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Gun Control & RKBA

GreenStormCloud

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5. Over a milion of those have been made.

Reply to SecularMotion (Original post)

Wed Sep 26, 2012, 09:32 AM

Sep 2012

Last edited Wed Sep 26, 2012, 11:20 AM - Edit history (1)

The Army used it as a sniper rifle in Vietnam. Now, after all those rifles and all those years someone claims there is a design defect? Why didn't it show up decades ago?

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Remington liability case documents opened up to public [View all] SecularMotion Sep 2012 OP

clean your bolt, you'll never have a problem. ileus Sep 2012 #1

Honest, Officer ... holdencaufield Sep 2012 #2

If it was a design defect - Don't you think that Remington would have sent out a notice about it? socialindependocrat Sep 2012 #3

LOL @ "pain-staking" slackmaster Sep 2012 #4

Over a milion of those have been made. GreenStormCloud Sep 2012 #5

Its just (IMHO) to set a precedence Missycim Sep 2012 #6

You may be right. I wonder who is funding the suit? N/T GreenStormCloud Sep 2012 #9

If you abuse or neglect equipment hard enough it can malfunction. Remmah2 Sep 2012 #7

"[Most] people blunder through life wondering what the hell happened." Callisto32 Sep 2012 #12

Official Remington Response Remmah2 Sep 2012 #8

Interesting video which I might question ... spin Sep 2012 #10

This happened to me once. Callisto32 Sep 2012 #11