Gun smithing question

[fuerza o razon]

Hey all you gunsmiths!

As most of you have heard, remington had a recall on there triggers a little while ago and I own one...


What I am asking is, if my oem trigger has been mod'd should I still get the recal done?

When I bought it about 6 years ago, a friend of mine had helped me out by doing some trigger mods on it and from what i remember took a spring out or something... Honestly I don't remember everything he did. I had confidence in his work but i no longer have contact with him.

Thanks for reading and helping if any!

 

[guntech]

On an empty chamber, close the bolt as hard as you can. It should stay cocked. Tap on the cocking piece fairly firmly with the wood end of a hammer handle. It should stay cocked. Engage the safety, pull the trigger hard, take your finger off the trigger, disengage the safety. It should stay cocked.

If it does all of the above it should be fine. If it fails to do all of the above there is a possibility your friend has adjusted it a bit to close to the fail point.

The most important test is with the safety on and pulling the trigger and then moving the safety off - it should not fire. This test should be done on all firearms before you use them.

 

[wrenchbender4]

If he was not an experienced gun Smith i would get it changed. To much on the line to take a chance

 

[fuerza o razon]

On an empty chamber, close the bolt as hard as you can. It should stay cocked. Tap on the cocking piece fairly firmly with the wood end of a hammer handle. It should stay cocked. Engage the safety, pull the trigger hard, take your finger off the trigger, disengage the safety. It should stay cocked.

If it does all of the above it should be fine. If it fails to do all of the above there is a possibility your friend has adjusted it a bit to close to the fail point.

The most important test is with the safety on and pulling the trigger and then moving the safety off - it should not fire. This test should be done on all firearms before you use them.

Thanks for the quick reply. I guess i am just mainly concerned with the recall. I have definitely tested it out safely at home and in the field and have never noticed it going off by itself. I might consider upgrading as i really do not want to send it out.

 

[fuerza o razon]

If he was not an experienced gun Smith i would get it changed. To much on the line to take a chance

I see what you mean. I trusted him for sure. He was not a "certified" gunsmith but he has a lot of experience.

 

[guntech]

700 triggers are quite easily reworked and adjusted crisp and light if the 'smith' knows what he is doing. There are many knowledgeable gun owners who are capable... however there are far more who aren't and they are to blame for many of the so called 'incidents' with Remington triggers.

Thanks for the quick reply. I guess i am just mainly concerned with the recall. I have definitely tested it out safely at home and in the field and have never noticed it going off by itself. I might consider upgrading as i really do not want to send it out.

If it is working fine and dirt/debris is not allowed to build up... there is no reason why it should suddenly 'go bad'. 50 year old 700 triggers are still working fine...