Remington 700 potentially UNSAFE? (Update)

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I was thinking about purchasing a 700 CDL... after seeing these, I think I will err on the side of caution.

http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?play=1&video=1616222630
http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?play=1&video=1613835236
http://www.cnbc.com/id/39759366

**UPDATE**

Perhaps not :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_KVS1hIbQg
 
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Nonsence. It's nothing more than people who don't know how to safely handel a firearm. If they were that unsafe do you think they would still be selling them?
The question is, why did those people have a loaded gun pointed at somebody? The only people to blame for those negligent disharges was the person holding the gun.
 
Video posted three years ago. Sounds like many of the cases involved what we are taught to be unsafe handling - gun pointed at other people.

I purchased my 700, new, a year ago, no issues here...
 
CNBC = cable NBC. These are the same people who '' helped '' a Ford pickup truck '' catch fire '' due to a terrible '' manufacturer's defect ''. NBC, like alot of the major networks, has an increasing reputation for airing

any sensationalist B.S. that will get them ratings and then trying to dodge the lawsuits by saying Freedom of the Press. If you listen to some jackass on TV tell you which gun to buy you're gonna have a hard life dude.

Get smart and get informed.
 
Madmardigan said:
Nonsence. It's nothing more than people who don't know how to safely handel a firearm. If they were that unsafe do you think they would still be selling them?
The question is, why did those people have a loaded gun pointed at somebody?
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Did you watch the video's? There is footage with a SWAT sniper at a range with a 700 screwing up. With the amount of lawsuits and coverage, no thanks. There are many other rifles out there, some that perform better than the 700 without an apparent track record of accidental firing.
 
MTLGUN said:
CNBC = cable NBC. These are the same people who '' helped '' a Ford pickup truck '' catch fire '' due to a terrible '' manufacturer's defect ''. NBC, like alot of the major networks, has an increasing reputation for airing

any sensationalist B.S. that will get them ratings and then trying to dodge the lawsuits by saying Freedom of the Press. If you listen to some jackass on TV tell you which gun to buy you're gonna have a hard life dude.

Get smart and get informed.
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You sound angry? Lol
 
There are likely more than 10 million Rem 700s out there. Of those a small percentage have mechanical defects. All brands have guns that fail, and the percentage is very small, but when the production numbers get very large the small percentage can be a large number in absolute terms. When stupid people us defective firearms other people get hurt. If a sear is worn a firearm could discharge when the safety is taken off. Of course most normal folks would not be taking the safety off their loaded rifle while pointing it at their friend.
 
Snafu9er said:
Did you watch the video's? There is footage with a SWAT sniper at a range with a 700 screwing up. With the amount of lawsuits and coverage, no thanks. There are many other rifles out there, some that perform better than the 700 without an apparent track record of accidental firing.
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BS! How do you know that firearm wasent set up to do that?
 
Shooting Centre said:
There are likely more than 10 million Rem 700s out there. Of those a small percentage have mechanical defects. All brands have guns that fail, and the percentage is very small, but when the production numbers get very large the small percentage can be a large number in absolute terms. When stupid people us defective firearms other people get hurt. If a sear is worn a firearm could discharge when the safety is taken off. Of course most normal folks would not be taking the safety off their loaded rifle while pointing it at their friend.
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I was thinking that too. With the sheer volume of the 700's, more problems coming to light would make sense.
 
I know a Tactical Sniper and discussed this with him months ago, they had one do it however they had also done some trigger work on the gun so who knows what caused the discharge.
 
Quote Originally Posted by MTLGUN View Post

CNBC = cable NBC. These are the same people who '' helped '' a Ford pickup truck '' catch fire '' due to a terrible '' manufacturer's defect ''. NBC, like alot of the major networks, has an increasing reputation for airing

any sensationalist B.S. that will get them ratings and then trying to dodge the lawsuits by saying Freedom of the Press. If you listen to some jackass on TV tell you which gun to buy you're gonna have a hard life dude.

Get smart and get informed.




Snafu9er said:
You sound angry? Lol
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Maybe he is, but he does have a bit of a point. CNN for example, was caught trying to pay people in downtown Toronto, $20 to wear masks during the SARS crisis.... They were disappointed that no one was wearing any for their 'special bulletin';... so they tried to remedy it themselves with cash.
 
Its your dollar, do what you want but if you are expecting knowledgable firearms owner to agree with those vids you're off you rocker!
 
On my phone so I haven't watched the videos, but as I understand it the number of such incidents are extremely rare based on the substantial number of Remington 700 rifles in circulation. Many of the incidents I have heard of were a direct result of improper modifications, such as installation into a stock that interferes with the mechanism of the rifle, or installation or alteration of the trigger. It seems like a fair amount of these "accidental" discharges are due to people wanting a ridiculous 2 pound trigger or something, so they polish their sear too much, and then the trigger goes off with a stern glare. Other than that, there's bound to be some lemons. Other brands make 10,000 of a rifle and have 100 with problems. Remington makes 1,000,000 rifles and has 10,000 with problems. Same percent, but Remington catches the bad press.

At the end of it, if you don't want to buy a Remington, don't. I have one, it works fine. Just remember that the gun can't load itself or point itself. Even if it does manage to pull its own trigger, as long as you control the first two there won't be any accidents happening.
 
is the same issue from years back that they said the gun would go off on its own, but could not make it happen for the life of them to prove it?
 
Same BS clip they have been running for two + years now.They have the mother grieving over the loss of her son: they were hunting together (she was carrying the rifle) when it allegedly discharged on it's own shooting her son in the stomach and killing him. Funny how no one asked her why she would be pointing it at her son in the first place. Real impartial, get to the heart of the story reporting there.
 
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