My recollection is that Remington had to post ads in the major sporting magazines and to collect a share of the settlement you filled out a form with that ad and mailed it. I felt the claim was likey frivolous, but the greater the number that made a claim the smaller each check, so I mailed one in. My check, if memory serves, was about $16.00. I bought Remington shotshells with it and still have the original barrel on my gun. It has several thousand rounds through it and is like new. Steel shot too as it was my waterfowl gun for many years. I own 7 Remingtons and have been happy with all.