Major Khan
AH legend
Dear Forum Members ,
For several years ... I have been dying to get to the bottom of a mystery , involving the classic Remington Model 700 bolt rifle . And I am hopeful that all of you , knowledgeable gentle men ... Shall be able to provide me with some unbiased insight on this matter .
The rumours about some Remington Model 700 rifles discharging on their own ... Are they true ?
During my 10 year career as a professional shikaree ( From 1961 - 1970 ) ... I have had clients armed with ( A rough estimate of ) perhaps 12 dozen Remington Model 700 bolt rifles , come to India for shikar . Granted ... They were not perfect . In the larger calibres ( Such as .458 Winchester magnum , . 375 Holland & Holland magnum & .338 Winchester magnum ) ... The occasional extraction issue was present. And I much preferred the pre 64 Winchester Model 70 . However , in my ENTIRE career ... I have NEVER seen even a SINGLE Remington Model 700 bolt rifle discharge on it's own .
It was only from 1996 , onwards ... That I 1st began to hear rumours about the Remington Model 700 bolt rifle discharging on its own . After I 1st acquired access to internet , in 2001 ... I was suddenly greeted with an endless array of stories on the internet , about Remington Model 700 rifles discharging on their own . Of course ... 1 should not always believe every thing that they read .
So , I ask you , more knowledgeable gentle men . Was there any grain of truth to the Remington Model 700 bolt rifles going off , on their own ?
Yours sincerely ,
Major Poton Khan ( Retired )
For several years ... I have been dying to get to the bottom of a mystery , involving the classic Remington Model 700 bolt rifle . And I am hopeful that all of you , knowledgeable gentle men ... Shall be able to provide me with some unbiased insight on this matter .
The rumours about some Remington Model 700 rifles discharging on their own ... Are they true ?
During my 10 year career as a professional shikaree ( From 1961 - 1970 ) ... I have had clients armed with ( A rough estimate of ) perhaps 12 dozen Remington Model 700 bolt rifles , come to India for shikar . Granted ... They were not perfect . In the larger calibres ( Such as .458 Winchester magnum , . 375 Holland & Holland magnum & .338 Winchester magnum ) ... The occasional extraction issue was present. And I much preferred the pre 64 Winchester Model 70 . However , in my ENTIRE career ... I have NEVER seen even a SINGLE Remington Model 700 bolt rifle discharge on it's own .
It was only from 1996 , onwards ... That I 1st began to hear rumours about the Remington Model 700 bolt rifle discharging on its own . After I 1st acquired access to internet , in 2001 ... I was suddenly greeted with an endless array of stories on the internet , about Remington Model 700 rifles discharging on their own . Of course ... 1 should not always believe every thing that they read .
So , I ask you , more knowledgeable gentle men . Was there any grain of truth to the Remington Model 700 bolt rifles going off , on their own ?
Yours sincerely ,
Major Poton Khan ( Retired )