitted in sworn testimony that he tried and tried to get the 700 to discharge without pulling the trigger and couldn't.
He couldn't duplicate an accidental discharge in the specific rifle involved in the Williams v. Remington case.
The plaintiff's case revolved around the "defective design" theory of the connector/trigger arrangement and included high-speed video.
Extracted from the MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER, SIDNEY A. FITZWATER, Chief Judge.
This defect theory is based on high-speed video footage that demonstrates the separation of the connector and trigger body, personal examination of the firearm, evidence that many other customers have experienced involuntary discharge of this rifle model, and tests performed for the purpose of confirming that debris between the connector and trigger can result in precipitous engagement. There is certainly anecdotal evidence virtually everywhere on the Internet of Remington 700 AD's that never repeat. The theory presented by plaintiff's experts posits that contaminates interfere with the connector's repositioning on the trigger and cause AD. In this case, the very act of firing and the forced movement of the connector again could cause contaminates to be expelled........which would make the incident difficult to repeat.
In any event, I'd like to see this high speed video in public domain. And perhaps more of the same beyond just a firing cycle. Perhaps a "jarring" video to see how the connector moves under impact other than a firing cycle.
