700 recall

[Plane]

http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/massive-785-million-recall-for-popular-us-gun/ar-BBgoPPI


I first heard of this problem twenty years ago.

If you have a Remington 700 keep the muzzle in a safe direction ALL THE TIME.

When you throw the bolt or disengage the safety it has a small chance of going off.

This does not need to happen very often to be a serious problem.

Why this has gone on so long I really don't know.

[Xavier_Onassis]

I find a recall of guns based on their perhaps being dangerous ironic and rather funny.

[Plane]

A gun that is dangerous when not intended is a problem.

Having no danger when you need some is just a different problem, probably a worse one.

[kimba1]

this is a math safety issue. this chance of it firing is soo small that it can be sold to the public without concern but not changing the trigger design means the chances of misfire  will increase overtime to the point that it will happen with certainty. 700 million will easily do it. what crazy is this can`t be the same gun design as the original so basicly the company is insistant on keeping that trigger design for other guns also. meaning the cost saving issue is hardly a valid one since the rest of the gun has  changed.