Your post does make me feel better about this. I certainly agree that stuff happens.The Annoyed Man wrote:Don't hold off. This is a non-issue. Like Pete Camp said, several decades worth of military snipers using Remington 700s can't be wrong. It's a military weapon. If the rifle were unsafe to anyone other than the target, they would have forced Remington to deal with it.Mando'a wrote:I've been in the market to buy a 700 in .308.
I wanted to take it deer hunting in Arkansas this November.
I guess I'll hold off for a while longer.
Newsflash: Not all cops are for real shooters, including their snipers.
Another newsflash: even real shooters sometimes make mistakes.
Final newsflash: Sometimes things break, and "stuff" happens. I have yet to see a 100%, without every any history of flaw failure or breakeage, reliable firearm. They are all a matter of degree and percentages.
If you want a Remington 700, get you one. You'll never regret it. I love mine:
When I was researching this rifle, I never found any thing concerning this issue. Although, I was looking more for the reviews.
I also figured that since it has been in service for the U.S. Military for about 20yrs+ as the M24, it must be pretty reliable.
Which was the main reason it was my #1 pick (Savage Edge XP was my #2, Mosin-Nagant #3).
I found a rebuttal here from Remington:
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I haven't Googled yet for this issue, but I will as soon as I get time. It's not the first time I've been taken in on shock reporting...
Thanks again for the reassurance.