Remington 700 and Model Seven Trigger Recall

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Okay, many of us are well aware that Remington has come out with a recall on their Model 700™ and Model Seven™ rifles which were manufactured from May 1, 2006 through April 9, 2014 and which have an X-Mark Pro® (“XMP®”) trigger. I bought a Remington 700 SS 30-06 from a guy here on CGN. It arrived today and I entered in the serial number on the recall site and it is a recalled model. However, the previous owner had it for a year now and put through 40 rounds with no signs of the unintentional discharge (self firing). Remington is sending me the items (shipping box, pre-paid shipping tags and instructions) to ship my rifle to them. Sigh...to bad I couldn't just keep the rifle as is and not have to worry about the trigger assembly. I half have the nerve to go and buy a box of bullets and try some target shooting in an environment with absolutely nothing/nobody around.
 
Yeah, I have LOADS of places to go to, as I live in a remote/isolated town. But the seller said in my question to him about the recall

"I only heard about the recall a couple of days ago.I checked my 280 and it is not part of that.Talked to a lady in Quebec and she checked also.I do have two others that are part of the recall,talked to gunsmith he said if it is working now it will keep working.I am not going to stop using them.I was told we will know what is going to happen in 2-3 weeks."
 
I just put a rifle basix in my rem 700 and I am amazed at how nice it is. I think its around 12Oz right now and it breaks so nice and no creep! Highly recommend that you just put in a superior trigger and not worry about the recall.
 
I've had a couple of Basix triggers, couldn't be happier with them and their customer service is excellent. I had a problem with one of their triggers (MY FAULT) and they sent all the parts needed to get it back in working order, NO CHARGE. As a plus they contacted me to make sure everything was OK.
 
I inspected my one 700 that is a recall rifle.
It must have been a Wednesday made iron as there is no "excess bonding agent" on it, just a minor drool beneath the screw. I won't be sending it back because it works just fine.
 
I just bought a rifle basics trigger , I'm not willing to give my gun to some hack repair outfit I've never heard of just so they can sit on it for 6 months ( to be fair I don't know who's doing the work ) . Instillation seems pretty simple and for 150$ And 30 min of rifle love it's fixed , plus you get the trigger pull you want !
 
Ernst said:
I just bought a rifle basics trigger , I'm not willing to give my gun to some hack repair outfit I've never heard of just so they can sit on it for 6 months ( to be fair I don't know who's doing the work ) . Instillation seems pretty simple and for 150$ And 30 min of rifle love it's fixed , plus you get the trigger pull you want !
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This seems like it depends on whether you really care about keeping it for a while or not. If you have other things to shoot, then send it in and get it fixed for free. It'll come back eventually. I can't imagine whoever is repairing these is an incompetent boob - Im sure all Remington wants is to have to recall these AGAIN because the fix was done half-assed... I wouldn't be surprised if it took a few months to get the gun back though, because there is probably a LOT of these rifles being sent in for fixin'.

If on the other hand you dont have anything else, or this rifle is your favorite and you can't part with it for a while, then just fixing it yourself with an aftermarket trigger seems the best option.
 
I must be the only guy who liked his XMP trigger. I pulled the trigger and checked it out...no excess bonding agent in mine (that I can find). Presently awaiting a replacement Rifle Basix trigger (as the recall freaked out the wife regardless).
 
I contacted GRAVEL AGENCY, an authorized Remington company that does work for Remington Canada. They have ordered the required part and will contact me once it arrives. Then I can ship it to them and they'll fix the recall, all free of charge.
 
Brordo said:
I must be the only guy who liked his XMP trigger. I pulled the trigger and checked it out...no excess bonding agent in mine (that I can find). Presently awaiting a replacement Rifle Basix trigger (as the recall freaked out the wife regardless).
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My XMP trigger is fine too, I have no issues with it, and the minor amount of excess glue is not a factor.
 
Has anybody got their box from Remington yet? I applied April 11 and haven't received the box yet. As for the alternatives. I don't know if I would be comfortable taking a 12 oz trigger into the bush. For me the XMP is good because I can crank it up for field work and crank it down for bench.
 
I haven't heard or seen anything yet either. When this whole thing blows over it would be interesting to find out what the stats are on this recall.
How many rifles sent in for repair.
How long the average repair took from boxing to unboxing.
How many rifles left untouched with their owners.
And how many aftermarket triggers installed due to the recall alone.

I'm on the hunt for a new trigger but I haven't been lucky so far but I may have waited to long to start looking.
 
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