interesting special on the remington 700 and the deaths by misfire.
a rifle you have to disengage the safety on to unload....
a rifle you have to disengage the safety on to unload....
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I just did some initial online research and discovered a slew of articles concerning the 700. There appears to be a flaw in the Walker trigger group that all 700s use, Remingtons contention (back in the late 70s) was only about 1% of all 700s were affected with this so called "tricking" and that was due to improper use of the safety mechanism, unfortunately the problem looks even worse as these rifles get older and wear begins to be a factor. It also appears Remingtons decision not to do a recall based on the 1% finding was a bad decision as it was done for economic rather than safety reasons and they need to be held liable for that decision.it was an hour show...you need to check it out ring....seems remington has known this for a while...
you have to disengage the safety to unload the gun....it fires if you touch the bolt...
This has happened to me on a 700 in .270 I purchased in 2006. I was sitting in the woods in North Georgia one morning a couple of years ago, waiting on a deer. I raised the rifle on a coyote I saw behind a tree about 100 yards away. I decided to try a shot, as it was getting later in the morning and the deer just weren't moving. As I disengaged the safety, the rifle discharged with my finger alongside the outside of the trigger guard.
I've never loaded it again, and I never will.
I'm not a big fan of Remington (won't fire ANY of their ammo out of ANY gun), but they made some good stuff before 1960 or so.
There is also a recall on the Remington .17s.....597 I think? And all of their 17HMR ammo.
interesting special on the remington 700 and the deaths by misfire.
a rifle you have to disengage the safety on to unload....
It's true the 700 will misfire when you engage the safety. Thats why I would never own one. Thats how regulating working. Be enformed and don't buy it. No need for government intervention.If this is the case then something needs to be done and Remington needs to answer however a lot of people and police agencies do special modifications to these rifles which could also be causing the problem. Hard to tell with only a short news blip that may or may not tell the whole story.
This has happened to me on a 700 in .270 I purchased in 2006. I was sitting in the woods in North Georgia one morning a couple of years ago, waiting on a deer. I raised the rifle on a coyote I saw behind a tree about 100 yards away. I decided to try a shot, as it was getting later in the morning and the deer just weren't moving. As I disengaged the safety, the rifle discharged with my finger alongside the outside of the trigger guard.
I've never loaded it again, and I never will.
I'm not a big fan of Remington (won't fire ANY of their ammo out of ANY gun), but they made some good stuff before 1960 or so.
There is also a recall on the Remington .17s.....597 I think? And all of their 17HMR ammo.
surely you dont expect someone who knows little about guns to realize THE GUN WILL FIRE WITH THE SAFETY ON
kinda defeats the whole purpose of the safety now doesnt it....
yes the government should intervene..when you are sold a gun with a safety that the gun manufactorer knows doesnt work?
it would be like selling a fire extinguisher that you know wont extinguish a fire.....
i am a gun owner and fully support the 2nd admn and our right to bear arms...but that does not give anyone the ability to produce a deadly product
interesting special on the remington 700 and the deaths by misfire.
a rifle you have to disengage the safety on to unload....
You mean an accidental discharge?
Do you have proof of this?