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On February 19, 2017, CBS News' 60 Minutes aired a segment on the Remington 700 trigger mechanism safety. The episode highlighted incidents of accidental deaths as a result of Remington 700s firing without the trigger being pulled, problems with Remington's trigger mechanism replacement program, and a class-action lawsuit filed by Remington owners.
The action has a very similar outer profile to the Remington 700 enabling it to accept standard Remington 700 pattern scope mounts. [7] The trigger has one stage, with an adjustable weight between 1000 and 2000 grams (2.2 to 4.4 lbs). [8] The bolt has 3 locking lugs and a 60 degree bolt throw. [8]
Walker developed various cartridges while at Remington including .222 Remington, .244 Remington (later renamed 6mm Remington), and 6mm BR. [3] [4] [5] Walker also held patents, including one in 1950 for the trigger which went into the Remington Model 700. [6] That trigger has been associated with misfiring for which he proposed a solution. [6]
I have a couple of Remington guns – a Model 552 Speedmaster semiautomatic .22, and Model 870 12-gauge turkey gun with a matte finish. They both look great and shoot great. I love both of them.
Aftermarket bottom metals are available commercially for various models of modern firearms. It is not uncommon to see a firearm with internal magazine (e.g. a Remington 700 rifle) being modified to accept various models of detachable box magazines (e.g. an AICS magazine), simply by replacing the factory bottom metal with an aftermarket one. [2]
For example, factory and aftermarket receivers using the Remington 700 footprint are produced with various types of action threads, all with a 26.99 mm (1 + 1 ⁄ 16 in) diameter, but with a pitch of either a 1.588 mm (16 TPI, Remington standard), 1.411 mm (18 TPI) or 1.270 mm (20 TPI, Savage standard). [1]
A two-stage match trigger is available which will break at approximately 3.5 lbs. This trigger can be ordered with a new rifle or retrofitted to an older one. The older one was a two-stage trigger that was about twice as heavy, and some complaints included trigger slap. As of May 2009, the new trigger has been shipping with all new rifles.
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