Judge approves landmark Remington rifle settlement

Judge approves landmark Remington rifle settlement

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"By approving this settlement, the Court facilitates remediation of the alleged defect," Smith wrote. "That result may save lives and reduce the risk of injury to others."

The settlement covers Remington's Model 700, as well as these other firearms: Seven, Sportsman 78, 673, 710, 715, 770, 600, 660, 721, 722 and 725 rifles, and the XP-100 bolt-action pistol.

Under the settlement, most of these guns will be retrofitted with a new trigger mechanism free of charge. However, some models — specifically the 600, 660, 721, 722, 725 and XP-100 — are considered too old to be retrofitted, so Remington is offering owners of those guns a product voucher worth between $10 and $12.50.

More information on the settlement and claim forms are available here.

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Wow, between $10 and 12.50, that should just about cover shipping on an aftermarket fix to this problem.

The lawyers made out OK collecting $12.5MM in fees. So typical of any class action.

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Originally Posted by Gman

Judge approves landmark Remington rifle settlement

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As far as I'm concerned, isn't this mostly a problem if you're not following BASIC firearm safety? Treat every gun as if it's loaded = don't be a jackass with your rifle. Never let the muzzle of a weapon cover anything you're not willing to destroy = even if it goes off, it's pointed in the safest direction possible and not pointed at any living thing you aren't planning on shooting. Keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot = wouldn't that eliminate the supposed problem? Always be certain of the target and beyond = know what you're shooting at.

I've owned several Remington 700s and never had an issue, that's not saying that NONE of them have the issue, but if you're doing other things right, this SHOULD be a non issue.

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Originally Posted by osok-308

As far as I'm concerned, isn't this mostly a problem if you're not following BASIC firearm safety? Treat every gun as if it's loaded = don't be a jackass with your rifle. Never let the muzzle of a weapon cover anything you're not willing to destroy = even if it goes off, it's pointed in the safest direction possible and not pointed at any living thing you aren't planning on shooting. Keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot = wouldn't that eliminate the supposed problem? Always be certain of the target and beyond = know what you're shooting at.

I've owned several Remington 700s and never had an issue, that's not saying that NONE of them have the issue, but if you're doing other things right, this SHOULD be a non issue.

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You're wrong. I know the author of a field and stream article that detailed this a long time ago. He lost a good portion of his hearing due to someone else's 300 win mag going off in an enclosed area.

The gun was new and had only been sighted in for that hunting season.

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Originally Posted by Wulf202

You're wrong. I know the author of a field and stream article that detailed this a long time ago. He lost a good portion of his hearing due to someone else's 300 win mag going off in an enclosed area.

The gun was new and had only been sighted in for that hunting season.

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Hearing is another issue. I honestly did not think of the hearing aspect. I meant in the "you won't shoot someone if you follow firearm safety" manner. Thanks for pointing that other part out. That does suck, and I've lost hearing as a result of firing indoors, so I definitely see that now (mostly because I can't hear it too well).

Correct me again if I'm wrong, but isn't that the problem also related to actuated both the safety and the trigger at different times? If so, can situations like that also be avoided by keeping your finger off the trigger?

There has been a couple of documentary films done on the problem. Seems to be varying accounts of how it happens:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS_GDpZM3ak