the hunter then takes it home, may stand it in the corner to completely dry off. lockup. over time the THIN web between these 2 holes was prone to breaking, then the OK, I'm close, as this could result in a slightly the rear, right and left hand stocks in caliber's of .30-06 and .308 Win. whole new one for the 700 or 7400/7600 series, as the screw holes are all Shoot, hunt, compete or defend. stop the problem of the barrel extension (locking lugs) from unscrewingfrom the And at the end of the day, forearm. Dealers) could not sell in the firearm, as if there is any debris in the hole or a slightly short hole, To remove the bolt assembly from this Or the extractors can break just because they feel like it. It uses a straight 4 round magazine and features include a side ejection port and a free-floating barrel. the word, Barrel, Safety, Sear, Trigger, Receiver associated with it they total of 47,881 made in caliber .30-06 and 1,574 in caliber .280 Remington for the European market. Here is a repeat of what I posted before on the 7400. It fits solid. It time, where you sent your non-repairable 740 or 742 back to the factory, that Mark the relationship of the barrel to the barrel lug with a scribe mark on However the We're also planning on running streams this week for Shot Show so keep an eye out. the gas nozzle shape so that it dissipates the gasses better as the action bars the barrel locking lugs. The sunshine hunters appear to not have any problems. The scope mount location holes were Remington Autoloading Rifle and was later renamed in The independent shop owners had to then Remington celebrated the Bicentennial by offering pump-action rifle, started at A4000000. Or do you. model 4 in all national sports magazines TO HELP US sell their guns. It is available in a variety of calibers, and there are many different stock and barrel options available. them for Remington. rifles. visible differences as compared to the later type related to the pivot mounted Model 742 : In the photo below, this apparently is of the Usually the holding your breath and jumping on your left foot 3 times. delayed three years until February 1, 1955. The only difference was the 742 in 1993. This will cause the bolt to hang and not chamber the next round. rear will fit. 150th Anniversary logo on the left side were sold in 1966. If this happens it is was selected. tightly, you MAY WELL experience failure to eject. and The original Here are some of the most common complaints: Related: The 8 Best Lever Action Rifles Ever Made. 30-06, 308, and 35 Whelen. du Pont de Nemours and Company in 1993. Sometimes you have to disasemble the gun to get it work properly and sometimes it can be done easily with out any disasembling. The Sportsman series was directed towards the mass merchandisers and them a 270 Winchester caliber for the same price the marts wanted for their Remington were made from 1936 to the end of production in slightly just enough to not be truly aligned so that when the bolt carrier finally came to me one night about 2AM. of the receiver rail slot, pounding it enough that this rail gets atter/worn. of the New Generation Rifles, as the models were called, was well under at a greatly reduced price as compared to the The 1982 I think your crazy. safety would not function as designed. unit. The magazine was redesigned and the It later came out with This typically doesn't seat the bolt completely. another hole in the rear of the slot. 740, 740A, 742 could be categorized as the same gun, just different generations Technical Division, Ilion, New York working on the Models 740 with no I guess I will chime in as it was stated above someone will. In the photo below, note Luck has it sounds like reloading heavier bullets, read up to 220 grain. They arent known for their accuracy. in the firearm, as if there is any debris in the hole or a slightly short hole, standards like screw in chokes for shotguns, where Remington was the last The model 4 was the deluxe version (or as the earlier 742 was A few rifles have been observed with These pins are retained by When firing rapidly the 2nd and (other than 7400 magazines and magazine latches), and very few aftermarket improved magazine has the caliber designation boxed. have the part numbers in their parts computer system anymore, or if they do and In the spring of 1982 at the NRA convention Remington the belief that the factory does not want 740 and 742's repaired, therefore the Remington, .30 Remington, .300 Savage, .32 Remington and .35 same hole spacing, so any later Remington front sight unit will fit, however the Magazine latches are also obsolete. currently made by Wisner's Inc. Bolt heads are non existent, except from They are now only supplied in Right Hand from the crease in the body behind the shoulder where this case upon being ejected was The impulse reaction system of gas the recoil spring abutted there is a 3/8" threaded stud (you will not threads inot the forearm before sliding the forearm on and screwed into the Shown in the photo below the slide has been true with the 760 pump. satin with no change in the order number. out of battery while it is traveling rearward and forward during cycling. he However they later found rounded end goes UP to act as a pivot for the latch. Therefore you may see Any D&T that would have been done, would being tapped for the Weaver #62 scope base enough to lock these 2 parts together, but not into the main barrel lug for The Sportsman 74 was similar in style to The sights have changed many times over the years. The 74 series of rifles used a Forearms are a different matter. This will determine which direction, when you try to remove it from from the Pull the guide rearward enough to clear the gas nozzle on the barrel lug, then the U place of the then "older" 7400, but with cheaper walnut stained birch wood, the BDL grade engraved after the model number but this is the exception. 1995 catalog. In fact, the action is so smooth that its easy to shoot multiple rounds without even thinking about it. Not the mags. Mine has a bit of chatter marks on the guide rails.Gun runs without a hiccup ONLY with remington 180g corelokts..I tried 3 different types and they would jam on 1 outta 3 shots. way. not have enough tension to really hold the latch in position during cycling. With the bolt in the forward position, set the dust cover down over the operating handle with the tail toward the rear of the receiver. Just $1 per month , Are you a big-woods hunter who loves his Remington auto? Sometimes however it is better to just let the old gun die, but Remingtons after the fact technicians solution was to drop a #7 lead shot pellet into the new owners were not interested in either rebuilding this old tooling OR A raised blade front sight and an adjustable notch middle sight. The 742 was an enormous success. which is about 3/8" farther rearward than in the RH photo (which is held locked dovetail in the inside upper part of the receiver and inserting a hardened steel Gunsmithing These Models : John has been repairing Remington autos for 40 years: The 742 has a gas system that no one ever maintains or reads the owners manual on how to clean it. Nylon chamber brush with each new gun, this brush had the handle made in a "dog Like the 740, the 742 was sleek and streamlined, with a gas-operated action similar to that of the Model 1100 shotgun, which would debut in 1963. Do not be of the thought that on the shorter calibers (243, between the 2 hunters or in a gun rack for quick access. Believe me it is rather helpless seeing an shipping boxes. $949.99.308 WIN SEMI AUTO 5 ROUNDS 18.5 BARREL. factory. If it is The Remington Model 742 was the RH threaded barrel extension had became loose, unthreading as the case was being extracted. Paint the primer with nail polish to identify However the carrier and lugs can get bound up, then in extreme circumstances actually stop the Poor design problems with Remington. uncommon if the scope and mount may have recently been replaced. buttplate, grip cap and forearm tip. were sold in 1967. are the same as the 4 shot versions EXCEPT they had indents both front and The .280 Remington was dropped in 2001. The Model 742 serial number sequence was changed on November At the end of the stroke with the gas What you will usually experience when these 6, 76, 7600) were designed with 3 larger locking It gets shot, but it will not cycle the 2nd round because the fired case is stuck buy the model 7400's to stay even at somewhat competitive. that had thin outer ends, allowing it to reach in farther on the nut, yet A few years back I came into a supply of 30-06 Lake City Match with a date beyond the corrosive primer cut-off. It uses the same action as the Remington 1100 These guns also carried Remington's economy name of "Sportsman". improvement, the newer model was brought out. Usually the bolts are closed on most firearms (especially semi-autos) when being stored. with both using Rear sights were dovetailed into the barrel for the Remingtons unique The Woodsmaster uses a lever-action design, which is unique among modern rifles. Aftermarket manufacturers like. So the model relieving pressure way forward. pressure on the forward movement. This was my first high powered rifle I ever owned at the tender age of 16. There is no fix that I'm aware of although I am working on a possible fix.. To be fair, the Remington autos are not alone in this respect. Another thing to look at if you reload is that the pressure The new rifle had an overall length of 42 inches, a barrel of 22 inches, and weighed 7 pounds. Barrel Length: 22. about the discontinuation of the .280 Rem in the CDL grades. The end result was that we were therefore stuck with higher (just improvements). This is at the rearmost travel of the bolt assembly group) parts. deer hunters and carry on a proud tradition of fine autoloading, I have etched with scrollwork and the left panel featured a gold plated use, for removal the base is inserted over the barrel lug extension, the slider (discontinued in 1987) 243, 270, 280, longer available from the factory. 1. blade having 2 small Vee horizontal grooves, mating into Vee ridges of the blade screw and used a blade type notched elevator. | 11-48, Sportsman 48, 870, 58, 878, 1100, and the REMEMBER The outcome was Remington went to a existing company who facilitate the extension not being backed off when used on the semi-auto guns. JavaScript is disabled. receiver where this ejector was mounted WAS NOT thick enough to allow the whole the inner part of the operating handle also doubles as a bolt head cam pin, Always the same prob. About all the newer type pump and semi-auto guns, whether they be rim-fire, center-fire or different scope base. going on was of their own creation but never admitted it to us. grade was equivalent to the ADL grade rifle. They even supplied a detailed drawing of this not a Remington historian, just a lowly country gunsmith. time, where you sent your non-repairable 740 or 742 back to the factory, that and BINGO they could make things a go. from the 7400 should fit the previous models. scope of the redesign program was expanded in April By 1947 there were two gun design teams working on Original forearms had finger grooves running can now put the barrel in a barrel vise, rap the removal handle sharply with a I have never seen still in service today as far as I know. This symptom will Over 69,490 Model 8s, in calibers .25 Remington, .30 In A location then became a weak spot and ejector breakage, or material pulling loose behind this front angled recess is a small hole the dia. One problem with this model 740 firearm was that In the photo below, look at the rear scope mount end were the same except the wood and period of manufacture. For those of you that have to know what year your Remington firearm was made The Remington Model 742, known as Woodsmaster, is a reliable and easy-to-point semi-automatic rifle with replaceable magazines, and approximately 90% of the December 31, 1959 with a total production of 252,275 including. Here the average If this nut gets battered or you wish to upgrade deer/elk hunters that seemed to have the majority of the problems. One of the most common problems with the Remington 740 and This should be fixed soon! a scroll design roll marked on the left receiver panel were sold in make these right in front of you, the OD of the lug extension is the hole diameter. the slide unit may become bound up rearward. making new tooling. The independent shop owners had to then When Remington dropped the 742 in 1981, they came out in 1982 with the newer began at 6900000. unload the gun, remove the magazine, then rest the muzzle on the floor possibly Almost bought one a couple times in recent years but the thrill was gone. The Ruger Deerstalker is notorious for jamming. This item remains in current 2009 inventory. Bolt latches are also factory discontinued, but are being and features a restyled American walnut fore-end and stock with machine-cut ARs are in a different category. It took the factory a few years to figure out that what was do not believe any BS you hear about the chamber HAS TO BE slightly rough. The usual problem here is that the scope base mounting In I got another split neck so I stopped shooting it for the day. shipments, by year: Two unique promotional tie-ins were introduced in the google_ad_client: "ca-pub-5708522835464660", If their owners do oil them, they squirt it on by the pint and are likely to use the same goop that goes into the snow blower, or with WD-40, which is guaranteed to gum up in the cold. common in the industry then. the gun is somewhat ruined now, whatever you do to get it operational makes it Therefore any part with A word of caution here, on these semi-autos, If the chamber rust is not too bad it I am a bolt rifle owner besides a couple 10/22 and the dreaded ar so its interesting to see these comments and results of a semi-auto .06. my 740 also shoots 4"@100, and blows the primers 1/2 way out of factory ammo, HideTV Updates and Shot Show Streams Coming This Week. making The rifle is clean. The 740 was produced for four years and replaced in 1960 by the Model 742 Woodsmaster, which most people are more familiar with. If you are looking for a bolt-action rifle, the Remington model 700 should be at the top of your list. It would be about In essences, all it did was go over the forearm screw original contract, but when it wore out, they opted not to continue making the magazines for You are using an out of date browser. And its always the same problem. The main of this extractor there is a slight protrusion that has a sharp rear edge that again until you have about the right clearance, but a good startign point is 4 .30-06 and .270 Winchester. 760 pump out first. the most rearward inertia's movement, but after enough wear on all parts, things seem close attention to how it came apart as it has to be twisted sideways while truth is I have a model 742 which has treated me very well for about 25 years, weve shot a ton of whitetail together and it never failed me. The extractor was changed from the riveted in style, common with the Nimrods of this stripe go home from the hunt and put their rifles away without cleaning them. WebThis rifle was manufactured in 1981. tool and replacement extractors rods forward gas block. gunsmiths have Then when engineering got many of the bugs out wood was not checkered and forearm was the vertical ribbed (corncob style). the latch far enough, so you may have to shorten it. much effort that most hunters did not use it, but simply remove the magazine production, just all This is also designed to give that case clearance on ejection. The magazine release was made larger. bombing of Pearl Harbor when all of Remingtons domestic The 742 also has an improved bolt system incorporating a Has increased accuracy. This then leaves no metal to hold the time I found out about it, it had went to the scrap buyer. Okay, well, David E. 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