Remington 700 Fired With no Trigger Pull

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Well, there was no trigger pull when on fire.

The rifle was on safe when I lined up the groundhog. I pulled the trigger and no bang, while pointing in a safe direction I flicked the rifle to fire and it went bang. My uncle had this rifle go off unintentionally as well before I got it from him but we figured it was just because he used to oil everything, including the trigger group.

I called a local smith and he said he has no issue with the Walker style trigger, said that the trigger group needs to be pulled apart to properly clean it and have it 100% safe.

Does this sound right? It is $35 to have it cleaned up by someone in the know.

The TT triggers are what I was leaning to before I called him but could do without spending a the money right now.

I was also told that the recall covered these guns as well but nothing is listed outside of the X-Mark trigger and this is a much older Walker trigger unit.

Thanks for your input
 
twosmokinspades said:
I know of 2 reasons for this to happen. Its dirty, someone fuzzed with it, well I guess 3 things its busted, unlikely.
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The glue is still over the adjustment holes, so someone fuzzed with it is not likely, unless they glued over it again.

Assuming it is just dirty, how would I maintain it so as to not have this happen again?

I did not disassemble the trigger group when I cleaned it out before and only used a dry lube from Remington for action groups, never any oil in there, at least for the last 15+ years.

If it is disassembled and cleaned out properly then dry lubed should I have any concern about it having this happen again? Outside of a really dirty environment.

This is a varmint gun, 222 Rem, fully bedded, shoots like a dream, just cannot be trusted at the moment.
 
Contact Remington
I think I remember there was a recall 15/20 years ago
on that rifle the 700 for a batch with faulty trigger
I think it was ones made for about 18 mths
not sure but cant hurt to call them
 
I am pretty certain that it is Timney Triggers advise on their website to use lighter fluid as the cleaning medium for their triggers - works as a solvent to loosen and flush out junk, then evaporates and leaves a very light anti-corrosion residue. No disassembly or re-adjustment required - just hose it down, I blow the unit out with compressed air, and carry on.
 
There is still a recall for model 700's that fall within a specific serial number range.

Use the following link: https://xmprecall.remington.com/

If it is part of the recall, follow the instructions and it will be fixed for free.


paratrooper777 said:
Contact Remington
I think I remember there was a recall 15/20 years ago
on that rifle the 700 for a batch with faulty trigger
I think it was ones made for about 18 mths
not sure but cant hurt to call them
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Potashminer said:
I am pretty certain that it is Timney Triggers advise on their website to use lighter fluid as the cleaning medium for their triggers - works as a solvent to loosen and flush out junk, then evaporates and leaves a very light anti-corrosion residue. No disassembly or re-adjustment required - just hose it down, I blow the unit out with compressed air, and carry on.
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I like that, a better water displacement product.

I know that the gunsmith will give me some insight too.

I am going to take it in to him though, this is not something that happens on demand. After it failed I unloaded the gun then cycled and tried to do it again, was able to get it 1 out of the next 3 tries then not for the following 20. The gun was in my air conditioned house and I went out into the heavy humidity and that may have some impact on it but cannot be repeated exactly as it happened.

It is weird, most of my other guns are military actions, a very long and messy trigger but they never fail.
 
Contact member guntech, send him the trigger. Not only will he clean it and check it over, but he will rework it to a safe, crisp, pull to your weight request.
 
Failure to clean your trigger every few years can easily lead to exactly what happened to you...

Flooding the trigger group first with lacquer thinner, then var-sol or lighter fluid and blowing it out with pressurized air each time can be done at home... but the $35 spent at your gunsmith is well spent.
 
Most likely gummed and varnished up from old oil. I get a few of these per year. A quick check on the old triggers is to look for sideways play on the finger lever. If there is no play then it is varnished up. The trigger will need complete disassembly and soaking in acetone to dissolve the gummy varnish. Regular parts washer solvent,varsol, etc won't do the job but the acetone is very effective.
 
guntech said:
Failure to clean your trigger every few years can easily lead to exactly what happened to you...

Flooding the trigger group first with lacquer thinner, then var-sol or lighter fluid and blowing it out with pressurized air each time can be done at home... but the $35 spent at your gunsmith is well spent.
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Ya, with this guy I would not be surprised if he pulls it apart on the bench in front of me, did that for a rifle I bought in before.

If there is a very specific regiment for this 700 then I am all for it, have never run into any issues like this with any other guns, rifles or shotguns. I have cleaned out a lot of cedar from hunting rifles, have to show dad how to take the trigger assembly out of his 7600, it was very bad.
 
I would never put rem drylube on anything it gummed up my bolt so I thought I could at least use it on my press ram, gummed that up too. Scary to put it in your trigger group it’s full of solids
 
paratrooper777 said:
Contact Remington
I think I remember there was a recall 15/20 years ago
on that rifle the 700 for a batch with faulty trigger
I think it was ones made for about 18 mths
not sure but cant hurt to call them
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Your right, the was a recall on these rifles; the gun would fire when the safety was released. A number of people were killed.

There was even a documentary on this on TV a couple of years ago.
 
CGS said:
Your right, the was a recall on these rifles; the gun would fire when the safety was released. A number of people were killed.

There was even a documentary on this on TV a couple of years ago.
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There is actually no recall on it though.

I checked now, nothing there, I will contact Remington to see what they have potentially from back in the day but it looks like no recall.
 
porpoise said:
I would never put rem drylube on anything it gummed up my bolt so I thought I could at least use it on my press ram, gummed that up too. Scary to put it in your trigger group it’s full of solids
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Never gummed up on me, was a heck of a lot better on the bolt in super cold conditions than anything else.

Going to get it all cleaned up and go from there.
 
Fox said:
There is actually no recall on it though.

I checked now, nothing there, I will contact Remington to see what they have potentially from back in the day but it looks like no recall.
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Does engaging the safety lock the bolt handle down? It it does it was recalled. Remington recalled every rifle where the safety locked the bolt down.
 
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