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<blockquote data-quote="BillR" data-source="post: 444975" data-attributes="member: 462"><p>While everyone is on the band wagon to sue Remington they might as well sue all the other gun company's also. Wake up people. There have been guns going off ever since the first one was designed. Mostly because their not idiot proof. Whether it is due to someone messing with it or negligence or wear or design flaws they can and do go off. Everything from the old Win 97's with soft sears on the hammer to Ithaca 37's that had a steel pin in the trigger that would bend when the slide would slam back too hard and when the breach was closed again it would fire the gun. Nothing is idiot proof or without flaws. There is only one safe method and that is to not have a round in the chamber and if you do then keep it pointed away from everything you do not wish to shoot. Blaming Remington, Winchester, Ithaca or other gun companies is irresponsible and blaming someone else for our own failings. </p><p>Which Winchester shotgun was it that you used to push down on the barrel to cock the action. This was done by putting the butt on the ground and pushing the barrel down. Sometimes when it cocked it didn't fully engage and when you let the barrel go back up the sear let loose and the gun went off. Lots of these were pointed directly at the shooters head when this happened. Left a few gun owners DRT.</p><p>What it all gets down to is this. Learn gun safety, if you practice it ALL the time, you will never have a problem.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BillR, post: 444975, member: 462"] While everyone is on the band wagon to sue Remington they might as well sue all the other gun company's also. Wake up people. There have been guns going off ever since the first one was designed. Mostly because their not idiot proof. Whether it is due to someone messing with it or negligence or wear or design flaws they can and do go off. Everything from the old Win 97's with soft sears on the hammer to Ithaca 37's that had a steel pin in the trigger that would bend when the slide would slam back too hard and when the breach was closed again it would fire the gun. Nothing is idiot proof or without flaws. There is only one safe method and that is to not have a round in the chamber and if you do then keep it pointed away from everything you do not wish to shoot. Blaming Remington, Winchester, Ithaca or other gun companies is irresponsible and blaming someone else for our own failings. Which Winchester shotgun was it that you used to push down on the barrel to cock the action. This was done by putting the butt on the ground and pushing the barrel down. Sometimes when it cocked it didn't fully engage and when you let the barrel go back up the sear let loose and the gun went off. Lots of these were pointed directly at the shooters head when this happened. Left a few gun owners DRT. What it all gets down to is this. Learn gun safety, if you practice it ALL the time, you will never have a problem. [/QUOTE]
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