A safety is a mechanical device, it can malfunction, like any other mechanical device. There is very likely a lot of truth in the evidence shown on the program.
NBC has to be able to prove the claims on something that prominent in the USA.
And here we have two instances being described here on this forum.
It doesn't surprise me, I've never had it happen, and have owned 700's since 1985. I've bounced them down a slope, ran over them, had them bashed against a tree by horses, never a problem.
But, by the same token, I don't put a round in the chamber unless I intend to shoot at something, not very likely to have an accident that way.
Remington's complete denial of the problem doesn't surprise me ,either.
Remington is a corporation, it will deny it of course, NBC wants to make ratings.
This one will either wind up in court or in a recall , or both.
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