Rem 600 safety recall?

[mach1.3]

I recently sent my old Rem 600 6mm back to the Remington factory for a safety recall from 1979. I had never learned of this recall until a range officer at my local shootery denied me range time with the rifle because I had not had the safety recall work done. I know it has something to do with the trigger/safety. Has anyone had this safety work done? What should I expect as to my rifle? Do they replace the trigger/safety assembly completely? Does it affect the trigger pull or the rifle's appearance?

 

[Bushpilot]

Sounds like Range Nazis BS.... You can't unload a 1911 with the safety on so are all 1911s prohibited at that range also?

Here is what they do...

http://www.remington.com/en/pages/n...tion-program/remington-model-600-and-660.aspx

It basically removes the bolt lock so you can operate the bolt to unload it with the safety on. There are lots of bolt action rifles out there that can't be opened with the safety on. It was initially made that way so brush wouldn't snag on the bolt handle and accidently open it while the safety was on, insuring that the rifle was ready to fire when taken off safe. Three position safeties address both issues.

 

[jmr40]

The problem is that ALL Remigton 600's, 660's and 700's will at times fire without pulling the trigger. 1911's have never done this. Remington recalled the 600's under duress from an avalance of lawsuits in the 1970's and redesigned the safety in 1982. They FINALLY stepped up and replaced the poorly designed trigger in October 2006.

If I had one of the defective guns. Any Remington bolt rifle except the 788 made prior to October 2006 I'd just replace the trigger. Sending the rifle back for the recall makes it possible to unload your rifle with the gun still on "SAFE", which reduces the possibility of it firing on it's own. But replacing the trigger is the only way to eliminate the problem.

 

[Bushpilot]

The problem is that ALL Remigton 600's, 660's and 700's will at times fire without pulling the trigger.

This issue has been blown out of all proportion and "ALL" will NOT malfunction. Basic safe gun handling negates any issue that exists....

According to an internal Remington memo, "the actual sequence required to make a gun malfunction, or "trick," is to place the safety between the "safe" and "fire" positions, pull the trigger, and then place the safety in the "fire" position - which causes affected guns to fire."

Remington estimates that 1% of the 700s produced can be manipulated in this manner. NOT ALL... I can't make any of my model 700s or 721s fire in this manner....

Now it's simple, if you don't pull the trigger and deliberately manipulate the safety... twice, both before and after, the rifle won't fire.

According to David Petzal:

"If the original 700 trigger has a fault, it is that it can be fooled with by anyone who has a small screwdriver. The adjustments are delicate, and if you don’t know how (or know enough) to keep sufficient engagement between the sear and the trigger connector, the rifle can slam fire, or fire when it’s dropped, or fire when the safety is flipped off. The same thing happens when you set the trigger pull lower than 3 pounds; it is not designed to function below that level, and there are some fools who love to take it down to 2 or 2 ½.

Right now I have an old 700 with a Walker trigger that has had over 5,000 rounds put through it with never a problem. But give me 5 minutes and a jeweler’s screwdriver and I can make it dangerous."