Does any one know where i could source a STAINLESS STEEL 3 position saftey for a Rem model 700...Gentry had them , but his supplier went belly up
any help would be appeciated

Maybe:

http://www.golmatic.de/Waffen_...darf_en/teile_en.htm

thanks, was un aware Golmatic made 3 position safties for M 700 REM
need ss!

Have you checked PT&G?
Butch

M 98,

I do not know if this will help you but I installed a Jewell stainless steel trigger in my model 700. Although it is not a 3 position safety you can open the bolt in the "on safe" position.

Link to PT&G website:

http://www.pacifictoolandgauge.../parts/remington.htm

I would never put a 3 pos safety on a Remington, it just wasn't designed to work that way.

M98,
There's one (not sure if SS) for sale on Australian Hunting Net.

"Remington 3 position safety kit for model 700, includes cocking piece
$135 posted"

http://www.australianhunting.n...ex.php?topic=81902.0

Cheers...
Con

GUYS
thanks, i just got word from Gentry that he will have a batch off SS three poistion safties ready in about 2 weeks

Don't buy the Genty, you will end up regretting it. Get the one from PTG

What problems have you struck with them Jim?

GG

JIM
i agree but....
Gentry is the only one who makes SS, customer wants the SS, CUSTOMER GETS IT!!

GG
poorly made, lots of complaints, with fitting etc etc

quote:

Originally posted by GG375:
What problems have you struck with them Jim?

GG

The two that I had trouble with would not time correctly. I just should have learned after the first one.

DOesn't PTG offer a stainless one?

You might check with Satterlee Arms to see if they make one in stainless.

Hal

quote:

Originally posted by D99:
I would never put a 3 pos safety on a Remington, it just wasn't designed to work that way.

WTF does the factory safety system have to do with using a different type safety on a custom rifle. I have only seena couple Mausers that had the factory safety. And all of them had different triggers, most ahd new barrels with chamberings not offerred from the factory.

So what is the problem with the M70 safey on the Remington? I own one and have made several more like that. it doesn't matter, i am just really curious whay you would feel that way.

BTW- I have only used Gentrys, as that was the only SS M70 safety for the M700 available at the time. If PTG makes a SS safety i would definitely use that one. I would expect the quality to be much higher

PTG does not offer a SS one

The M700 was designed for use with a trigger safety.

Every used M700 with a 3 pos safety I ever see works like two wheel cogs running together with about 50% broken teeth. Or "just barely". Not sure if it is gunsmith failure or design failure, but all of them leave me cold.

Voere makes a decocker type safety for it, but unless I could send it to Voere I don't think I would even use that.

I find that feeling kinda bizarre, as this forum is probably 90%+ devoted to changing guns as they came from the factory. A relatively small amount of the posts are about repair, but most deal with changiung triggers, safeties, barrels, metal finishes, stocks, bedding, etc. Your feelings on the M700 safeties are 100% Ok, but I am just suprised that that a member of the gunsmithing forum would have concerns such as this. Just purely out of curiosity, do you have any modified guns, or all of them just as they left the factory? Again, your feelings are totally OK, i am jsut surprised and curious.

This is a PT&G on a 700 clone. Pic may be a little dark. I trust it much more than the factory safety.


Butch