Remington Model 700 and Model Seven: Voluntary Recall

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mellow_c

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Just read in last months issue of American Rifleman that....

"Remington has announced a voluntary recall of Model 700 and Model Seven rifles with X-Mark Pro (XMP) triggers, manufactured from May 1, 2006 to April 9, 2014. Senior Remington engineers have determined that some of the guns could, under certain circumstances, unintentionally discharge. In the interest of safety, they are being recalled."

"Remington's investigation has determined that some XMP triggers might have excess bonding agent used in the assembly process, which could cause an unintentional discharge. Therefore, Remington is recalling all affected products to fully inspect and clean the XMP triggers with a specialized process. Remington advises that customers immediately cease use of recalled rifles and return them to Remington, free of charge. The rifles will be inspected, cleaned, tested and returned as soon as possible. The company advises consumers not to attempt to diagnose or repair recalled rifles."

"For help determining whether your rifle(s) are subject to recall, call, toll-free (800) 243-9700. Follow prompt #3, then prompt #1. Phones are open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT. Or visit: xmprecall.remington.com."


I believe I have a rifle in this category. Looks like I'll be giving them a call. I was actually planning on putting a Timney trigger in at some point, and I'm betting that would replace what ever part or area of concern Remington is referring too, but I haven't looked that far into it.

Here is the link. http://xmprecall.remington.com/
 
What is it with Remington? The military buys their rifles, the accuracy is good but they can't get a trigger right? If I was Remington I would work a deal with Timney and have Timney triggers as STANDARD in any Remington. If the current trigger is worth say $25 and they can get the Timney wholesale- the added cost would not be that much more.
 
There isn't any problem with the current trigger. There is the possibility that adhesive dripped inside some of them during assembly. The recall is to inspect and clean any adhesive if present.

What is it with Remington? The military buys their rifles,
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Remington actions are used as the basis for military sniper rifles. Not many factory parts are left when military gunsmiths finish with them.
 
I am new to this site and new to rifle hunting
I purchased a remington 700 cdl in 30-06 in April so that I could begin rifle hunting this fall and have the opportunity to shoot this summer.
I found out about the recall just days after I received my new rifle and made that call to Remington.
I received the box from the company and shipped them my rifle. I got an email on 4/22 stating that they had received it. I then got an email on 6/14 that my rifle was done and that it had shipped.
Got it a few days later and all seems well.
Just thought I would post to give an idea what the time involved may be. Obviously it could be more or less (prob more at this point) but some idea can help with some decisions on what you prefer to do....
 
I have 2-700s & 1-Model 7 here that would have met the recall requirements. I installed 3-Timney's over last winter because I got tired of Rems X-Mark Pro triggers pull of 11 lbs. {11 lb. pull weight was measured on one of my 700s.} As of today. All three installed Timney's were factory set to 3-1/2 lbs before their install. >What a difference that has made. 270 & 25-06 are fun to shoot now.
 
Thanks to mellow for posting this notice and the link. When I first read this, my reaction was similar to davem's. It was, "Oh no. Here we go again. Why can't remington get it right?" I realize that RARE glitches can happen in the manufacturing process, but remington's trigger problems are no longer an event. They've become a pattern.

The XMP trigger design may be OK now, but you also have to fabricate the design correctly and install and adjust the trigger correctly. Since we have a recall notice, remington is obviously not fabricating them correctly and from sureshotmcgee's post, they're not installing and adjusting them properly. (I have no reason to doubt sureshot's measured 11 pound pull.) To me, that equals not getting it right.

I have three older remington 700's with the self-releasing trigger: a .308 win, a 6.5x55, and a .221FB (that's fireball, not face book). It's my intent to follow sureshot's example and replace them with timney's. The current difficulty, besides the 130$ cost per rifle, is that the timney's have been out of stock at midway for months. I guess demand is greater than the supply at present.
 
No need to buy Timney triggers from a retailer. Buy direct from Timney and they will factory pre-set your triggers Pull/lbs. to your requirements (at no additional charge.)
 
@sureshot: Thanks for the suggestion. How stupid of me!! I live in the phoenix area, and timney is about a 30 minute drive from my house.
 
This is not news. This recall was announced in April, and discussed here on TFL in several threads. Hey, just be happy that GM isn't making guns!
 
^LOL @ GM!^

Seriously though. I wonder if this affects the AAC guns? I have a Micro 7 I bought last year. I had my local smith go through & slicken up the action & trigger pull so I figured he'd find anything wrong if there was.
 
In my opinion Remington 700 is the best rifle out there. Just by recalling it shows that they are a stand up Mfg. Remington has a excellent trigger. If you don't like the trigger replace it with a CUSTOM Timney they are one of the best triggers out there. If you want to customize go with timney. That doesn't make the Remington trigger bad. If you want a bad trigger purchase a old Ruger. Don't waste time send in the rifle and have them go over it for NOTHING now so you will have it for hunting. Ever since Savage came out with a new trigger the triggers of all Mfgs. have been reworked that is what is going on. It is called competition. It's like a new feature on a car.
 
Longshot4 said:
It's like a new feature on a car.
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Yes, just like that new "Airbag no longer goes off at random when you turn the ignition" feature that came out last year, right? Regardless of what you feel about the XMP trigger (I've shot one and liked it fine, though I'm partial to the pre-MOA Winchester 70 triggers myself), this is a liability fix for a potentially lethal manufacturing defect, not a free upgrade.
 
The 700 I blueprinted this summer isn't affected by the recall. I have to turn the barrel down a bit and polish it next semester. Mine has the older trigger too. I'm keeping that.

Mr. Timney hates our school. He learned that we disassemble his triggers and stone them before adjusting them.
 
I replaced my 700s triggers with the Rifle Basix after market. Haven't had a chance to get to the range yet but they seem like really nice triggers.

I wanted the Timney but every one was sold out and I didn't know one could buy direct from them.
 
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