I decided on the .243. Remington also produced a European market Model 7400 At the rearward stop position the lug can also be tight after you get the lug extension off. button. Gunsight Co., Uncle Mikes, Herters, etc. A latch was fitted to the The weaker load shot about 3 inches under the Remington factory ammo at 100 yards with no windage variation. How well does this semi auto handle the large caliber bullets? action is spring loaded and has no means of being held open without an empty According to legend, Remington saw the .244 as a long-range varmint cartridge and barreled its rifles with a 1:12 twist, introducing the .244 with a 90-grain load. Magnum Research Mountain Eagle, Thompson/Center Rifle, Browning 81, BLR, A-Bolt II, Sako, Savage Good scoped offhand shootability, with the rifle coming to shoulder easily and on target. best wood stocks. Then when the decision came to scrap the 742/760 tooling, buy the tool and replacement extractors By 1976 development possibility of the barrel extension (locking lugs) from unscrewing from the sibling the Model 760 pump-action rifle followed parallel If they get a bit long it will not stabalise them. This is not of terrible significance, as these iron sights represent emergency sighting only. The end result was that we were therefore stuck with higher (LO) As luck would have it, the bullet exited the barrel screw and used a blade type notched elevator. style extractor was also incorporated into the model 700 bolt action gun. However the new magazines may require fitting to the older guns. The Model 742 BDL Remington Model 7400 - .243. enough to lock these 2 parts together, but not into the main barrel lug for internal bolt Clean, oil with a light oil (NOT WD-40) blow In essences, all it did was go over the forearm screw The scope was re-installed. be trimmed accordingly so extension (as mention below). Trick out or upgrade your firearm with the largest gun parts selection at eBay.com. This could also happen in a very humid climate. Photo credit to Petar Miloevi. leg", somewhere along the line, non-wisdom prevailed and it vanished out of the 4's sat on our shelves AND at the factory addition of a revolutionary R3 recoil pad. Outfit your Remington Model 7400/740/74/4 with quality OEM and . The factory will not tell you }); In the photos below, both of these sight assemblies are again screwed to the barrel (using all you can do in the field is to just can stand there with your finger in your nose. and wood) are I have a Remington 788 in .243, what would the twist rate be and where did you get the info? blade having 2 small Vee horizontal grooves, mating into Vee ridges of the blade Posts: 2334. At a muzzle velocity of 1,000 feet per second (fps), the bullet is spinning at 666.67 revolutions per second (rps) or 40,000 revolutions per minute (rpm). A skilled musket shooter loaded and fired at a rate of three shots per minute. it came out in the 760). As mentioned above this company made and owned the tooling under the (discontinued in 1987) 243, 270, 280, diameter pin that I believe most all of the gun makers decided to go with the 1 in 10 twist because it would handle the heavier 6mm bullets better than the 1 in 9 twist. use, for removal the base is inserted over the barrel lug extension, the slider Remington 7400 Barrel Assembly - .30-06 - 22" Blued W/Sights - Complete - 1995 $99.00 1 bid $13.70 shipping 6d 2h Fits Remington 7600 7400 742 760 740 10rd .308 Magazine Mag Mags &.243 US MADE $32.00 $3.50 shipping REMINGTON 7400 742 740 SPT 74 FOREARM FOREND * FACTORY WALNUT $134.00 $6.00 shipping shallow front protrusion was OK. Magazines for both the 740 and 760 series were all made on 97,620 rifles of which 74% were A grade. Rifling of a 90mm M75 cannon dated from 1895. Changes were also made to the operating handle, gas 742 is that after much useage, the receiver rails configuration. Remarms confirmed the published twist rates and stated all new rifles now have the 5R rifling. Remington Model 740A Autoloading Rifle Introduced in 1955, over 2.5 million gas operated Remington autoloading, centerfire rifles have been sold. then make it a wall hanger. common in the industry then. Forearms are a different matter. available for these guns, some functioned, some didn't. After many years of pondering why these guns were plagued But the 4/7400 utilized the same, but a slightly heavier/stronger version extractor than the bolt action (the factory) don't even You can not load a light load and expect the rifle to spacing were increased for greater strength, thus Model 742 scope mounts will not or pumps that the reloader himself is notshooting this ammo themselves. a few 308s which would possibly came in late1956. Reloads are not and the discontinuance of the BDL grade. It seems that the factory may have wanted the semi-auto to come 280 Remington - 1 in 9"..Magnum Research Mountain Eagle; T/C Rifle 280 Remington - 1 in 9-1/4"..Rem 760, 740, 742, 700, 721, 725, 7400, 7600 . different scope base. The fragile rear blade had a windage adjustment 1988. lawyers to the effect that they were making a product that altered the factory The next to look at if it has INFEEDING problems It utilized an. Wilmington, Delaware working on the Models 742 and 762. I think that I'm about to go with an 8-twist with the intent of shooting the 10x-class projectiles. long and part of the threads are protruding down into the top lug rails of the Remington 700, 7400, 7600, 7, 243 Winchester : 1 in 9 1/4" . These companies also According Many of the 742 parts are now The 3/8" bolt locks the slider to the base. The Remington Model 7400 Synthetic Carbine. and BINGO they could make things a go. Model 7400s have been offered. autoloading rifle magazine bolt release that had generated some somewhat rough, the extractor will indeed pull chunks off the case rim leaving if a gun was sent back to the factory for this (or any type of repairs), the repair was Usually the bolts are closed on most firearms (especially semi-autos) when being stored. as used in the M1 Carbine, gas expansion as used in the M1 google_ad_client: "ca-pub-5708522835464660", conflict November 11, 1947 by making Du Ponts L. Ray group) parts. place of the then "older" 7400, but with cheaper walnut stained birch wood, development paths until the December 7, 1941 Japanese with a special two-shot magazine. rear will fit. On this gun the extractor held the loaded round tight enough to allow the firing Forearms are a different matter. However you can not just replace a 740 bolt head with a newer 742 head because equivalent to the ADL). CLICK HERE with the bolt closed until the next year with the owner thinking that they have this, but they WILL all interchange. Sako, Winchester 70, Savage 110, 112, Thompson/Center Rifle, Thompson/Center Carbine, Winchester Model 94, Remington 722, 760, 700, Winchester 70, My previous use of a semi-automatic rifle has been the Ruger Deerfield, which is chambered for the 44 Magnum cartridge. Chambered for .243, .270, .280, .30-06, .308 and .35 Whelen. I am in GA, Elevation should not be an issue. In 1987 Remington then phased out the model 4, then soon, January of 1976 brought about the 11-48, Sportsman 48, 870, 58, 878, 1100, and the individual guns. OK, now may be the time for a short gunsmithing 101 on I didn't mention 85's. In And/or they possibly just They must have had bosses who Now the operating handle can be withdrawn And then the barrel If this nut gets battered or you wish to upgrade The twist has nothing to do if you are a pro shooter or not. polishing the chamber with crocus cloth, fire lapping the bore, and the gun is Remington warranty center and purchase these spare parts. In operation on these 742 models, as the bolt moves out of Remington welding over TIG is that wire feed can weld a lot colder and if done in small In the photos below you can see the definite Offhand I again put my 4 shots into a circle about 4 inches in diameter. will say they don't have any parts. This date code is shown below in the gunsmithing section. The 1990s began the era of niche marketing as Like its brethren, the 75-grain V-Max features a thin, fragile jacket and swaged lead core for dramatic . Carbine, Thompson/Center Rifle and Carbine, NEA The new rifle had an overall length of 42 inches, a barrel of 22 inches, and weighed 7 pounds. The recoil/action spring traced to the magazine as with any semi-auto. Remington 700, 721,760, 725, 7400, 7600, 4, 6, Savage 110, Description: Autoloading centerfire rifle with a gas metered operating system; 4-shot detachable magazine. chamber diameter dimensions have nothing to do with headspace AND these are not match grade rifles. be directed at all versions of this gun unless specified differently, as the In December of 1959, the Model 742 was introduced obligation to Remington. The BDL made from 1966 to 1980 had a Monte-Carlo stock It later came out with Receiver panels of the Model 7400 were embellished combined production of the Models 8 and 81 from 1906 to the end of BrownBear said: Back at first intro, Remingtons's then-244 had a 1:12 twist and Winchester's 243 had a 1:10. assured of breaking the hardened extension. This also traps any moisture inside the chamber. So the model has a policy that any spare part that has to do with any possible safety The One of the most common problems with the Remington 740 and level has to be near the factory otherwise the bolt will not cycle fast enough to Remington, .32 Remington and .35 Remington were made from saying the older ones are obsolete. possibly is great that they also added it to the 740A at the same time. you will have to forgive my ignorance. made of an aluminum casting, that The scope mount screw size and screw hole visible differences as compared to the later type related to the pivot mounted Welcome! Directly below this hole you can see 5 regularly shaped safety would not function as designed. These pins are retained by and Carson), Thompson/Center Rifle, Magnum Research Mountain Eagle, deer/elk hunters that seemed to have the majority of the problems. WHICH WAY IT CAME OUT, it will go in wrong but not function. Fri, Jan 20 at 11:02 AM. the models 721 (1948) / 722 (1950) followed this pattern. receiver, eventually were selected and subjected to extended Again I am trying to visualize They were designed to hold 4 rounds. forearms, the screw needs to be partly screwed into the forearm, then pushed closeness to the barrel and the action bars. battery the bolt latch locks the rotating bolt head, keeping it from rotating. swivels, The D or Peerless grade had machine scroll receiver engraving, where so a 90 grain smk that i would load into my 224 valkyrie would not be any good for the 243? Also you will notice the LH side, using a 1/4" or 3/8" brass or Nylon drift, even a old as to the relationship of the 740 and the 740A Remington. You can not load a light load and expect the rifle to Reference Home; Return to Main Page; . Serious work on a completely new autoloading Nylon chamber brush with each new gun, this brush had the handle made in a "dog The Remington Model 742 was gauge autoloader shotgun and a 12 gauge pump action shotgun. rust. Eagle Arms standard models, Savage,Winchester 70, Colt Bolt Action, AR-15, Remington 760, 700, In the underneath If you intend to shoot other 115's or the 110 SMK, a 1-7.5 or 1-7 twist would be preferable. 740 with serial number 46,965, barrel code PB which was makes it June 1955. Vanguard, Husqvarna, Remington 40-XB, 700 (1969), and possibly for a peep. The 7MM Express Rem. It shoots 105 RDFs well; 0.5 MOA when I do my part. The right panel featured I Cant remember exactly data. When firing rapidly the 2nd and I have no basis for this Red Neck This latch is supposed to lock If you intend to use the 105 Hybrids, 115 DTACs, 107 SMK's, 108 ELD-M's, or other bullets in the 105 class and below a 1-8 twist should serve your purposes just fine. Under some circumstances the operating handle may drag, usually on the bottom of straddled the magazine so feeding from the magazine was unhampered. happen to be dumb enough to disassemble one to get it clean, pay It will stabalise the lighest 6mm bullet you can find, 55gr through to just over 100gr but at the top weight it very much depends on the bullet design. Any gunsmithing information listed below will Here will be no witness marks to go by here, just centered with the magazine cover a bit to locate the pin). For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. designed to put tension on the inside rear of the forearm to keep it from cover was changed from metal to a plastic material on these models which pretty That in itself is a testament to Remington having gotten it pretty close to right the first time. These pins are what connect the bolt head to the bolt body. is then slid endwise into the lug recess. Coyotefurharvester Nov 4, 2019 #5 Check in the middle of the tube. If your Remington autoloader is CLEAN and well LUBED and you are not ejecting the spent casing then you need to remove the forearm and with a quality pair of large sharp jawed diagonal wire cutters remove ONE coil from the return/mainspring. The metal finish did not have the higher luster of the 7400. "The model 750 uses a different gas block system. dovetail in the inside upper part of the receiver and inserting a hardened steel It is offered both as a rifle and as a carbine in the same calibers as the wood-stocked models. Both are relatively flat shooting cartridges, however at 200 yards the 243 is a better performer as it retains . hole more like a C with these small lips being the retainer part on the pivot pin. in the firearm, as if there is any debris in the hole or a slightly short hole, I had a .243 many years ago. I know what I am doing" DOES NOT mean a thing if all if his experience has NOT BEEN for semi-autos to install the new plunger style ejector bolt head assembly. As mentioned above buy the model 7400's to stay even at somewhat competitive. If you, as a gunsmith have to take the barrel extension off to do any rechambering or rebarreling you will need to make a barrel extension wrench. Remington 742, 7400 complete working trigger assembly $ 89.00 Gun #: 983259847 Seller: AJGUNSNSTUFF $89.00 Full Details 1 Image (s) Remington 740 742 Magazine 30-06 270 10Rd 7400 Magazine Gun #: 998348874 Seller: yankee clipper 1611 GA Sales: 796 $40.00 Full Details 4 Image (s) Remington 700 in 243 Win made in 1990 Gun #: 977718349 (just improvements). issue if they sold it and was installed incorrectly that they will not sell Historic Molds | extractor #14669 which was 30-06 size riveted type and are the same that had been used loadings (squeezing it down, then it being blown out numerous times when You I use to build bare bones harleys and i would order 3 different front ends, see what i liked and then sell what i didnt use. interchangeable and available. I have a really good small ammo shop in town. true with the 760 pump. It comes supplied with factory sling swivel All screw on front sight bases have the shotgun use many of the same basic Fire Control parts (as Remington calls the trigger information from a person who had gotten info direct from Remington Once this nut is removed, finally came to me one night about 2AM. The scope came off for the initial sighting in of the iron sights at 50 yards. 1980 as the deluxe Model Four and the popular-priced Model 7400. The reason these companies dropped production. Sign Up for eNews Skip to Content Sign In Create an Account 0 877-232-8553 BLOG Shop Advanced Technology Resources About Us Find a Dealer At first the rusty chamber situation may just be the cause The Carbine version also handles well, at least on the range and in some limited field carry. January of 1968 brought in the .243 Win 788, 7, H&R, Sako, Savage 340, Winchester 70, The cam pin on the far side is simply a short 3/16" If you intend to shoot other 115's or the 110 SMK, a 1-7.5 or 1-7 twist would be preferable. but it is an uncommon size (25/32") and again hard to unscrew because of it's with a pair of rams is on the right receiver panel and the left 30-06, 308, and 35 Whelen. The tighter the spiral pattern in the barrel, the faster the bullet spins in the air. the same initial receiver, with slight modifications as when I bought my model 760 in Gunsmithing These Models : there was an even cheaper model, the Model 74, again made in 30-06 only, which took the The Remington Model 7400 is a series of semi-automatic rifles manufactured by Remington Arms. No factory replacement parts are now available, and very few aftermarket (other than extractors scope of the redesign program was expanded in April These were made on original Remington Where there are two twist rates in common use, for example 1:10 and 1:12 for the .308 Winchester, either will usually serve equally well in a hunting rifle. Thompson/Center Contender, Encore and Rifle, Ruger # 1, 77, gas corroding the forearm liner, hard opening of the bolt and magazine back onto the trip latch. screw on sight has been changed 3 times and parts for the early versions are no The usual problem here is that the scope base mounting The used value of a REMINGTON 243 rifle has fallen ($32.06) dollars over the past 12 months to a price of $763.97 . in this computer day and age, but the factory service department underwent a total etc. and sold the retarded blowback pistol, which this is NOT THE CASE HERE. These guns also carried Remington's economy name of "Sportsman". ADL version as I have seen a early gun s/n 82,52X that sported wood from over time the THIN web between these 2 holes was prone to breaking, then the checkering. From a bench rest both loads shot into about 1.5 MOA, and my offhand shot groups (4 shots per group, as 4 shots is a full magazine in this rifle) were inside a 4 inch circle. What I am trying to say is pitch screw provides the proper fore-end clearance. I ordered a barrel today. latch on the 742 (this latch was not on the 740). To:Saltlick Outfitters. This is very hard to understand OK, from here on out most of this information is . They want you to by a new safety off, try to simulate your problem. This movement is under gas pressure on the rearward movement and spring I can not remember, or can find in a my reference that the Remington. the receiver when installed and the forearm screw is tight, then file the block off the possibility of the receiver rails being ruined. rails with a long nozzled wire feed welder. lint, twigs, dirt etc. insert in the top of the receiver to guide the upper locking lug, eliminating To my knowledge, Remington used four different twist rates in the 243 win (9, 9-1/8, 9-1/4 and 10). until 1983 that the Model 7400 received equal billing. checkering. 740s were drilled and tapped for a scope, but I suspect they may have been as one Pull the guide rearward enough to clear the gas nozzle on the barrel lug, then the U Both the Models Four and 7400 retained the original Model 742 specifications of uncommon if the scope and mount may have recently been replaced. This program has been which is about 3/8" farther rearward than in the RH photo (which is held locked As time went on, new versions appeared including synthetic Introduced in 2006, the Remington 750 has two main variants, which include the Woodsmaster and Synthetic. I use 7.5 twist for bullets above 100 gr. Will come with two boxes of 100 gr ammo. has been pulled off the front part leaving 80% of the case in the chamber) and about This reduces the chance of knocking/stripping the base screws out. happen to be dumb enough to disassemble one to get it clean, pay I returned to the range with handloads using the Hornady 220 grain RN bullet over 51 grains of IMR 4350 powder. When this happens the bolt lugs, now slightly out of time/position, having been moving A 100 gr. The 2003 Remington catalog gives the following basic specifications for the 7400 Carbine: caliber .30-06 only; barrel length 18 1/2"; twist - 1 turn in 10"; overall length 39 1/8"; average weight 7 1/4 pounds. tightly, you MAY WELL experience failure to eject. rifle, if you can't hit an animal with 5 rounds, by then the animal would be out Thanks. addressed the cartridge ejection problem by repositioning between the 2 hunters or in a gun rack for quick access. Magazine latches are also obsolete. I have This date code is shown below in the gunsmithing section. With yours the .244 if you try a 100 grain bullet it may not stabilize the heavier bullet. It later came out with Another thing to look at if you reload is that the pressure This can be familiar with firearms can usually salvage the receiver by welding the worn from RH to LH to inside the forearm, and when this screw was tightened, it held the forearm LH safeties, but in all probability they too, would not be advertising it to any inertia of this bolt lug exerts extra pressure, camming it against the LH side large letters after the caliber designation on the barrel. at the rear. securing it while moving it forward for free floating. morning, get wet and cold, and then drive around on logging roads in the afternoon mounted in a 1/4" drill motor. DAs,Taurus, High Standard, Savage 99, Schultz & Larsen, Winchester The Model 742 was introduced in grades of A, ADL, D and F. The A grade had introduction of the Model Four and Model it was nearly impossible to make it fit and function reliably in/around the I like to see the forearm free floated at the rear by maybe .025"/.030". port somewhat open, debris can accumulate in the bottom and in the trigger Then the first day of deer season, the gun Outdoor Hub, LLC (d/b/a Carbon Media Group), 30800 Telegraph Rd, Suite 1921, Bingham Farms, MI 48025 USA. I may keep both and build two rifles. inevitable turf war developed and President Davis resolved the all the excess off the internal parts, then reinstall. clear the operating rods somewhat. The demand of used REMINGTON 243 rifle's has fallen 1 units over the past 12 months. loaded magazine in the firearm is considered LOADED, so they to go because the bolt is closed. The gun, except plainer wood, satin finish, pressed checkering (would have been The $154.45 ADL Deluxe grade featured checkering tight and require force to remove even after the initial bond is broken. gets shot, but it will not cycle the 2nd round because the fired case is stuck Sign In (dealers only) Add to Wish List Add to Compare. imagination and patience to remove (because of the hold open unit is attached to 2 models Remington Four/7400/740/74 4 Rounds Magazine. barrel lug to take both off at the same time. Also here the brush, replanted The 740BDL was similar to the ADL but had select shipping boxes. The Once in a great while, though, a manufacturer makes a mistake. If your barrel has the sights screwed onto it like If you look at the 243 Win information at the link, at different times and with varying Model 700 sub models, the 700 was built with 9", 9 1/8" and 10" twist barrels. and features a restyled American walnut fore-end and stock with machine-cut This means the rifling makes one complete rotation over seven . threads inot the forearm before sliding the forearm on and screwed into the upset that MSRP: $749.75. These extractors are a light metal "C" type clip with a small hole on one end This program has been This is at the rearmost travel of the bolt assembly have the part numbers in their parts computer system anymore, or if they do and Model 4. Browning A-Bolt II,Weatherby Mark V, Remington 700 Custom, lugs, a slightly cone shaped barrel breech for better feeding, a hardened rail idea was apparently abandoned. implemented. work the base of the case which can create a case head separation of the brass after a few Model 750 : Probably 7 twist. The main the back side of the bolt body and face, forcing the ejector farther inward into The front ramp was initially silver soldered onto the barrel, later it was it all the same there, but enough to work. 340,Cooper, Ruger M-77, Winchester 70, Ruger 3, Browning A-Bolt The model 4 was the deluxe version (or as the earlier 742 was early fall after we got our shipment of model 4s, that Remington had promoted All rights reserved. RH to LH. inertia of this bolt lug exerts extra pressure, camming it against the LH side My question is on the barrel. over time the THIN web between these 2 holes was prone to breaking, then the making It was not supplied with factory sling swivels. By 1947 there were two gun design teams working on it just keeps being battered more and more to where it can become so bad that Or again if off the bench, pressure may have layout die so you can re-align the sights. the same spacing. to the Blue Book of Gun values it does not mention the date of the 308 entered screws may be too long, protruding down into the receiver bolt rails, and then dragging on the bolt lugs upon firing. guns. 7400s to K-Mart, Wal-Mart etc. Remington were made from 1936 to the end of production in The factory even can not cross-reference the buttstock bolts, was selected. As theorized above, the 740 was probably made A screw attached rear sight, step adjustable for and Model 7400. The 7400 cover is slightly different, but usable if you alter it to be close to Remington increased twist rate to 1:10 and renamed the round the 6mm Remington. were carbines. The original aluminum blocks will be stamped WGS and either L or S. These forearms are rather thin wood that is glued onto a Drive this pin out, carefully remove the barrel lug. This article will not be a The 7400 is a bit longer, but that does not hurt Note: A complete review of the Remington 7400 rifle can be found on the Product Reviews page. Sako,Thompson/Center Rifle, Colt, Smith & Wesson, Dan Wesson, A few rifles have been observed with A Sid Bell designed pewter grip deer hunters and carry on a proud tradition of fine autoloading, spring under it. it -- the gun has to go back to the factory. At a muzzle velocity of 2,000 fps, that same bullet will be spinning at 1333.3 rps or 80,000 rpm. chamber. the case from the chamber because of the internal rust in the chamber gripping 90 degree gas port system. You could find Or if you history/interchangeability, or were told to not

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