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Ripp
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Remington voluntary recall .??
#248476 - 05/06/14 12:14 AM

Curious if anyone here has ever had a Remington rifle go off as some have claimed by lifting the bolt, moving the safety or when it was just not intended to fire???

Personally, have shot them all my life and probably own a dozen or more currently, have probably owned several dozen through my lifetime..has never happened to this point..not saying it can't..but has never happened to me..

Ripp

http://www.rifleshootermag.com/2014/04/14/remington-issues-voluntary-recall-model-700-seven-rifles/

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Re: Remington voluntary recall .?? [Re: Ripp]
#249033 - 15/06/14 12:54 PM

Last I heard was all the rifles that malfunctioned like that had been modified by the users for a lighter trigger pull. Recall is largely a way of telling the lawyers "we're trying to fix it"-nearly unnecessary IMO, leave it as it came out of the box, or replace the trigger assembly with something designed to be more user adjustable if you're a tinkerer, and you'll be fine. Every few years since the 1990s MSNBC runs that hit piece and the concern gets rekindled.

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Re: Remington voluntary recall .?? [Re: Shackleton]
#249055 - 15/06/14 10:06 PM

My brother has a Remington Model 700 in 7mm Mag. We were Deer hunting in northwest Wisconsin in the 90’s when his rifle went off when he flipped the safety on. This happened two years in a row. He took the rifle to a gunsmith and they cleaned and adjusted the trigger. It now has a heavy trigger pull. He never had the trigger modified prior to these incidents. He does like to use WD-40 to lube the trigger mechanism. I wonder if there was a buildup which caused the malfunction.

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Shackleton
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Re: Remington voluntary recall .?? [Re: jgrabow]
#249067 - 15/06/14 11:23 PM

WD40 would definitely contribute. If not cleaned between applications it can gum up the parts, especially in small areas like a trigger assembly.

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Re: Remington voluntary recall .?? [Re: Shackleton]
#249075 - 16/06/14 03:04 AM

I had a Remington 700, also in 7mm magnum that would fire when the safety was taken off. The first time it happened, I was aiming at a buck and it discharged. At the time, I thought it was due to my glove being too thick. A couple of weeks later I was at the range, and it happened several times, and I wasn't wearing gloves. I replaced the trigger with a Timney, and had no more trouble.

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Deutsche_Vortrekker
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Re: Remington voluntary recall .?? [Re: mikeh416Rigby]
#249077 - 16/06/14 03:30 AM

We have never in our family had any problems with Remington rifles or shotguns ,but all are older models and I have never owned a 700.The US Marines use a Remington 700 action body for their M40 sniper rifle but replace all the other parts of the action including trigger,extractor,ejector,follower and floorplate.I did recently view two different hunting shows in cold weather where Remington 700 users tried to pull the trigger and the rifle would not fire .This could be attributed to many things but it seems like more than a coincidence.

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Re: Remington voluntary recall .?? [Re: mikeh416Rigby]
#249078 - 16/06/14 03:32 AM

I had one do that - safety on, trigger pulled, safety switched to fire and "POW" - M660, back somewhere between 1968 to 1971 with my 6.5 Rem Mag.
I have not heard of others.

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Dumprat
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Re: Remington voluntary recall .?? [Re: DarylS]
#249101 - 16/06/14 11:56 AM

Some early 700s and mowhawks are said to have this problem. I have a 600 mowhawk custom with a lightened trigger pull, about three pounds. I have never had any problems with it. I have owned it for over twenty years and shot it at every temperature from -40c to plus 40c. I have often wondered if it had to do with people oiling the trigger mechanism.

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