Walker death triggers!!

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So here I am sitting in my blind right now with my Modell 700 waiting for bambi to show. About five minutes ago a nice buck walked infront of me...my heart starts racing, I lift my WALKER DEATH TRIGGERED model 700, flip the safety off and BANG! It goes off! What the he'll REmington?!?!?!


This is such a strange coincidence because last night I watched that News story on it! What a weird coincidence eh?

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You have to trick your gun to think it is safe, it does not just go off. If you put the saftey in the middle position between safe and off once in a blue moon when you pull the trigger nothing happens and when you open the bolt it will go off! I have used a Rem 700 since I was a kid and never never have had ONE problem! You must maintain your gun, I work part time in a gunshop and 80% of people who are not ardent hunters and shooters do not clean or maintain the guns! I guess guys think shooting a round down the barrel and spray the crap out of the metal with WD40 is maintainance!If there was a real problem Remington would put up a recall, there are millions of guys with Target model Rem 700's and not one accident! I feel sorry for the mother that shot her child, don't get me wrong, but firearms saftey must be drilled into your head, this is not a toy to play with, my father told me do not point a gun at anything you do not intend to shoot! I see almost everyday when customers come in to have there guns repaired 90% of them have no concept of keeping the muzzle undercontrol and in a safe direction ,they also almost never make the firearm safe till you have to tell them. So maintainance, firearms training seems to be more important than a factory recall!! Archie what year is your Rem 700? Archie the guns after 1982 seem to have happen what happened to you, is yours from this period? Would really like to know! If anyone is realy worried they can always install an aftermarket trigger for around $100 to take care of this problem. Would like to hear from other guys who shoot Remingtons at the range and in the field, Dale in T-Bay
 
I recently purchased a hardly used 22-250 Rem 700. LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT. My only trouble is that I would like to lower the trigger from 4lb to 2.5-3lb, I have an older friend that is a 700 fan from way back. He owns them almost by the dozen, we compared the trigger operation and mine being the newer model is alot different than all of his older ones.
I can't offer any advise as Remington typically hasn't been my first pick, but if you treat it as a loaded gun, you'll likely live to enjoy life a little longer. Safe hunting!!!:cheers:
 
I have fired enough rounds through over a dozen 700s to burn out a few barrels,and I have never had an issue with the triggers or safeties.I don't ever use WD40 on any of my guns,and I don't spray any type of lube on my triggers,I actually degrease all 700 bolts and triggers when I receive them.That being said,these incidents do seem to occur often enough that Remington should have made some changes.I don't believe that it's reasonable to expect all shooters to take the time to maintain their guns at the level that I do,or to even fully test their guns before shooting them for the first time.These guns should be coming from the factory fully tested,and should not be designed so a little build up of crud can cause such issues.
 
LOL we should have a "Completly over peoples head" smiley.
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I did notice that this appeared to be a sarcastic response to the rash of reported incidents that occurred immediately after the Remington trigger/safety issues appeared in the media.
However,my response was to point out that although most of these incidents are caused by people's own inability to maintain their firearms,Remington should have made a design change.
 
stubblejumper said:
I did notice that this appeared to be a sarcastic response to the rash of reported incidents that occurred immediately after the Remington trigger/safety issues appeared in the media.
However,my response was to point out that although most of these incidents are caused by people's own inability to maintain their firearms,Remington should have made a design change.
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If Remington should have made a design change I guess Winchester and Paul Mauser should have too... :rolleyes:
I have seen more 'problems' with Winchester and Mauser 98 triggers than I have with 700's.

Firearms manufacturers need a change in US liability laws... it is entirely too easy to sue, sue, sue and get money from big companies in unjust cases...
 
Firearms manufacturers need a change in US liability laws... it is entirely too easy to sue, sue, sue and get money from big companies in unjust cases...
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It works both ways,in some cases,the laws protect the manufacturers/companies in cases where they are negligent.A happy medium needs to be found.Until then,the manufacturers do need to make changes when necessary to protect themselves from being sued,and to protect some people from themselves.
 
a teen in power montana just died from an accidental discharge.his friend was unloading and it went off.did not say whether it was a remmy.
 
bradmclean said:
a teen in power montana just died from an accidental discharge.his friend was unloading and it went off.did not say whether it was a remmy.
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First rule of safety: Do not point the firearm at anything you are not prepared to destroy. Doesn't matter if it is A.D. or N.D. , refer back to rule one. Funny post by the OP though.
 
Don't you hate it when you see a nice buck the Remington always seems to go bang? My Vanguard has that same defect, but I never saw a slandermentary on it. :D
 
archie_james_c said:
So here I am sitting in my blind right now with my Modell 700 waiting for bambi to show. About five minutes ago a nice buck walked infront of me...my heart starts racing, I lift my WALKER DEATH TRIGGERED model 700, flip the safety off and BANG! It goes off! What the he'll REmington?!?!?!


This is such a strange coincidence because last night I watched that News story on it! What a weird coincidence eh?

The end.

:)
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What happened to the Sako 85 ? I bet that one doesn't go off when releasing the safety ;) ? (and yes I do also own a remington 700)
 
I have an old rem 700 and one time while chambering a round it discharged as the bolt closed... I have tried and tried and tried to get it to happen again but never been able to replicate that incident. my only thought is that my pinky finger hit the trigger as I worked the bolt with my palm. Obviously that makes you wonder and I still practice safe gun handling and am very prudent with muzzle direction as I chamber rounds. (In all firearms not just that one)
 
Cool Critter said:
Take a gun, any gun. Add an idiot.....problems are immenent.
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X2!
Reading over some of the tragedys I'm still shocked to see how many have poor muzzle control and actually load their firearms in their house.

Sort of makes me wonder about my neighbors, and make me wish I lived in a stone house.
 
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