![]() I believe there has been some type of agreement reached with the courts about legal responsibility of any further law suits, seeing has Remington has changed ownership many times over the DuPont years. No doubt the "X Mark" Trigger is a much improved system, and will end this problem for good. I own 4 Remington 700's, all with the Walker Fire Control system, and have never had any issues with them. A recall was out of the question since it would have bankrupted Remington which was doing poorly financially to begin with, and because of the amount of rifles that were manufactured with this fire control system. Adjusting the X-Mark Pro trigger on the Remington 700 - YouTube 0:00 / 2:03 Adjusting the X-Mark Pro trigger on the Remington 700 worldgunshot 231 subscribers Subscribe 98K views 9 years ago. In the Luis case the defense attorney countered, "What is a safe direction to point a rifle when it accidentally discharges?" Dead meat right there. Us gun guys would argue, much like Remington attorneys did unsuccessfully, that any gun should be pointed in a safe direction before moving the safety lever. I kept backing it out more and more until it almost fell out. Mine came with a very very heavy trigger pull so I tried adjusting the little set screw on the trigger that you can adjust externally per the manual. It was proven in several court cases the gun would "sometimes" fire when the safety was moved from "safe" to "fire" position. It came with the X-Mark Pro trigger with the external adjustment screw on the top of the trigger shoe. Clearly, Remington simply needed something to advertise to compete in the new trigger war, and the X-Mark Pro is the result. ![]() It replaced the infamous Walker Fire Control system that plagued the Remington 700 line with many law suits over the years that cost them tens of millions of dollars, (mostly when DuPont owned Remington). The X-Mark Pro trigger mechanism can be retrofitted to any older Model 700 or Model Seven rifle at a Remington authorized service center, but we recommend against doing so. The Remington "X Mark Pro Trigger" came on line after or right before Cerberus Capitol Management bought Remington. Throw away x-mark, Replace with timney 4. The most common trigger in the game is the X that is located on the trigger. Mine breaks like a glass rod at 28 ounces, no creep or overtravel.Īll that said.It worked for me, and it voided the warranty on the trigger, not the entire rifle.I'm not saying everybody should try it, but any gunsmith worth his salt should be able to handle it.Īnd Mel.I agree with you about the color.I'm not crazy about the shiny trigger either, but the sucker sure is sweet in all other aspects.ĮDITED TO ADD: I managed to get mine down to 24 ounces.but that's as light as it would go and still pass the safety checks (slam bolt home, bang butt of stock on the floor).I decided to go with 28 ounces for a little safety cushion. I've adjusted many Remington 700 triggers over the years.and after I adjusted the Xmark trigger on my SPS Tactical, I have to say the Xmark is a better trigger. ![]() You can adjust all 3 screws on the X mark triggers too.but it takes a propane torch to break them loose.Īfter you get them loose, the adjustments are the same as the old triggers. ![]()
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