Remington 700

[Savage99]

Never chamber a loaded round in a gun like that unless the firing pin has been removed.

Or it has a M-70 type three position safety that holds the firing pin back and allows the bolt to be opened or a coin is holding the firing pin back against the bolt shroud.

While I had a 722 it never had an A.D.

I would not own or touch a gun like those with an ten foot pole.

 

[IROCZ]

I have a 721 and 2 700's and have never had a problem with any of them. All have several thousand round through them.

 

[gibble888]

Yes but i also like rem,wins and others...my prob is model 700's under any other name would be complete junk...crappy barrels crappy saftey come on is this fisher price? My go to deer rifle is a 760 which shoots under moa...

 

[sage5907]

I bought a Remington from a friend who had cleaned the trigger many times with WD-40. My wife was using the rifle, flipped off the safety, and the rifle fired. I think rc is correct that the trigger could be cleaned with a solvent which would remove the gunk from the trigger. Frankly, I would never trust a trigger that had fired like that. I replace the trigger with a new one. I would recommend a Timney.

 

[WVRJ]

I would say the trigger had some gunk or dirt in it,and the sear didn't return properly.I've owned and shot and adjusted the M700 trigger for 30 plus years.In at least 30 different rifles,I've never experienced an AD.The OP never said anything about the safety being on.If it fired on bolt closing,the sear let go,likely because it wasn't put back into position by the return spring.

 

[hiplains]

Use Lighter fluid to clean/lube your triggers.

 

[SleazyRider]

Thanks, Natman, for the diagrams and explanation you provided in the previous (closed) thread. By any chance, does a similar diagram exist that depicts the new, improved, post-2007 trigger mechanism? I'm curious as to exactly how they dealt with that gap behind the trigger connector.

 

[natman]

Thanks, Natman, for the diagrams and explanation you provided in the previous (closed) thread. By any chance, does a similar diagram exist that depicts the new, improved, post-2007 trigger mechanism? I'm curious as to exactly how they dealt with that gap behind the trigger connector.

As far as I can tell in the Mark X trigger Remington dealt with the trigger connector the same way every other manufacturer dealt with it - they didn't put one in. The trigger acts directly on the sear, just like most triggers.

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/01/15/remingtons-new-adjustable-x-mark-pro-trigger/

 

[SleazyRider]

ADL

What about the new model ADLs? I don't believe they have the Mark X trigger as they are non-adjustable. I wonder if it's the same design but safety-lacquered at the factory to keep curmudgeons like myself from tampering with them for reasons of liability. Does anybody know about the post-2007 ADL trigger?

 

[scottishkat]

I've owned as many as 10 model 700 rifles without a UD. Some of the triggers were absolute junk 1 in particular I still own a VLS in 260 had like 3 stages of creep. Replaced with a timney which is not a major job if you're handy with a firearm and tools. All of them have shot well some have been stellar

I purchased one of there R25's it had the worst trigger in history spent near 300.00 on an American Gold trigger problem gone.

Some people will own a firearm and never take it apart and clean it. Its the first thing that happens to all of mine. I would clean it. If you are still worried about it replace the trigger. I would have a problem selling one that I knew had a problem like you describe.

I don't care for the safety/trigger assembly on the 700's don't like bolts that open with the safety on. The xmark is not a significant departure from the old the bolt still opens when the safety is on it is a good trigger though.

Good luck and shoot straight.

Bob

 

[Bexar]

In high school 1971 a buddy and I were at the rifle range with his new 700 and he took the safety off after squeezing the trigger with the safety on and sent a round down range. The old 700's you couldn't lift the bolt without taking the safety off. More recently manufactured ones you can. My buddy and I couldn't figure out what happened. Anyway several years later I took the safety off after squeezing the trigger and same deal but in my case I had a snap cap in the chamber because I had wanted to check the trigger pull on a .375 H&H I'd recently bought. Ever since then if I pull the trigger on a 700 and the safety is on if I can I lift the bolt to reset the trigger and sear. I won't ever shoot a 700 I can't lift the bolt with the safety on. It's kind of a moot point because my rifle buying days are over. I've heard of a new buyer of a 700 that had his finger on the trigger when he pushed the safety forward. When he did he rotated his wrist and his finger pulled the trigger as his wrist rotated. He received a quick lecture from the gun salesman. Anyway, I just have lost interest in the Remington 700s. Excellent rifles but I wouldn't buy one for my Wife or Daughter because of the spooky safety issue.

 

[Maj Dad]

I don't own a M700, but I have experience with unexpected discharges. M1 Garands/M14s will double with grease (Tetra, applied by me for spiffy trigger pulls) on the hammer hooks/sear - after 3 instances, I keep all my Garand/M14 trigger assemblies very clean and very lightly oiled. No further issues, and I live happily with GI spec triggers. My take is that broken or gunked up parts can cause problems, regardless of the weapon. Clean is good...