Any Remington 788 fans here?

[mtmuley]

Not me, my 308 had a faulty safety. One of many. Ugly, deadly, and unpredictably dangerous, sounds kind of like a feral pig. It soured me on Remingtons.

A 788 or a 700? Lots of people are scared of Remingtons. I'm not one of them. mtmuley

 

[adoc65]

A 788 or a 700? Lots of people are scared of Remingtons. I'm not one of them. mtmuley

Me neither!

 

[Pagosa]

Not me, my 308 had a faulty safety. One of many. Ugly, deadly, and unpredictably dangerous, sounds kind of like a feral pig. It soured me on Remingtons.

Its best to install a trimney trigger, it will resolve issues.

 

[mtmuley]

Its best to install a trimney trigger, it will resolve issues.

A good smith that knows Remingtons can tune up a Walker trigger. mtmuley

 

[Hammsolo]

Its best to install a trimney trigger, it will resolve issues.

It went boom, and that was it. It gave me the “I can’t trust it itch.” I was also a kid with limited cash.

 

[Brad]

A good smith that knows Remingtons can tune up a Walker trigger. mtmuley

Yes they can, but the Walker design will never be safe. Having said that, the 788 did not have a Walker trigger.

In this day of safe aftermarket triggers it's utter foolishness to keep a Walker trigger on a 700.

 

[mtmuley]

Yes they can, but the Walker design will never be safe. Having said that, the 788 did not have a Walker trigger.

In this day of safe aftermarket triggers it's utter foolishness to keep a Walker trigger on a 700.

I know the 788 is a totally different trigger. We can disagree on the Walker. mtmuley

 

[Brad]

I know the 788 is a totally different trigger. We can disagree on the Walker. mtmuley

I helped Rich Barber some with his Remington Lawsuit back in the early 2000's and read piles of classified Remington internal documents, including Mike Walker's court sealed testimony. In his testimony Walker stated he pleaded with Remington to not use his trigger, calling it completely unsafe. Internal Remington testing showed this to be the case. The volumes of what I read was absolutely chilling, as was Remington's wanton disregard for public safety. Per firearm it was $0.12 cheaper to stick with the Walker trigger, even though Remington's internal documents showed they absolutely knew they had a dangerous design. They calculated it was cheaper to settle lawsuits than change, and the internal documents showed this to be their reasoning.

Keep using your Walker triggers, even though Mike Walker himself wouldn't use them...

 

[mtmuley]

I helped Rich Barber some with his Remington Lawsuit back in the early 2000's and read piles of classified Remington internal documents, including Mike Walker's court sealed testimony. In his testimony Walker stated he pleaded with Remington to not use his trigger, calling it completely unsafe. Internal Remington testing showed this to be the case. The volumes of what I read was absolutely chilling, as was Remington's wanton disregard for public safety. Per firearm it was $0.12 cheaper to stick with the Walker trigger, even though Remington's internal documents showed they absolutely knew they had a dangerous design. The calculated it was cheaper to settle lawsuits than change, and the internal documents showed this to be their reasoning.

Keep using your Walker triggers, even though Mike Walker himself wouldn't use them...

Old news. And yeah, I'll use what I want. Thanks. mtmuley

 

[Brad]

Old news. And yeah, I'll use what I want. Thanks. mtmuley

Gravity is still real even though it's "old news." But suit yourself...

 

[mtmuley]

Gravity is still real even though it's "old news." But suit yourself...

Thanks again. mtmuley

 

[Blue Steel]

Per firearm it was $0.12 cheaper to stick with the Walker trigger, even though Remington's internal documents showed they absolutely knew they had a dangerous design. They calculated it was cheaper to settle lawsuits than change, and the internal documents showed this to be their reasoning.

Sounds like the Ford Pinto situation. Cost benefit analysis.

 

[mtmuley]

Sounds like the Ford Pinto situation. Cost benefit analysis.

I should never have brought it up. mtmuley

 

[Brad]

Sounds like the Ford Pinto situation. Cost benefit analysis.

That is 100% what it was.