Barrel marking question

[bobm]

I was shooting a friend's Remington XR-100 in .22-250 today. The barrel has small block lettering stamped as follows: WARNING- TARGET RIFLE- FOR TARGET SHOOTING CONDITIONS ONLY

It was windy at the range and we were still whacking distant steel targets with it. Are we in trouble with Remington? What's the intent of this message?

 

[precision1]

It's letting you know old guys can still have fun shooting rifles

 

[mikeinct]

dam lawyer speak b s .It has no meaning in the real world, worthless message.

 

[mikeinct]

Hear me, If it's not a police matter. Then it don't matter. Uncle Mike in Ct. Damit.

 

[Luisyamaha]

If I had to guess, it means a rifle with no safety and a hair trigger. To be shot only under very controlled conditions.

Luisyamaha

 

[Tommie]

I was shooting a friend's Remington XR-100 in .22-250 today. The barrel has small block lettering stamped as follows: WARNING- TARGET RIFLE- FOR TARGET SHOOTING CONDITIONS ONLY

It was windy at the range and we were still whacking distant steel targets with it. Are we in trouble with Remington? What's the intent of this message?

IIRC the XR rifles were equipped with 40X triggers. If so, that’s likely the reason for the warning.

 

[jds holler]

I'll always remember how thankful I was back when I purchased one of the new firearms (Ruger I believe) that had the ominous warning that I'd better be careful or I could shoot myself with it. Until then, I had always played with guns as if they were harmless toys. jd

 

[bobm]

If I had to guess, it means a rifle with no safety and a hair trigger. To be shot only under very controlled conditions.

Luisyamaha

makes sense to me now, thanks. The chamberings indicate it's a critter target shooting rifle.

......edit, the picture shows the trigger with a safety lever. Can't imagine "Big Green" would ever let a rifle leave the factory without one, given their past history.

XR-100 Rangemaster | Remington

 

[mikeinct]

I'll always remember how thankful I was back when I purchased one of the new firearms (Ruger I believe) that had the ominous warning that I'd better be careful or I could shoot myself with it. Until then, I had always played with guns as if they were harmless toys. jd

Yo, Jd. That old cream puff Bill R. would have negotiated us down to single shot BB guns. That he manufactured, of course. He was consorting with the enemy on the "assault weapons" Ban '90 what year was the first fed. bans. The very first one.. With other than Normals us. Originalists believers of the Constitution as they say. He made sure his rifles were not unfairly targeted. Zero, did zero protecting our rights. Copy That Brother's...S&W was only not as horrible or blatant. It's always the money, not principles. Let the screams begin. I'm, Mike In CT. DAMIT.. I present the lovely useless "Hillary hole" side plate action on beautiful Revolvers. Why Do those things even exist??.. All this noise makes as much sense as V8 super car engines. Enzo F. should be ashamed of those exported v8 toy models..Dont get me going about 4 door Massarottis either. mike out

 

[mikeinct]

Before you all start yelling. I had brief meeting w? two of Mr. Ruger's Lts. Build me That Rifle, I'll pay Double ..Just Make it .375 H & H Magnum...Nope 20 years later, they did..too bad..had a ton of fun w a borrowed interarms big Mark X mauser..great rifle in every respect..shot all 235 to 300 grains a useful bullet weights accurately w iron sights to about 100yds..silly round ball loads for spruce grouse too..cast bullets very accurate at 67% loadings of 4895 bit of filler needed..my newest is a ninteen eighties winchester safari. No big deal..slight rough spot in bore effects cast bullets, some..my wife loves that rifle w cast bullets..4.5 x 14 hunting scope..yes. both rifles had have quick detach sight mounts..for the glass sights..I love big old classy rifles.

 

[mikeinct]

makes sense to me now, thanks. The chamberings indicate it's a critter target shooting rifle.

......edit, the picture shows the trigger with a safety lever. Can't imagine "Big Green" would ever let a rifle leave the factory without one, given their past history.

XR-100 Rangemaster | Remington

They are total lawyer-controlled worry Worts. These Useless paychecks to nothing ness, these men are a danger to society. In the Medical arts as well, nothing can simply be fixed. Six months, come back smiling mr. n mrs. please OK DR. I'm smiling ..now what ? my man ? Heal Something perhaps . These Dopes are protecting their batting averages ..Not My Welfare. Thanks for not trying Doctors too much, no help, u now sir will just Fuhgeddaboudit. Mike.. Badmike...We all Stuck in this crummy broken health care system. This is the best in the World...Dam...system... Mike in Ct. Damit

 

[jds holler]

As I recall, it all started back in the seventies when some fool shot his self with a traditional "pre-transfer bar" Ruger single-action six shooter. There was a bazillion dollar law suit being pushed, and I can't remember how it settled. What we do know is that Ruger six-shooters changed forever, and we started seeing safety messages stamped on the barrels of guns.

Shouldn't surprise anybody -- we live in a society that has to be warned about drowning babies in buckets, and told not to eat laundry detergent. jd

 

[Jayplace]

You need to keep in mind that many of these large claims are awarded by juries. These are your peers deciding what they think is proper with the circumstances. If you are a manufacture, I assume you are going to do everything possible to prevent being blamed for someone else's actions.

If it took printing "DO NOT SHOOT YOURSELF", that's what I would do to keep someone from claiming no one told me. The companies are not stupid and print more than they feel necessary, other than promoting and identifying their product.

 

[NZ_Fclass]

Maybe I'll get " You may only shoot X's " inscribed on the barrel. That'll work, right?

 

[Bob3700]

Never under estimate the number of stupid people in the world. It is much greater than u think.

 

[jds holler]

Never under estimate the number of stupid people in the world. It is much greater than u think.

I think it was George Carlin who said,
"Just consider how dumb the average person is, and then realize that 50 percent of folks are even dumber than that."
jd

 

[alf]

Never under estimate the number of stupid people in the world. It is much greater than u think.

Hence the warning:

 

[Fast14riot]

You need to keep in mind that many of these large claims are awarded by juries. These are your peers deciding what they think is proper with the circumstances. If you are a manufacture, I assume you are going to do everything possible to prevent being blamed for someone else's actions.

If it took printing "DO NOT SHOOT YOURSELF", that's what I would do to keep someone from claiming no one told me. The companies are not stupid and print more than they feel necessary, other than promoting and identifying their product.

I can't remember the last class action to go to trial. Sandy Hook v Remington, maybe? Most are decided in deposition and settled out of court by lawyers. Plaintiff gets paid, defendant gets to control media coverage and public opinion after the fact.

 

[Jayplace]

Maybe I'll get " You may only shoot X's " inscribed on the barrel. That'll work, right?

I haven't tried it, but if it works let me know ASAP.

 

[Jayplace]

I can't remember the last class action to go to trial. Sandy Hook v Remington, maybe? Most are decided in deposition and settled out of court by lawyers. Plaintiff gets paid, defendant gets to control media coverage and public opinion after the fact.

Many are years later and not allowed to be talked about.