Recently I picked up a very nice Rem 700 mountain rifle in 7x57. My only other 700 is a KS from the custom shop. I know there were potential issues with 700 triggers at some point and I assume there is a range of serial numbers that might be in question. Should I consider replacing my current trigger (which is crisp and with no creep)?

Thanks,

JDG

I have had 700s for 40 years and have never had a single trigger issue. I have a vault full of 700s now, some have after market triggers but not because of any safety issues. Keep the wd40 away from it and flush it with lighter fluid every couple of years and you should be good to go.


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JTEX pretty much covers it, except I use brake parts cleaner in a spray can. These triggers need no oil or other lubrication to properly function.

If you keep the original triggers clean, they function as intended. If you neglect them and let bore solvent, rain, etc. gum them up, they will become hazardous.

At least that is my experience with the several that I have owned and friends have owned.

Jeremy

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I use 3 parts lacquer thinner to 1 part sewing machine oil. Soak it for a couple hours or overnight and then blow the snot out of it with the air compressor. Then re-seal all the adjusting screws with thick superglue and spray the glue with catalyst to freeze it. The lacquer thinner not only dissolves the old polymerized oil, but it also dissolves all of the glue that Remington seals the screw heads with. Enough of the sewing machine oil will remain to lube the trigger. Sewing machine oil is mineral oil and supposedly takes years to polymerize.