I have a remington 742 woodsmaster 30-06 in good shape and i have some questions. I been talking to some people and they tell me all it is , is a pie plate gun is this true? I use to shoot and i could put 6 shots in a quater at 75 yards. My biggest problem is i dont like semi auto the gun always chams , i need somethings i can count on. Should i dump the gun or is there a fix for it i have it all apart now and going to clean it but what would make it do this? Whats the pros and cons of this gun should iget rid of it an get a nice bolt gun?
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make sure the chamber is clean, clean the action and go very sparingly on the oil there. clean the gas tube and blow the gas port out, shoot midweight or heavier for caliber bullets, the rem is recoil operated.
RR
Yes. Then you'll never have to worry (practically never anyway) about function. Those remington pumps are decent functioning rifles too.I'd go with the bolt though for a single all around rifle.
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buck....I think Remington sold 46 Billion of those guns, seems all of my buddies either own one or have owned one in 30-06...Some group quite well and some don't...Those that don't are worn out, literally one of them has metal shavings in the chamber after shooting....
They can be very accurate, one of my buddies has one that will group 125 Ballistic tip handloads as well as I can hold....Funny thing is, they all own one, and have had it for years, only one ever uses his anymore, and his is his "backup gun"....Four of these guys now own Remington 700s in .243...
I have a 742(30-06) that i bought new in 1974. It was my only deer rifle until i purchased a browning a-bolt(30-06) in 1995. My 742 is nowmy back up riflebut during those 20 years it was my only rifle. It grouped about 1.5 inches at 100 yards and it never jammed on me. The reason i bought the a-bolt was because i went to saskatchewan in 1995 and everyone said I needed a bolt action for the frigid weather in canada. i will admit that my a-bolt groups around .75-1 inch at 100 yards and weighs about 1/2 lb less than my remington. If you feel confident with your 742 then you should use it as your primary weapon until you find a sufficient reason to replace it.
I have a remington 742 woodsmaster 30-06 in good shape and i have some questions. I been talking to some people and they tell me all it is , is a pie plate gun is this true? I use to shoot and i could put 6 shots in a quater at 75 yards. My biggest problem is i dont like semi auto the gun always chams , i need somethings i can count on. Should i dump the gun or is there a fix for it i have it all apart now and going to clean it but what would make it do this? Whats the pros and cons of this gun should iget rid of it an get a nice bolt gun?
The Rem SA's for some reason are not nearly as good as the pumps they make which are essentially the same as the SA's, but w/o the gas system. For example, the 760's are very reliable and usually quite accurate. But I'd "retire" the 742 and get something that works better. Like you said, a good bolt-action............
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Ridgerunner-yer confused-you just talked about cleaning gas port-which is correct,THEN you state it is recoil operated?????? You know they are gas operated.
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make sure the chamber is clean, clean the action and go very sparingly on the oil there. clean the gas tube and blow the gas port out, shoot midweight or heavier for caliber bullets, the rem is recoil operated.
RR
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Ridgerunner-I ain't trying to argue with ya but yer wrong-remington 740,742,7400 all are conventional gas operated system-I've worked on dozens of them. They ain't recoil operated. As many years as I've been a gunsmith,I orta know. Even gas operated guns have spring.
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