DIY Remington trigger fix?

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I thought by now there would be a video on Utube "how to scrape the crap off the X-pro trigger"

At the rate Everybody is replacing Remington triggers there's going to a whole bunch of potentially hazardous triggers floating around.

Has anybody heard about a possible fix? or what to look for
 
For a hunting rifle - spend $50 or $60 and have it reworked professionally and set light and crisp and safe. It's way cheaper than a replacement and usually a better feel.

The whole trigger thing has been blown all out of proportion. Frikkin lawyers and dumbasses who want to sue, sue, sue. I feel sorry for all the gun companies with the crap they have to put up with...
 
The nearest gunsmiths to me are 250 km in either direction.
Not an easy fix for me, I put a Timney in a new Remington, I put the X-pro in a 700 mountain rifle from the 90's then gave the old trigger away just before the announcement . Now I can't send the trigger in for warranty with out taking both rifles out of service, so scraping off the crap myself sounds appealing.
 
I live in Lloydminster

Yes we have a post office
Its $25 each way to mail a gun to be repaired I know that from experience, why should I have to pay for Remington’s screw up? I'm trying to do the right thing instead of selling making it someone else's problem.
 
Well I would think a good first step is to get a competent and knowledgeable smith to identify the triggers that "might potentially" have a problem and do side-by-side comparisons with "normal" triggers. Then show exactly how the "excess bonding agent" "might" cause an unintentional discharge. Then show how to remove the excess bonding material. Then show how to function check the rifle.

To the best of my knowledge Remington has not yet released the data supporting this recall. All we have is secondhand, or thirdhand, accounts of negligent firearms handling. I have not heard of any repeatable tests being conducted.

Botched home smithing jobs are just as dangerous as anything else.
 
Removing excess bonding agent doesn't sound like rocket science.

I long ago learned not to touch triggers or take them apart that's why I replaced the 6lb. trigger on my .280 mountain rifle with the take off 3.5 lb X-pro rather than trying to adjust it. I like the X-pro trigger a vast improvment over the old trigger. I don't want to adjust the trigger I was wondering if anyone has removed the "bonding agent"
 
I have had a couple of recent recall rifles here... I inspected them, they were fine. I stripped them apart and inspected them further. They were operating fine. I worked on the sears a bit, replaced the trigger return spring with a softer one, assembled them and adjusted them to a crisp, safe 2.25 pounds. Slam tested and hammer tested. Great triggers.

I suspect the actual triggers that actually "need" the recall - the trigger itself will probably not move freely and reset properly... but I don't know the 'why' of the recall other than a lawyer liability thing with people who can't keep a rifle pointed in a safe direction or realize the trigger or safety is not functioning correctly before they load it.

Most gunsmiths can work on a 700 trigger without the actual action sent with it. They have 700 actions of their own. That cuts mailing costs by at least half.
 
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I slammed mine, left it in the deepfreeze over night, tried every way I could think of making it discharge when the safety was disengaged no way!

The only bonding agent looking stuff was a small amount of rubbery red looking silicone on the left side of trigger in this cutaway picture.

Looks to me like lawyers making money
 
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