Remington 700 recall

[leebut]

Hi

thanks for the info regarding this recall just checked two of my Remingtons are affected by the recall the .22/250 and the .17 rem fireball

time to contact the importers see whats their plans for this recall


lee

[Jon B]

Just checked mine, it is on the list, but it no longer has the trigger, I replaced it.

BUT someone on here bought the old one off me, if it was you please note it needs looking at!

[bnz41]

My .223 SPS is on the recall list, was using it yesterday seemed ok.

[Dombo63]

What if the trigger has had work done to it already? Mine had been polished and lightened before the original owner took delivery of the rifle from new. I am the second owner. I don't particularly want one of their standard factory 6lb lawyer triggers instead. And what do I tell my local FEO if I am shipping my rifle back to the US, and so no longer have possession of it?

[bnz41]

Just been in touch with UK Remington importer SMK they know nothing about it, they will contact Remington this after noon to find out what needs to be done if anything.

[DaveB]

Damn, My .308 SPS Tactical is affected too.

[Chapuis]

What if the trigger has had work done to it already? Mine had been polished and lightened before the original owner took delivery of the rifle from new. I am the second owner. I don't particularly want one of their standard factory 6lb lawyer triggers instead. And what do I tell my local FEO if I am shipping my rifle back to the US, and so no longer have possession of it?

Why would it be shipped back to the States? If they do see it as a problem and decide to repair them I am sure that Remington will arrange for a reputable gunsmith in the U.K. to carry out the work.
In fact they would be more likely to send it to Hong Kong than back to the Remington factory for repair as their quality control would be better there.

[Fedaykin]

Just been in touch with UK Remington importer SMK they know nothing about it, they will contact Remington this after noon to find out what needs to be done if anything.

Considering they are "Remington" now that is a bit of a poor show really!

[DaveB]

I just spoke to the NZ importer and apparently the 'problem' has never actually occurred in the field, but the R & D staff has discovered that if you subject the trigger group to a particular heat for a particular time, the Loctite used to secure certain nuts could potentially re-liquefy and drip down into another part of the trigger which could potentially lead to an unintended firing. There's a lot of 'potentially' in this scenario. This is a literally one-in-a-million possibility and not something that has ever occurred. But US companies - particularly firearms companies - are so notoriously litigation-wary that as soon as their legal people heard about it, they went into recall mode, recalling every rifle made with this trigger - which amounts to something like a 1/2 million or more rifles. He reckons it will become a 'US models only' recall. They have been telling NZ shooters to go ahead and continue using the rifle - as long as you obey the normal safety rules around handling of firearms, you should be fine. Will let you know all if I hear anything more.

[Chapuis]

"He reckons it will become a 'US models only' recall."

Could be very interesting from a legal perspective if an accident should happen somewhere else in the world. Just imagine Remington see the risk of litigation in the U.S. so great that they order a recall yet are prepared to take the chance elsewhere in the world. Perhaps they think that courts other than in the U.S. are unlikely to award million dollar compensation claims.