Well fellas, I just finished attempting to adjust the trigger on my 2 day old Rem 700. The first two screws backed out easily, but the sear adjustment screw was very hard to back out. After about 1.5 turns, the screw actually broke...the head sheared off. :confused:

Will Remington cover this under warranty? I know adjusting the trigger in a "No-No" to them, but do they really think that folks use them at the factory setting of 10-12 lbs? If they do cover this will I need to send it in to them, or can a Remington authorized gunsmith do the repair? I don't feel comfortable tapping the screw myself.

If this isn't covered under warranty I assume that it would probably be cheaper just to get an aftermarket Timney trigger than to pay a gunsmith to drill and tap the broken screw.

Thanks for the help guys,
Hunter

Well, after doing a little searching on the good old internet I have seen that some folks have had trigger problems and that adjusting the trigger voids the warranty. Oh, great...thats just lovely.

But some folks said that if your local gunsmith is a Rem authorized gunsmith that they will do the work under warranty and bill Rem for it. Do any of you have any experiences similar to this?

Thanks again,
Hunter

Your gunnsmith will be able to back the screw out without much problem I bet. I had the same thing happen recently on an action screw. It was bad on the inside (a void in the metal). When you get everything from the cheapest possible source (China), you are going to have some bad parts.

Your local gunsmith should be able to take care of it and bill Remington. If he does not then you can either get an aftermarket trigger or another Rem 700 trigger. It's hard to imagine why they would install an adjustable trigger then void a warrentee if you adjusted it.

Most Remington triggers are pretty good, but over the course of 45 years dealing with them I've ran across a stinker or two that just couldn't be made to work well.

I just installed a Timney into a friends 7mm STW and it had a perfectly good trigger already. He just likes Timney's. If all else fails give me a PM, I"ve got a couple of Rem factory triggers in the parts box.

Thanks fellas. I'm gonna go visit my gunsmith in a couple of hours. Hopefully he can take care of it, though I hope he isn't upset that I didn't take it to him to adjust the trigger in the first place.

If he can't take care of it, I'll shoot you a pm about another trigger.

Thanks,
Hunter

Well, after doing a little searching on the good old internet I have seen that some folks have had trigger problems and that adjusting the trigger voids the warranty. Oh, great...thats just lovely.

But some folks said that if your local gunsmith is a Rem authorized gunsmith that they will do the work under warranty and bill Rem for it. Do any of you have any experiences similar to this?

Thanks again,
Hunter

I was going to say something similar...
Take it to a gunsmith and have him do it. Pay him the small fee and don't involve warranty.
This isn't a warranty issue.
There was no failure of anything as a result of normal use.

Tmac, I'm not too worried about the warranty because it isn't a lot of money. But I disagree with this statement:

"There was no failure of anything as a result of normal use."

I would certainly think that a sear adjustment screw shearing would qualify as a failure of a part that is normally used.

A screw with a void or crack in it is faulty right?

A trigger adjustment is normal use right?...I mean, how many folks do you know that don't adjust their triggers down from the factory setting of around 10 lbs?

In the end $100 isn't a lot of money, but when the gun itself only costs $400, it becomes a lot of money. That is 1/4 of the gun's cost that I have to spend to get the friggin thing to shoot. Imagine if you spent $2,000 on a rifle, then had to turn around and spend another $500 before it would shoot.

What a PITA, I should have bought the **** Savage,
Hunter

Well, the gunsmith said that it would probably be cheaper to put in a new trigger than to try to get the screw out. He then told me to call Cabelas (where I bought the rifle) and tell them what happened. I called Cabela's and they told me to bring the rifle in and they would swap it out for a new one. That is why I like buying from Cabelas...if you have a problem, they take care of it. Good job guys.

Now I just need to figure out if still want a Remi...Savage and Ruger look nice as well though. Maybe a 7remmag...thats another thread though.

Thank you everyone for helping out a novice,
Hunter

Well, the gunsmith said that it would probably be cheaper to put in a new trigger than to try to get the screw out. He then told me to call Cabelas (where I bought the rifle) and tell them what happened. I called Cabela's and they told me to bring the rifle in and they would swap it out for a new one. That is why I like buying from Cabelas...if you have a problem, they take care of it. Good job guys.

Now I just need to figure out if still want a Remi...Savage and Ruger look nice as well though. Maybe a 7remmag...thats another thread though.

GOOD FOR CABELAS! I have a Remington and a Savage. Both good guns. I'd get a Ruger though. The action/extractor is more fool-proof and the integral scope mounting system is great. For what you save in premium bases, you can get a Timney for it if needed. I have heard their newer model have decent triggers though. Good luck!

What a PITA, I should have bought the **** Savage
Couldn't have said it better myself :D

When you say $100 to get it to shoot right, is that how much you get charged to adjust the trigger or for a replacement? (I hope its the latter)
JB12string (shootersforums #1 savage advocate)

where did this thread go?

It was moved from the Rifles & Rifle Cartridges forum to the Gunsmithing forum. Wasn't me.

Bye
Jack

Me neither, but - this is where it rightfully belongs.