Remington 7400
12-05-2006 | 09:50 PM
#11
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 299
Likes: 0
From:
RE: Remington 7400
Not a horrible rifle but you can do better. If you insist on a semi-auto the BAR is tops but of course costs more.
The 7400's biggest weakness is the the BAR's biggest strength. Chamber and bore! Browning hard chrome's the chamber and bore and they can take a lot of neglect and abuse. believe me, myMOTHERuses one year round.Remington does not chrome line. Not an issue with a bolt gun but an auto benefits from it.
7400's are bad about getting pitted chambers if not cleaned and oiled constantly. Once the chamber is pitted, extraction becomes a problem with that weak slip on extractor.
The 7400's biggest weakness is the the BAR's biggest strength. Chamber and bore! Browning hard chrome's the chamber and bore and they can take a lot of neglect and abuse. believe me, myMOTHERuses one year round.Remington does not chrome line. Not an issue with a bolt gun but an auto benefits from it.
7400's are bad about getting pitted chambers if not cleaned and oiled constantly. Once the chamber is pitted, extraction becomes a problem with that weak slip on extractor.
12-09-2006 | 07:16 AM
#13
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 299
Likes: 0
From:
RE: Remington 7400
Yep, 7600's aren't bad at all. I especiallylike the free floating barrels and have seen more than a few 760's / 7600's that shot sub moa.
If you're handloading, full length size and consider using small base sizer. That pump doesn't offer much leverage for tight fitting cases.
If you're handloading, full length size and consider using small base sizer. That pump doesn't offer much leverage for tight fitting cases.
12-09-2006 | 09:02 AM
#14
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 422
Likes: 0
From: North West Arkansas
RE: Remington 7400
ranger140892
Yea, the 7600 is oneof Grices special runs and with the free floated barrel and my handloads I'm hoping that it will shoot as well as my Rem Mtn LSS 7mm-08 which shoots almost everything I've fed it MOA or better. If it does, it will become my "go-to rifle" and I'll give the LSS to my son when he gets a little older.
I also agree with you in that if you have to go semi-auto the Browning BAR is the only way to go. I used to have a BAR Safari in 30-06 that consistently shot MOA. It's one of those "I wish I had never sold it guns"!
firstshot
------------------------------
Make your first shot count!
Yea, the 7600 is oneof Grices special runs and with the free floated barrel and my handloads I'm hoping that it will shoot as well as my Rem Mtn LSS 7mm-08 which shoots almost everything I've fed it MOA or better. If it does, it will become my "go-to rifle" and I'll give the LSS to my son when he gets a little older.
I also agree with you in that if you have to go semi-auto the Browning BAR is the only way to go. I used to have a BAR Safari in 30-06 that consistently shot MOA. It's one of those "I wish I had never sold it guns"!
firstshot
------------------------------
Make your first shot count!
12-10-2006 | 06:18 PM
#15
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 22
Likes: 0
From: Fulton, NY
12-15-2006 | 07:44 PM
#16
Nontypical Buck
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 4,647
Likes: 0
From: Pa
RE: Remington 7400
ORIGINAL: pahntr760
7400's, in my experience, is at best a 2.5-3" 100 yd gun. I like 1 inch groups at most usually but have settled for 1.5" out of my 760 (My 700 in 7 mag shots perfect clovers! J) . Remington makes the best guns for the money, (And better then some of the higher priced ones too), in my mind, but this one is not the case. Good enough for brush, but auto's are not needed at all. If you want a fast reloading gun go with the 7600. Or learn to hit precisely where you want and don’t worry about the next shot. That’s the problem with most auto hunters is they think ahead to a follow up shot instead of a "one shot, one kill" situation. I've huntedfor a while nowand have needed a second shot only 1 time. Not to be cocky, but I was taught to take only a safe, humane, sure shot.
DISCLAIMER: THIS POST IS MY HONEST OPINION, JUST THAT, NOTHING MORE!!
7400's, in my experience, is at best a 2.5-3" 100 yd gun. I like 1 inch groups at most usually but have settled for 1.5" out of my 760 (My 700 in 7 mag shots perfect clovers! J) . Remington makes the best guns for the money, (And better then some of the higher priced ones too), in my mind, but this one is not the case. Good enough for brush, but auto's are not needed at all. If you want a fast reloading gun go with the 7600. Or learn to hit precisely where you want and don’t worry about the next shot. That’s the problem with most auto hunters is they think ahead to a follow up shot instead of a "one shot, one kill" situation. I've huntedfor a while nowand have needed a second shot only 1 time. Not to be cocky, but I was taught to take only a safe, humane, sure shot.
DISCLAIMER: THIS POST IS MY HONEST OPINION, JUST THAT, NOTHING MORE!!
I've shot a 30-06 rem pump that shot MOA groups
