Covington VA –-(Ammoland.com)- Member Jim Busch sent me this after seeing the update item:
I wanted to provide to you a heads up regarding my experience with the Remington Model 700 & Model Seven rifle recall.
The publicly available Remington online website to enter the serial number did not flag the rifle for recall when I entered the information, nor did it correctly work for Remington Customer Service when I contacted them directly.
I already was aware of the the manufacturing date of the rifle, so it stymied me that the site didn’t recognize such to be subject to recall, and caused me to contact Remington directly, via telephone.
Thankfully, Remington’s internal system flagged my rifle. As such, I would strongly suggest anybody with a smooth trigger to not utilize the website to determine if their Models 7 or 700 are subject to recall, but instead, directly contact a Remington recall CSR at 1-800-243-9700.
Remington takes 10 business days for Remington to ship a box via UPS to one’s door, so that one is able to pack said rifle back to ship to Remington. UPS pickup after contact with Remington, takes an additional 3 business days.
Furthermore, Remington is advising owners that recall repairs are taking 12 weeks.
Remington has stated that they will provide a tool mark on the rifle receiver to indicate that the trigger work was completed.
Remington does not provide a time to ship when repairs are completed, nor the UPS shipping time after leaving the Remington.
To summarize, a recall rifle is estimated to take 14 weeks from time of contact with Remington,to time of completed repair. Shipping return is unknown at this point. Your experience may vary…
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It took a couple of weeks to receive the shipping box. Once It was shipped back to Remington’s repair in North Carolina, it only took 10 days to get it back. I think the long wait advertised by Remington may be a scare tactic..but what do I know? I have not had a chance to check the repair, but the service was a lot quicker than advertised.
Just got my trigger replaced by Remington at one of their regional Authorized Repair Center (Triton Arms, Max Meadows, VA). It took one week from the time I shipped the gun off until I got it back. The process was very easy. Go online to http://www.remingtonfirearmsclassactionsettlement.com and complete a Claim (click on the Submit a Claim button on the main homepage). Remington will ship you a box with hard foam insert, custom fit to your rifle. Once you receive the box, you go back to the class action settlement website and click on Request Pickup tab. UPS showed up at… Read more »
My 700 was purchased in 1980. There was never a problem through hundreds of rounds. I lost interest in hunting in the late 80’s and the rifle sat unused until 2015, when I got interested in hunting coyotes. I loaded some ammo and found the scope was still dead on after all that time. On my 3rd hunt, I started to unload the rifle but the safety would not move. I placed both hands around the stock wrist, no fingers inside the trigger guard, and pushed the safety with both thumbs. The rifle fired, fortunately up and downrange. I tried… Read more »
Haven’t had to deal with Remington yet but I got a feeling. I was hunting in northern ga with my 700 BDL My wife got me via her dad for xmas last year. He bought it off of a guy at his trap club. While tracking the Buck I shot we saw another buck moving through the area and when I flipped the safety to fire, the gun went off. Scared the bajesus outa me and my cousin( both of us retired military with years of gun handling). Doesn’t sound like sending it to Remington is a good idea, but… Read more »
I had the recall work done last year. It took 3+ months to get the rifle back. The replacement trigger is horrible. I haven’t measured it, but I estimate the trigger breaks at about 10 pounds. It is incredibly stiff, though not gritty. You have to remove your scope before sending it back to the factory which means a re-install and re-zero when you get it back. I asked about a voucher for a box of ammo for the additional expense caused by their manufacturing error but got nowhere. If I had a do-over, I would have just taken the… Read more »
from the time i contacted remington about my 700 and got it back repaired was about three weeks. not bad for a trigger repair. i think they are supposed to put a tool mark on the rifle but i have not found it yet. will keep looking or call the 800 number. thanks Remington
I have the same problem I talked to a car an still have not even gotten a box my first Remington an my last I will buy my own trigger an have it installed Jewell is going to be my choice. If I ever buy another Remington rifle it want have a trigger in it .
Shipped my rifle December 1 and it was returned repaired December 17.
The best way to upgrade a 700 is to install a model 70 winchester
Three position safety that locks the firing pin . Not a trigger safety.
Also install a timney or better yet a jewell trigger. Gentry in Montana
Makes the safeties.
After reading all the negative comments/reports on Remington’s slow to, delayed/no time given for repair on the Rem 700 trigger malfunctions,I purchased a replacement trigger from Timney triggers, replaced it my self in around 20 minutes. New trigger works (they will set trigger pull for you) I have mine at 2.5 lbs)n the ew trigger is much sweeter than the original.
Timney trigger /$134+ do it yourself,keep your gun home.