Where all the Remington 700s to?

Thunderhog said:
The majority if not all of the accidents involving Remington firearms were due to both mechanical failure and poor muzzle control.

I'm not sure why people do not have their firearms pointed in a safe direction while loading and unloading. One can call it stupidity, but I call it carelessness and down right criminal.

I just read an article a few days ago when a mother accidently shot and killed her very young son with a Remington rifle while the family was out hunting. I believe this happened many years ago. They blamed the rifle, but put no blame on the mother.

Why was her rifle pointed directly in the direction of her family while she was cycling it? Why wasn't she taught safe firearms handling by someone before this tragedy happened? It is easy to blame a firearm when this event is so horrific.......:(

And if the firearm actually slam fired, who played with the trigger? Maybe this person should have taken some responsibility if that person was not qualified.

A lot of variables usually contribute to an accident, but in my opinion, if safe firearms handling was applied, no one would have been killed.
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Yes; poor handling above all. Anything mechanical can fail.

People seem to ignore this, and sometimes it bites them. I'd never get under a vehicle supported by a jack, yet people do.

People blaming the gun are scrambling to cope, and just trying to find any other thing to blame. They, themselves probably know deep down that it was their fault, but couldn't live with themselves without deflecting.

I have one myself, and thought the trigger is a little heavy with some creep. Planning on mildly tuning it myself and will probably remove the link bar that locks the action at the same time.
 
tiriaq said:
This is the first time I have ever heard this. I have worked on many Walker pattern triggers (have a bin full of them) and have never seen thread locker inside the trigger.
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I think perhaps there was some used on some screws, but not dripping out and gumming up the trigger!

Have heard that they may have used some kind of factory grease that hardened up at one time which was attributed to sticking problems.
 
bunny said:
There are many better rifles available for less money!
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I'm not up on the new offerings, but probably from the 70s through the 90s there wasn't anything appreciably better for a new push feed. Maybe a Winchester 70?

Or if you wanted to spend more money the Sakos were very nice, but weren't guaranteed to shoot any better.

Though I could make a case for older Mauser 98 based guns, as well as commercially made clones...
 
The favorite of my bolt action hunting rifles is my ruger m77 mkII however aftermarket support is miniscule for modernizing the rifle.

been wanting to build a custom hunting rifle for awhile now and the obvious choice due to aftermarket support would be a rem 700.
That said I haven't researched all the non rem 700 options. Thing is, the current price in Canada of rem 700 actions is gross compared to what is availlable in the same footprint for a few bucks more. Lately I have been watching the used market for a decent rifle I can tear down and build on the action. Seems the best way to go at the project affordably seeing as it will be a hunting rifle and not a precision bench rifle that I would opt for all new components for.
I'm thinking an 18inch 338 federal in an mdt oryx chassis and have some custom iron sights mounted. I would probably look to barrel it with a pipe from Jury Barrels or another Canadian barrel maker.
 
grunt19 said:
Spent the last 8 years working more then any normal person should but recently made some changes and have a bit more time on my hands. That being said I'm looking to add a small caliber left hand Rem700 to my cabinet but can't find many options....Whats up with Remington here in Canada?
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Hard to find LH 700’s at the moment, I’ve been looking for one for awhile in .223. They do pop up on the used market now and then, when one does don’t wait long as it usually sells quick.

The last few LH rifles I’ve picked up have been from posting a wtb in the EE, I was also thinking of buying a short action LH 700 and rebarreling it to .223.

Easier to find a LH Tikka or Savage but both didn’t fit the bill for me honestly, was looking for something with a few specific criteria.
 
Butcherbill said:
Hard to find LH 700’s at the moment, I’ve been looking for one for awhile in .223. They do pop up on the used market now and then, when one does don’t wait long as it usually sells quick.

The last few LH rifles I’ve picked up have been from posting a wtb in the EE, I was also thinking of buying a short action LH 700 and rebarreling it to .223.

Easier to find a LH Tikka or Savage but both didn’t fit the bill for me honestly, was looking for something with a few specific criteria.
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There currently is 20 left hand Remington rifles for sale on Gun-Post. There has got to be one that would work for you......:)

https://www.#######.ca/ads?f[0]=action:Bolt&f[1]=c:2&f[2]=hand:left&f[3]=manufacturer:137

Just punch in gun-post where Gunnutz plays their silly-sh1t game (#######). All lower case, no hyphen.
 
Butcherbill said:
Hard to find LH 700’s at the moment, I’ve been looking for one for awhile in .223. They do pop up on the used market now and then, when one does don’t wait long as it usually sells quick.

The last few LH rifles I’ve picked up have been from posting a wtb in the EE, I was also thinking of buying a short action LH 700 and rebarreling it to .223.

Easier to find a LH Tikka or Savage but both didn’t fit the bill for me honestly, was looking for something with a few specific criteria.
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Left hand Remington 223 on Gun-Post.

https://www.#######.ca/firearms/rifles/trois-rivieres/remington-700-lefty-223

And left hand Remington 22-250.

https://www.#######.ca/firearms/rifles/calgary/remington-700-bdl-lefthand-22250
 
Thunderhog said:
There currently is 20 left hand Remington rifles for sale on Gun-Post. There has got to be one that would work for you......:)

https://www.#######.ca/ads?f[0]=action:Bolt&f[1]=c:2&f[2]=hand:left&f[3]=manufacturer:137

Just punch in gun-post where Gunnutz plays their silly-sh1t game (#######). All lower case, no hyphen.
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Found something better than a LH 700, my LH .223 unicorn popped up and I didn’t hesitate.

I’ll still be looking for a LH .223 700 but I’m looking for something specific.
 
Beeron said:
This is what i heard from a couple different smiths.

Could be myth I suppose but thats what I heard.
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I've owned probably a hundred or so Rem 700 designs over the years. Threadlock was used on the adjusting screws, I've never seen it inside the housing itself. - dan
 
tiriaq said:
Beeron said:
well,
this is not quite true.
The trigger was and is "User Adjustable" which is a pretty much universal feature nowadays.

The issue was the use of a threadlocking agent inside the trigger that made it vulnerable to sticking, especially after getting heated up, with the result that in at least a few cases, the rifle simply fired when it was put into battery.

That is not an error with people not knowing what they were doing. that is a manufacturing defect resulting in a safety hazard.

They are definitely the most replicated action out there and I own several clones as well as actual 700s. With Tikka mass producing their rifles lately, the balance seems to be shifting though.
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This is the first time I have ever heard this. I have worked on many Walker pattern triggers (have a bin full of them) and have never seen thread locker inside the trigger.
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I agree with tiriaq... I have worked on thousands of 700 triggers over my career and have never encountered any problem caused by factory thread lock inside the housing. There were some triggers with faulty factory parts (and a recall) but the majority were either adjusted incorrectly or dirty or both.
 
guntech said:
I agree with tiriaq... I have worked on thousands of 700 triggers over my career and have never encountered any problem caused by factory thread lock inside the housing. There were some triggers with faulty factory parts (and a recall) but the majority were either adjusted incorrectly or dirty or both.
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OK, my bad.
what was the recall all about then?
I know it was trigger related.
 
Beeron said:
OK, my bad.
what was the recall all about then?
I know it was trigger related.
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Just a better design. Think it would have been about a 5¢ difference for an improved design when the Walker trigger was introduced. Making the safety with an additional trigger block probably would've solved 95% of the issues with them.
 
My 2 older 700's are just beautifully finished and the fit is exquisite.

Smooth as can be and have trouble free operation with reliable repeatable accuracy.

It's a shame I don't have a use for them any longer.

They were a joy to carry and use.
 
Lawyers and the greedy public have loved to sue Remington for anything they can... I believe there was even a case in Alaska Remington lost and the rifle had been altered and had an aftermarket trigger installed... and that trigger was the problem...
Now Remington did produce some rifles where some faulty parts were installed by Remington. There was a recall done. But now Remington lawyers are always trying to reduce chances of liability and are quick to make changes if the public becomes vocal.

The 700 original enclosed extractor system makes the 700 the strongest, safest 2 lug rifle ever produced. The best for a re-loader.
 
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