It was the kind of challenge that engineers live for and dread all at once. The top-selling product at the Remington Arms Co., the Model 700 rifle, was successful — practically beloved.

Roger, a powerline construction foreman from Enon, Mississippi, owned a Remington Model 700 rifle. And he bought another one for his older, then 12-year-old son, Zac.

The father bought the Model 700 bolt-action hunting rifle, equipped with an X-Mark Pro, or XMP, fire control system in 2011, five years after Remington introduced the gun.

Owners of some 7.5 million Remington firearms, including the Model 700 rifle, now have 18 months to file a claim. A class action suit alleged the guns can fire without the trigger being pulled ...

Defects in Remington rifle led to 24 deaths and 100 injuries, claims investigation By DAILY MAIL REPORTER Updated: 15:37 EDT, 21 October 2010 ...

The Model 700 is the most popular, reliable, accurate and trusted bolt-action rifle in the world, with over 5 million rifles produced and billions of rounds fired over nearly five decades.

The lawsuit says more than 5 million Model 700 bolt-action rifles have been sold since 1962. Barber’s 9-year-old son, Gus, was killed by a Model 700 rifle in a 2000 hunting accident in Montana.

A Model 700 rifle fired when Barber’s wife, Barbara, released the safety as she prepared to unload the gun, the family says. The bullet went through a horse trailer and hit Gus, who, unbeknownst ...

Hunters are a breed that often sticks with what they know. That’s why such iconic firearms as the Winchester Model 1894, Winchester Model 70 and Remington Model 700 remain a top choice for years ...