My 700 trigger was fine but I kept the wrenches and files away from it. You can get a timney or Jewell and replace it in 10 minutes if you're so inclined.
Glad to hear that he did that and everyone else that has one should do the same thing. Many Remington "lovers" just don't believe that their beloved rifle could do such a thing and probably will not do anything to correct the defect because they have never had it happen to them. It may never happen and then again due to the design it may the next time they go out to the range or into the field. Some also say that if they had been pointed in a safe direction there wouldn't have been injuries and deaths. What they obviously don't even take into consideration is the chance of a ricochet doing damage even when it's pointed away from someone and I believe that happened in at least some of the lawsuits.
xmprecall.remington.com let's you enter the serial no to see if you are on the list.
The newer ones made from 2006 on have the X Mark Pro and are under a different recall and have been for quite a few months. This recall involves ALL the 700s and 7s that were made from the 40s until they changed to the newer trigger in 2006. IMHO if I had any Remington in my safe I would replace the trigger with an aftermarket one and be done with it. For somewhere probably between $100-$200 it's not worth the risk or hassle and if you can read directions the replacement is easy to do yourself. I put a Timney in an old 03A3 30-06 and it was simple and brought the pull down to about 3.5# and it's now a MOA rifle when the old trigger was terrible, although safe (probably at least 8#).
I know when I put a Timney in my 03A3 years ago that there was a huge difference in the pull weight I was able to set it to and still be safe. It went from a 2MOA rifle to under a MOA with that trigger.
