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I think she needs a man; too much time on her hands. A few kids, some laundry, and floors to clean she won’t have to fact check claims made by strangers on the innerwebs to find meaning in life!

Sorry couldn’t help it.

Since our skeletons are all coming out I’ll admit that one of my favorite rifles in my cabinet is a Remington-produced 03-A3.

Phew. Glad I got ahead of that one !

Wow, ZING!

I love the adjusted trigger on my 700, never a problem with it but the "YET" part from so many here has me concerned enough. I don' t "need" anything so - a new Trigger Tech is on the way for Christmas from the wife.

The $104 at Midwayusa is worth the peace of mind in a rifle I tend to hand down one day to someone who won't maintain like I do. Cost me an extra $17 to get it in time to act surprised on Christmas.

Merry Christmas my brothers!!!

Confession is good for the soul, eh Eric?

To say that a mechanical device can never fail is avoiding logic.

I've probably bought and sold/traded 50+ Remington Model 700 rifles in my life time, and I've never had a problem. But that doesn't tell me what might happen tomorrow. I currently own 14 Model 700 rifles (some came with old factory triggers, and some came with newer factory triggers) and I've replaced a few (6, IIRC) of the triggers with Timney triggers for better performance, but they too are a mechanical device that could fail under the right circumstances which no one can predict in advance.

The only safe mode for any make of rifle - and triggers have and will fail on all of them - is muzzle control.

In my lifetime I've actually known of two trigger failures. One was on a Ruger 77 tang safety rifle and the other was on a Winchester Model 70. Both had been adjusted by their owner (not me) so possible pilot error was to blame? Tomorrow I might have another experience added to those two. Who knows?

At the present time there seems to be an issue with several Savage Axis triggers failing while a shooter was trying to remove a live round from the chamber. I've seen it posted on the internet but I haven't seen any confirmation from Savage, etc., and it could be pilot error.


Be safe out there.

Sounds like the FAA conclusion on every airplane accident.

Again, the triggers are a simple mechanism and any potential problems are easily identified if the person doin' the lookin' has any sort of clue. Truth is, most don't have; a clue, that is. GD

Methinks the sock puppet sports a penis....

So you've owned them but state you never have. That's what we call a LIAR.

So you're good with LIARS? You MUST be a Christian.


Whorehay called out and quoted Jeffo Nonstop about the number of deer he said he killed, but those lies are bad. Whorehays lies are good


Point is, he's a lying POS, and does so to somehow make himself look GRAND.

In the meantime, you're projecting

I see the bourbon you had with your breakfast has given you some courage, but nice try, Scott. What's the matter idiot, you got run out of this place and now, like the gutless wonder you are, come back with your garbage again? Whorehay? that's original. Go and crawl back into your cheap bottle of bourbon, you miserable loser.

I have read through this thread and have three Rem 700 two of which have gunsmith adjusted triggers and one with a Timney Elite Hunter. So far no AD's. I have a customer that had his son die in his arms because of this. No he was not pointing his rifle in his sons direction. His son had come back outside while he was unloading his rifle in his pickup and did not know he was anywhere around. The rifle went off as he put a round in the chamber to be ejected went through the cab hit his son in the chest. He will live with that the rest of his life. This happened several years ago and he is doing ok. He has two young sons now and it seems to have helped him mentally and emotionally. This is the real eye opener to the Remington trigger.

I replaced mine with a timney. I dont know whether the rem triggers are dangerous or not. Its non issue for me.

Look, you semi-literate alcoholic, the 22-250 I purchased with my FFL when I had one, and GAVE to my FIL and the 35 Wheelen Classic NEVER LEFT THE STORE. I know your education is limited, but do try and keep up, at least when sober...

One of my varmint rigs is a 700 223 VS that has a Neal Jones worked over trigger set at .5lbs. I can get it to fire by slamming the saftey forward, but it has had half the material removed from its sears and has very little engagement. Being cognizant of this I treat it accordingly.
As for enclosed triggers. Guys love to wax eloquently about how great mauser and model 70 triggers are. They both feel like shidt. Even when tuned by a competant smith. My main hunting rifle, a model 70 in 300 rum has been wearing Jewell trigger, installed and tuned by Redneck to 1lb. I cant recall exactly how long I have owned the gun, but its somewhere north of 15 years. During that time It has been on all kinds of rough hunts. Boat hunts in nw ontario, snowy hunts in upper MI, horseback hunts in the mountains, wet wether, dusty conditions, blizzards, etc. It has never failed and the only thing I do with it is flush it out with Ronosonal once a year per Arnold Jewell's reccomendations.

+1

You're a liar and a BLOWHARD POS. Always have been, always will be. Keep trying to deflect that fact that you are a LIAR.


Now go brag on something you've never actually done yourself or had to pay someone else to do. Laughing. On the plus side you're getting long in the tooth so we'll have another 'somber' time on the Fire again..

Sure has Hell,

SteelHead, same hatred, same issues.

Christmas Morning and wishing death on someone.

I remember when Remington told owners not to fool with seal on screws on Walker Trigger. I have had two unintended discharges from Remington's. Both had Bubba adjusted triggers. If finally learned to look in the window of the housing to see if Bubba had been at it. One of the rifles involved in the law suits looks like a found relic from the Civil War.

I sent my SPS in for the trigger swap. This was for my own protection not to be responsible for any accident related to an unintentional discharges. However, fatal accidents happen when the rifle is pointed at somebody.

Kenjs1 I looked at Midway after you mentioned the price and Santa ordered me a TriggerTech Special for $144.99 . Plan on installing it on one of my 700’s and if I like getting one for my other one as well as my daughters. Do the TriggerTechs come set for a certain poundage?

No, not set per poundage.