ORIGINAL: thndrchiken
I also would stay away from the 7400. I don't have any recent experience with the rem autos but the JAMMASTER reputation has stuck with them from the past. Another consideration is where are you going to hunt, many states autoloaders are illegal. Your looking at the $400-$500 range, there are many quality guns out there. Howa, Winchester, Remington, Ruger, etc.
My cousin had one in 30-06 and it is a jammer. And the more it was used, the more it jammed. It got to where it would jam every single time it was fired. The last time we were out after deer, he shot and missed. Thankfully, the deer never moved. He used my Marlin 30-30 on the follow up shot and got one. If you want an automatic, the BAR is a better gun.