MSNBC SEGMENT ON THE REMINGTON 700

A friend called me Wednesday night and told me I should watch the segment on MSNBC. I don,t usually watch that network but I switched over and watched it. It was about accidental discharging of the Remington 700. I am a big Remington fan but I watched it to learn. What is your take on this?
I told my friend who is also a gun nut, that if there was a problem in the design that Remington should have changed it. But that triggers should not be adjusted too low and that guns should always be pointed in a safe direction. I own 2 Remington 700s, one for over 30 years with no problems. I bought another 700 this year that was used. The trigger was adjusted around 2 pounds and could be made to slam fire when closing the bolt. I raised the trigger pull to 4 pounds and I could not make it slam fire. I put the gun up and have not checked it since but I plan on testing it again before I hunt with it. The friend that I bought it from said that a gunsmith had adjusted the trigger before he sold it to me. I don,t blame Remington for this. Also this is a liberal network, and I would not be surprised if there is some anti-gun sentiment behind the segment. Be careful this fall and winter in the woods.

No problem with mine. I did a DIY trigger job and I believe it is around 2 lbs. However, I never point at anything I can't live with a hole in.

I agree,I did not have gun safety in school. But from the time that I was able to tote a gun, my Dad and Uncle taught me to always point the gun in a safe direction. I have heard of gun safety accidents when the gun was not supposed to be loaded.Just like Skil saws and axes, guns have to be respected and used safely.

http://www.fieldandstream.com/blogs/hunting/2010/10/petzal-different-look-remington-model-700-trigger

This is David Petzal's response to the CNBC sgment. Very good read.

Well said Mr. Petzal. 10 months of MSNBC investigating seems lacking when you compare 40 years worth of Marine Corps. testing.

There's been quite a lot published on the Remington trigger over the years. Somehow, CNBC turned up documents that indicated that engineering recommended changes and the corporate management declined to make them, plus got an interview with Mike Walker that seems to indicate corporate misfeasance.

In the business world, that's a story. And at the same time there has been some recent turnover in Remington management. Related or not, hard to say. But it's all bad PR juju. Not much of a story to gun people maybe, but a big business story, and that's what they do.