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I think Remington is wrong in their position on this issue and are doing a dis-service to the firearms industry because their position is just begging congress to do something and anything congress does is going to be bad for the industry.
On the other hand the potential cost of this fix, as stated in the show, is greater then the total value of Remington. I am sure glad I am not a Remington executive this mornig.

How do you protect people from themselves? Don't mess with the triggers. Don't load a gun untill you are ready to use it. Empty it where you load it. make sure it is empty. All my Remingtons work like they should. I'm the part that worries me.
Tom

All the talk about gun safety is fine and warranted, however it doesn't change the fact that a gun should fire until the trigger is pulled. As I said above, I had a 700 fire when I took the safety off on a javelina hunt.

So even if no one had ever been hurt because of a Rem-Walker trigger, picture this...

I'm on an elk hunt that took me a few years to save up the $$$ for. Last day of my hunt and I have my bull dead to rights. I am preparing to shoot and I take the safety off, the gun goes off and the elk takes off.

We all know what the right thing would have been for Remington to do, they should have fixed it when they first found out. But since they didn't, instead of doing the right thing because of cost concerns, everyone has their panties in a bunch about what it's going to do to the industry.

Hard as it is, if you always do what you know is right the rest will follow. They knew what was right but chose not to.

No , not "some rich guys Shangrila"

I could send you a link if you realy want to know

I remember seeing some webpages where he was detailing overhauling some machinery there.

Rob
If i were investing two years in a hunt or even a fishing trip I would be thouroughly familiar with the equiptment i was going to use. It is recomended to clean these triggers with naptha to make sure they are clean before any adjustment. I would follow factory procedure to set them around 3# and locktite the adjustment screws. Spend a fair amount of time in practice with the rifle in various weather conditions.
Both of my 600s have spent a lot of time hunting with out a malfunction of anykind and will continue to do so.
My 700BDL and 40X are shot from a rest as singleshots so the triggers are at 6oz. I only load them when i shoot them If I need a safety I raise the bolt handle. I did check the safetys after reading these posts and they do work. I suspect contamination is the problem with this trigger design.
I agree with you Remington needs to improve theit quality control and customer service.
Tom