[lurk]

So Remington has been making this platform in various calibers and tens of thousands of copies for decades, and how many people have been hurt?

[True Grit]

The Remington 700 is one fine rifle. Straight out of the box it will out shoot anything in its price range. I have owned several, been around a lot of them and have never heard of a legitimate problem.

[JRandomFreeper]

And their option is what? Weatherby? Seiko? The 700 has a really good price/performance ratio and failure rates are really statistically low.

Gotta love politically correct idiots.

/johnny

[SeeSharp]

I couldn’t even begin to count how many rounds I’ve put through my 700 Sendero and I don’t see how it could ever discharge on it’s own just from being bumped or dropped. The trigger is firm and well articulated - not Glockish at all. I’d buy that gun again without a second thought.

[ozark hilljilly]

“The documentary explores claims that the Remington Model 700- series hunting rifle is known to fire without pulling the trigger.”

Proving the left’s long held contention that it is guns alone that kill people, not people who kill people.
; )

[editor-surveyor]

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CNBC never saw a gun they didn’t hate.
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[texmexis best]

Most likely it is reloaders who seat the primary incorrectly. It is possible to seat the primer so that it protrudes beyond the surface of the base of the cartridge and if the bolt closes to quickly, it may fire just as any other bolt gun would do in that situation. If the primer is seated properly it will not fire without pulling the trigger.

The gun is a fine one, the American Mauser if you will. Highly recommended by all who have owned them.

[mainevet]

Portland MAINE not Oregon.

[texmexis best]

Most of us who do reload are extremely paranoid about primer position and make darned sure that the primer is correctly seated.

My guess the number guns that fired when the person closed the bolt is less than ten. Everyone who reloads knows about this.

[umgud]

Remington Model 700- series hunting rifle is known to fire without pulling the trigger.

OK, but I'll bet it can't aim itself.

[bitterohiogunclinger]

Police officers shouldn’t be carrying guns in the first place. If they do, a mandatory 35 lb trigger would be about right.

[vetvetdoug]

I have a Remington Model 700 Police Sniper rifle. Best rifle I have ever owned and is accurate repeatedly. At 300 yards it is deadly and I use it for coyotes, raccoons, skunks, and deer. I will keep mine. When they come for my weapons, the Remington 700 will be the rifle I use to return the ammunition first.

[oldvike]

One of the best rifles made, IMO. I’ve never had that problem with mine. Heck, I even loosened the trigger pressure and haven’t had a misfire.

[monkeyshine]

Mount one to to roof of 1980’s era Audi 5000 or a pre-2009 Toyota and you will have the world’s first unmanned assault vehicle.

[monkeyshine]

Will the Portland PD be having a sale?

[tubebender]

I have owned and used a 243 Remington for 40 years and my grandson used it this past deer season with no problem

[Mr Rogers]

I’m going to send my address to them. Maybe I can do my civic duty and take them off their hands...

[oldenuff2no]

If they are really that paranoid they need to spend a couple hundred bucks and put after market triggers in them.
This has nothing to do with reloaded ammo. It is the trigger design and that trigger was redesigned a few years ago.
How can I say that this is total crap and do it in a PC way????
I'm a gun smith and I shoot long range comp. Every rifle I build for myself is built on a mdl 700 action.
Someone in here was talking about a 3.5-4# trigger for snipers???? Ar you out of your mind??? Even my hunting rifles break at 2.5#’s. Customers guns are set at 3#’s when they come in for a trigger job. My long range comp guns go off at .4 lbs. The message I'm trying to get across is that a light and crisp trigger is absolutely necessary to any long range marksman. a 4 lb trigger would move your point of impact over 18 inches at 1K yards.
#1 rule. Never point a firearm at anything you don't intend to shoot. One must always remember that you can't cure stupid.

[sbMKE]

Whatever happened to “don’t point it at anything you don’t want shot?”

Spontaneous firing or not, most accidents can be prevented.

[FreedomForce]

if this poll is even close to accurate, I’d say there’s a problem. Not exactly a gun-grabber website. http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?s=fa77f43306f2d308b948bef9aeb70871&t=427771