His 1946 design is used on 2007-current Remingtons.īUT. Because his new design cost 1 1/2 cents more to produce they declined. He submitted those plans along with a letter to Remington management warning them it was dangerous in 1946 and again in 1948. In fact the engineer who designed the original 700 series of guns found the flaw in 1946 and drew up plans for a replacement trigger. That trigger was replaced in 2007 with a better design. Keep and use it long enough and all of them will eventually do this. If one hasn't YET, it is only because internal trigger parts have never lined up in the wrong place at the wrong time. Every single one of them can discharge with no trigger pull. They don't advertise it, and don't have to admit fault, but if you send in the rifle you'll get a new trigger. But as part of a more recent lawsuit are required to replace the trigger of any gun returned to Remington. Remington has settled over 100 lawsuits out of court over this going back to the 1950's. The 1946-2007 triggers were all a flawed design.
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