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I have seen on other forums that people are talking about Remington rifle triggers/safety's having problems . What exactly were the problems ? Was there a recall ? What models were affected ? I own a Remington 700 Custom in 30.06.

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Leavenworth
 
There was a safety recall on the 700 that to me seemed grossly exaggerated. The pivotal cases although very tragic were easily operator error. There was a full length program on the Remington safety issue a few years back leading up to some quality control issues and a few defective parts. Very sad and my heart goes out to the family that lost their son, but if the barrel had been pointed somewhere else, their son would be alive today.

That said, Remington 700 and Seven triggers suck. Very heavy pull with limited adjustment. One of the recent variations has an adjustment screw that sticks out of the trigger itself and is in the way of the operator's finger. Best thing for a Rem700 is an aftermarket trigger such as a Timney.
 
Leavenworth said:
I have seen on other forums that people are talking about Remington rifle triggers/safety's having problems . What exactly were the problems ? Was there a recall ? What models were affected ? I own a Remington 700 Custom in 30.06.

Thanks !
Leavenworth
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Send your question to Remington direct and they will tell you what You need to know.
Or search CGN, but emailing .remington would in all like,ness be quicker.
Rob
 
Duncan Idaho said:
There was a safety recall on the 700 that to me seemed grossly exaggerated. The pivotal cases although very tragic were easily operator error. There was a full length program on the Remington safety issue a few years back leading up to some quality control issues and a few defective parts. Very sad and my heart goes out to the family that lost their son, but if the barrel had been pointed somewhere else, their son would be alive today.

That said, Remington 700 and Seven triggers suck. Very heavy pull with limited adjustment. One of the recent variations has an adjustment screw that sticks out of the trigger itself and is in the way of the operator's finger. Best thing for a Rem700 is an aftermarket trigger such as a Timney.
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Thank You
 
I got lucky with my 2 Xmark triggers I sent in, they came back very light and crisp, so good that they are actually useable now lol.
 
Duncan Idaho said:
That said, Remington 700 and Seven triggers suck. Very heavy pull with limited adjustment. One of the recent variations has an adjustment screw that sticks out of the trigger itself and is in the way of the operator's finger. Best thing for a Rem700 is an aftermarket trigger such as a Timney.
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That's funny stuff, right there :) ....... I'd be glad to take all your sucky 700 triggers off your hands, esp the older ones.
 
Duncan Idaho said:
There was a safety recall on the 700 that to me seemed grossly exaggerated. The pivotal cases although very tragic were easily operator error. There was a full length program on the Remington safety issue a few years back leading up to some quality control issues and a few defective parts. Very sad and my heart goes out to the family that lost their son, but if the barrel had been pointed somewhere else, their son would be alive today.

That said, Remington 700 and Seven triggers suck. Very heavy pull with limited adjustment. One of the recent variations has an adjustment screw that sticks out of the trigger itself and is in the way of the operator's finger. Best thing for a Rem700 is an aftermarket trigger such as a Timney.
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If a firearm is never pointed at a human no harm will come even with a malfunctioning safety. One should never trust a safety 100%. However I still consider a malfunctioning safety a hazard. I will carry a rifle on my shoulder safety on. If the safety fires when clicked off and gets bumped while on my shoulder; well a bang 6 inches from my ear and a round fired straight up in the air isn't exactly safe.

I had a Remington X-mark pro trigger that would fire when you clicked off the safety. This was before the recall (2010). I created a thread where people called me a liar, or said it was a maintenance error. Fact is the rifle was brand new, removed from box, cleaned and that is it. I didn't tweak the trigger, didn't fail on maintenance ect. The rifle did it out of the box. Remington replaced the trigger group under warranty.
 
I have always liked the Walker triggers, and as mentioned, if you want a real
trigger job, contact Dennis Sorensen [Guntech on here] He will make it right.
If you MUST replace it, then buy a Triggertech. Best affordable replacement
I have seen. Dave.
 
The biggest problem I see with the Remington triggers is the internet and guys not understanding some basic principles.
There are a ton of "how to adjust your 700 trigger" information packets on the internet and Youtube. The problem I see is that virtually none of them address ALL the adjustment screws on a 700 trigger. Many seem to think just the 2 screws need to be touched when in fact some of the 700 triggers have 3 or 4 screws, depending on the version. ALL OF WHICH play a part in the way the trigger works.
Also in some of the older triggers there is a sliding bar in them. Guys don't bother to properly clean their triggers yet religiously oil them. When the oil dries out and gets gummy this "transfer bar" ( I don't know exactly what Remington calls it) does not then move freely which then effect the way the trigger works.

As usual instead of placing the blame on the individuals who monkey incorrectly with things or don't bother to keep a proper cleaning regimen, the inanimate object gets blamed.

That terribly biased MSM production that showed so many guns going off by themselves is a bad joke. The lady who shot her kid through a horse trailer should be in jail. On what planet is the safest direction to point a rifle and then pull the trigger, a horse trailer?
 
All Remington 700 triggers new and old can be slightly reworked and adjusted crisp, light and safe by a competent smith... for a fraction of the cost of an aftermarket replacement.

For those who wish to dispose of their factory triggers many of us will gladly take them and pay the postage too.
 
alberta tactical rifle said:
The biggest problem I see with the Remington triggers is the internet and guys not understanding some basic principles.
There are a ton of "how to adjust your 700 trigger" information packets on the internet and Youtube. The problem I see is that virtually none of them address ALL the adjustment screws on a 700 trigger. Many seem to think just the 2 screws need to be touched when in fact some of the 700 triggers have 3 or 4 screws, depending on the version. ALL OF WHICH play a part in the way the trigger works.
Also in some of the older triggers there is a sliding bar in them. Guys don't bother to properly clean their triggers yet religiously oil them. When the oil dries out and gets gummy this "transfer bar" ( I don't know exactly what Remington calls it) does not then move freely which then effect the way the trigger works.

As usual instead of placing the blame on the individuals who monkey incorrectly with things or don't bother to keep a proper cleaning regimen, the inanimate object gets blamed.

That terribly biased MSM production that showed so many guns going off by themselves is a bad joke. The lady who shot her kid through a horse trailer should be in jail. On what planet is the safest direction to point a rifle and then pull the trigger, a horse trailer?
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Yeah, that case bothered me. The barrel was pointed where it should not have been and the kid paid the price. The other case, where guys were in their kitchen, drinking, playing cards, and passing around a loaded firearm and one guy gets a bullet to the head bothers me as well. Both cases were neglect, incompetence, and stupidity but the rifles were labelled as the culprit.
 
Duncan Idaho said:
Yeah, that case bothered me. The barrel was pointed where it should not have been and the kid paid the price. The other case, where guys were in their kitchen, drinking, playing cards, and passing around a loaded firearm and one guy gets a bullet to the head bothers me as well. Both cases were neglect, incompetence, and stupidity but the rifles were labelled as the culprit.
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THAT is the lieberal media with an agenda at work. Always blame the gun!! Not the moron who used it either recklessly or illegally.
 
Rick,
You are thinking of the sear connector which, although it is, in my opinion, a superfluous part, has not really figured into most of the accidents (though you would never know it if you listened to Jack Belk). In most cases where the trigger did malfunction, the problem was parts which were not built to spec. The safety lever would not lift the sear away from the trigger (sear connector). In many of the other cases, the problem was improper adjustment. Remington got beat up on because they were an easy target.
 
Leeper said:
Rick,
You are thinking of the sear connector which, although it is, in my opinion, a superfluous part, has not really figured into most of the accidents (though you would never know it if you listened to Jack Belk). In most cases where the trigger did malfunction, the problem was parts which were not built to spec. The safety lever would not lift the sear away from the trigger (sear connector). In many of the other cases, the problem was improper adjustment. Remington got beat up on because they were an easy target.
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That would be the part. We have seen a few of these that were so badly gummed up from years of dried oil/slime it was a wonder that the trigger worked at all.
I agree Remington is a low hanging fruit, makes me wonder how much influence the NY teachers union had on getting MSN to produce such crap after they learned where their pension funds were invested and wanted out pronto?
 
Duncan Idaho said:
There was a safety recall on the 700 that to me seemed grossly exaggerated. The pivotal cases although very tragic were easily operator error. There was a full length program on the Remington safety issue a few years back leading up to some quality control issues and a few defective parts. Very sad and my heart goes out to the family that lost their son, but if the barrel had been pointed somewhere else, their son would be alive today.

That said, Remington 700 and Seven triggers suck. Very heavy pull with limited adjustment. One of the recent variations has an adjustment screw that sticks out of the trigger itself and is in the way of the operator's finger. Best thing for a Rem700 is an aftermarket trigger such as a Timney.
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I guess the beautiful trigger on my 700 was a fluke.
 
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