Remington Arms Company and plaintiffs in two class-action lawsuits reached a settlement agreement under which the company will replace the triggers on millions of guns, including its most popular bolt-action rifles.

Under the deal reached in July and filed Friday in federal court in Kansas City, Remington will replace X-Mark Pro triggers on its popular Model 700 and Model Seven rifles manufactured from May 1, 2006, through April 9, 2014.
It will also replace XMP triggers on a number of other models, but does not acknowledge any equipment defect.

The company is encouraging owners to immediately stop using their rifles until theyve been inspected and repaired.

Also under the deal, Remington agreed to provide vouchers ranging from $10 to $12.50 each to owners of older models that cant be retrofitted with the new trigger mechanism.

The settlement caps the amount of attorneys fees, costs and expenses Remington must pay at $12.5 million.

A judge must still approve the deal.

In a statement following the release of the settlement information, Remington asserted that its guns are safe contrary to multiple inaccurate news reports.

“On Dec. 5, 2014, papers were filed seeking approval of a proposed settlement of two economic class-action lawsuits of certain Remington bolt-action centerfire firearms that contain either a Walker trigger mechanism, or a trigger mechanism which utilizes a “trigger connector.”

Remington emphasized that:

  • These settlements are not recalls.
  • These settlements are not any admission that the products are defective or unsafe.
  • These settlements are an opportunity for any concerned consumers who have the Remington Model 700, Seven, Sportsman 78, 673, 710, 715, 770, 600, 660, XP-100, 721, 722 and 725 rifles with either a Walker trigger mechanism, or a trigger mechanism which utilizes a “trigger connector” to have Remington install a new trigger.
  • The benefits under the settlement, including the trigger replacement program, will not be in place until after court approval of the settlement and full notice will go out at that time.

This culminates from extensive mediator-supervised negotiations between lawyers for those concerned about the triggers and Remington, who while denying there is any cause for concern, always desires to ensure that its customers are satisfied with Remington products.