The Popular Remington Rifle Has Been Found To Have A Defect

  • Most people who own guns are part of the majority who are aware of gun safety and how to use it. In fact, many people who own guns have been around them their entire lives and know how to handle them properly. However, what has been happening with the Remington Rifle just makes no sense and it is not the first time that Remington has been in hot water.

    Remington has received nearly 2,000 complaints about the Model 700 in the past four years alone!

    The popular Remington Model 700 rifle has a manufacturing defect that can cause it to fire without the trigger being pulled, experts told CBS’s “60 Minutes”.
    Some owners of the iconic bolt-action rifle report that it can fire rounds on its own when the safety is off. Thousands of owners have complained that the Remington 700 has gone off even though they did not pull the trigger, a class action lawsuit in federal court in Missouri alleges.

    At least two people have been killed by potentially defective Remington 700s, “60 Minutes” reported. In 2011, 16-year-old Jasmine Thar died instantly when a round from a Model 700 hit her in her grandmother’s yard in Chadbourn, N.C.

    The rifle’s owner, ex-Marine and experienced hunter James Anthony Blackwell, testified under oath that the gun went off on its own. He was across the street.
    “Do you, Anthony Blackwell, believe that you pulled the trigger?” he was asked.
    “No, sir.”
    “Do you think you touched it in any way?” he was asked.
    “No, sir.”
    Blackwell was not charged or convicted.

    This is not the first case where someone has died.

    In another state, 15-year-old Zac Stringer of Enon, Miss., was convicted after he was holding a Remington 700 that fired and killed his brother, Justin. Stringer is serving a 10-year prison sentence for his brother’s murder, but his father, Roger Stringer, believes he is innocent. The dad testified against his son at the trial but changed his mind about the murder when he learned more about the rifle.

    Roger Stringer didn't know Remington had gotten 200 complaints about Model 700s going off on their own. The alleged defect relates to a trigger mechanism, the X-Mark Pro. The father now blames Remington for the death.

    Do you own one of these rifles? Have you seen one of these rifles fire on its own before?

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    9 Comments

    1. Brent Morgan said:

      This is old news, and they fixed the problem. All you have to do is send yours in for a free fix if you have this issue.

    2. Wes Lydon said:

      Yep own lots never had this issue, keep your finger off the trigger when opening the bolt. The usual suspect is this rifle has to be in the fire position to open the bolt.

    3. Larry Woomer said:

      Years ago My XP-100 was recalled for this same thing. It was fixed and works great. Very old story…

    4. Trevor Bending said:

      And that there is only the potential of an issue if you knowingly modify the trigger group yourself beyond intructions in the manual.

    5. Michael Bandeko said:

      Go to Remingtons website and read a little more about this. Both weapons were found to be in safe operating condition by ballistics experts. 60 minutes failed to report this.

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