A 788 or a 700? Lots of people are scared of Remingtons. I'm not one of them. mtmuley
Any Remington 788 fans here?
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Me neither!
Its best to install a trimney trigger, it will resolve issues.
A good smith that knows Remingtons can tune up a Walker trigger. mtmuley
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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.
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
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...
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...
Thanks again. mtmuley
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Sounds like the Ford Pinto situation. Cost benefit analysis.
I should never have brought it up. mtmuley
That is 100% what it was.
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I heard of that on the 700s, but not on the 788.
But the only safety you can EVER count on is the one between your ears.
I had a Charles Daly trap gun, single shot. One time at a shoot it went off when I closed it up into the ground!
The next day, I went to the gunsmith.
He replaced a trigger spring. Said it was wore and probably dirt got in there. Never had a problem after that.
But those 788s are pretty much all shooters.
Another fellow told me that’s why they were discontinued. With the solid receiver they shot better than the premiere 700!
I have too many guns as it is.
But if I find a 788 in .223 at a decent price, I’ll have one more!
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