I hate that a gun company may be on the ropes but I quit buying remington products a long time ago. From their denial of the 700 safety issue, to the little 22/17 magnum rifle fiasco they have proven they couldn't care about anything but their bottom line and that's not good for the industry as a whole.
My father has an early 700 that came with instructions on how to test and adjust the safety. I take a lot of people hunting entertaining clients. Most of them seem to have 700s and have never heard of the safety issue. I am surprised at how many will actually fail.
Test yours. With the gun empty and pointed in a safe direction, firing pin cocked, and safety on, pull the trigger hard. Do it several times, hold it what ever. Then with it still pointed in a safe direction move the safety to fire. You might get a surprise when the firing pin falls. Problem is, just because it didn't did it the first time you tried doesn't mean it won't do it later. Some will do it once and then you cat get it to repeat. It is a poor design and is affected by dirt and wear. Always remember this is a safety device and should be 100% positive, the fact that even a few fail means yours can.
Always be careful when letting off the safety on a 700.
Never mind you could have paid $500 for that 22/17 magnum rifle one day only to receive $200 in remington gift certificates the next. In other words don't use the rifle for legal issues, knowing no one will send it back for $200 in gift certificates.
Don't get me started on the marlin aquistion......
Last edited by gyrhed; 02/15/18 11:30 AM.
