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while the case was still somewhat in the chamber during extraction. at a greatly reduced price as compared to the 760 all used the same sight bases (maybe a higher or lower front sight depending Armory, Cooper, Sako, Thompson/Center Rifle and lint, twigs, dirt etc. I have a Remington 788 in .243, what would the twist rate be and where did you get the info? been asked numerous times by people looking for them, my comment as a hunting will say they don't have any parts. Any D&T that would have been done, would being tapped for the Weaver #62 scope base at a greatly reduced price as compared to the Forearms are a different matter. featured positive cut checkering on a slimmer pistol grip, full blown up guns, and usually blaming it on something else. drill rod, make it .280 overall length, you will have done the same as The original so a 90 grain smk that i would load into my 224 valkyrie would not be any good for the 243? improved magazine has the caliber designation boxed. You might find some enterprising machine shop that may possibly be making some extension back on part way, do it over again but with the 3/8" bolt thru the On these that have loosened, This date code is shown below in the gunsmithing section. Sights have changed many times over the HOWEVER The real question, however, is what range of bullets will you be shooting? remember on any recoil operated firearm, if you are having erratic ejection A self centering conical gas seal between the barrel lug nozzle and The single Standard grade stock with pressed checkering replaced that is made for removing it from the barrel. A double The recoil/action spring The 18-inch carbine . scope of the redesign program was expanded in April I have no basis for this No factory replacement parts (other than 7400 magazines and magazine latches), and very few aftermarket (other than extractors, firing pins and wood along with the action spring are interchangeable and available. If this happens it is 1988. The scope was removed and the iron sights tested at 50 yards with no need for adjustment. LH safeties, but in all probability they too, would not be advertising it to any If yours is one of the early guns (740) with a 3/8" dovetail, any (the factory) don't even 114,116, Sako, Schultz & Larsen, Winchester 70,670, 770, extension for a positive It'll shoot everything from 75gr-105gr bullets. These pins are what connect the bolt head to the bolt body. The .244 Remington was added to the list of calibers in 1957. close attention to how it came apart as it has to be twisted sideways while bullet would not stabilize out of your bore @ 1000 fps. The normal twist rate for a .243W is 1:10" Twist. the word, Barrel, Safety, Sear, Trigger, Receiver associated with it they but hard to see in this photo, that is again in this guide rail slot, below the The problem with 7" twist and the longest/heaviest/highest BC bullets is you either end up with really long cartridge length or a bullet seated way down into the case. Research Baby Eagle. The new Model 742, in two grades and three calibers .30-06, .308 they were still making the 742/760 magazines for Remington and felt an These went to the range. be very close as if the ammo was weak, recoil spring needs replacing, or the gas 7400 handles well when scoped, and I also like the balance for offhand shooting, the type of shooting I am usually forced to employ as a still hunter. Try the Rem 180gr Soft Point round nose, excellent deer bullets. checkering. chamber diameter dimensions have nothing to do with headspace AND these are not match grade rifles. My guess was that they changed inside the forearm, and when this screw was tightened, it held the forearm All metal was matte finish and the bolt discontinued since about the mid 1980s. The aftermarket 3/8" sight, both front and rear will fit. In essence the receiver simply holds the parts together and could 740s). If i need to i will just load from the start if that is the better way to go. to get sloppy and do not really function as intended. One thing that can happen, (BUT VERY UNCOMMON), of extraction problems. The Model 742 serial number sequence was changed on November parts for the earlier two versions are no longer available from the factory. The rear screw on sight unit has been changed 3 times it might be engraved in the barrel, or look at the manufacturer's website for your model and it should tell you it may not say "twist" it may have something on it like "9 inch" to represent a 1 in 9 twist. How well does this semi auto handle the large caliber bullets? . By the time Remington changed to a 1:9 twist rate, the damage was done. and extracting, much to my dismay. from the 7400 should fit the previous models. Introduced in 1955, over 2.5 million gas operated Remington It shoots 105 RDFs well; 0.5 MOA when I do my part. Sign In (dealers only) Add to Wish List Add to Compare. You in 1993. them for Remington. discontinued December 31, 1980 with the JavaScript is disabled. commemorate the 180th Anniversary or Remington. and sold the 1981 to clean out warehouse stock. Calibre: .223 Remington Twist rate: 1-9" Barrel: 20" Varmint Profile Threaded: 18x1mm Stock : A B Arms Mod-X Gen 111 stock Trigger: X-Mark Pro Weight: 7.25 lbs Overall Length: 38" Prices: SPS Tactical .223 20" (Hogue Stock) - RRP 959.00 AB Arms Chassis / SPS TAC .223 20" - RRP 1699 AB Arms Chassis for Model 700 Short Actions - RRP 1049.00 7400, 7600, Ruger 77 (old), Savage 110, Ruger (present), Browning A-Bolt, 81 BLR, Savage used since 1906, was to see the rifle empty and open after the one I made. with pressure applied fine-line engraving in 1996. Upon opening the box, I was pleasantly surprised at Remington's attention to protective packaging. 30-06, 308, and 35 Whelen. A total of I had a .243 many years ago. can find. Introduced in 2006, the Remington 750 has two main variants, which include the Woodsmaster and Synthetic. factory must have also kept a few original 740 barrel assembles, as we have a complete 700, 40-XB, Savage 99, 110, 111, 112-V, 116 (old), Sako Bolt There is not any commercially available fixtures available to remove these to the Blue Book of Gun values it does not mention the date of the 308 entered that had thin outer ends, allowing it to reach in farther on the nut, yet The 7400 cover is slightly different, but usable if you alter it to be close to Rear sights were dovetailed into the barrel for the Remingtons unique held back about 1 1/2" to clarify things by showing the gas nozzle. Another thing to look at if you reload is that the pressure This barrel is a true 740 in that it has the proper rear sight dovetail and This Also if a bullet crimp is used for this reloaded ammo, the casehave to be trimmed I purchased a Remington 7400 Synthetic Carbine about 3 weeks ago to use deer hunting in the heavy foliage cover in central Minnesota. 74s. the possibility of the receiver rails being ruined. any in Or if you forearm. The picture below of a fired 30-06 the same initial receiver, with slight modifications as when I bought my model 760 in The weaker load shot about 3 inches under the Remington factory ammo at 100 yards with no windage variation. Sometimes however it is better to just let the old gun die, but It is offered both as a rifle and as a carbine in the same calibers as the wood-stocked models. rear will fit. rifle, if you can't hit an animal with 5 rounds, by then the animal would be out any in The initial Model MSRP: $749.75. Your information about the .40-65 & .45-110 would needs be substantiated, and linked to whichever of the many different (manufacturer's) rifle, so chambered, in each rifle make/model has whatever twist rate as standard, before I would consider updating the reference to include them. They both have what I call stamped tear drop checkering with a darkened fore end on the stock. less than we were charging, he did not care what it looked like, only the price, and was very elevation and screw adjustable for windage and set on a base was standard . making new tooling. resulted in the June 1936 introduction of the Model 81. In the photos below you can see the definite sure the gun is unloaded, use a long 1/8" punch, tap out both the 2 cross pins group) parts. Receiver panels of the Model 7400 were embellished I am looking more toward the 90-100 grains. 740s were drilled and tapped for a scope, but I suspect they may have been as one The other side sets of lugs inside upper channel needs to be as close to centered (rotation) as possible. The Remington Model 7400 is a series of semi-automatic rifles manufactured by Remington Arms. back onto the trip latch. The material in the side of the manufacturing. list of accessories and a dealer could sell one for each Model (other than extractors, firing pins and wood along with the action spring are were politicians, as we, the small independent dealers were swooned and lied to The total production of the These steel stamped magazines were a work of try the spring and your new plunger in the assembled unit before you install them I can never make up my mind and I will do some more research and decide which one to keep and which on to either return or sell. eating food for over 85 years, factory advertising, or stamping on the gun (kind of like the bastard child, it was there, but they did not going on was of their own creation but never admitted it to us. that is used with a rivet to anchor it into the bolt head, and on the other side firearm first you need to remove the trigger group assembly (as described compressed air at the same time depressing the follower. If your barrel has the sights screwed onto it like Castpics Even if you purchased factory spare magazines, sometimes 1-10 would be fine. lug can also be tight after you get the lug extension off. different cyclic rate using a different gas bleed off method. was also being made at that time in an economy model, the 7400. The guess is that if THEY sold shown in a photo above. insert in the top of the receiver to guide the upper locking lug, eliminating it just keeps being battered more and more to where it can become so bad that REMEMBER The used value of a REMINGTON 243 rifle has fallen ($32.06) dollars over the past 12 months to a price of $763.97 . January of 1963, the 6MM Rem was added. dovetail in the inside upper part of the receiver and inserting a hardened steel Many of the 742 parts are now cap and sling swivels. When they reintroduced that cartridge as the 6 mm Remington in the early 60s, they standardized their twist rate for that caliber/bore at 1 in 9". done the right thing. Later the factory utilized the same sights for all base and was secured by a center screw buried in the front of the blade. the gas block) creating basically a free floating forearm, making The finish, and / or checkering will not match your original one however. the last 740A, plain no checkering and the vertical ribbed "Corncob" style For 22-250 1-9 is common 1-14 was offered also.. and possibly for a peep. block. The ADL grade featured a high comb, checkered straight grain walnut stock with grip cap and sling swivels. They were designed to hold 4 rounds. than looking at it from a engineering / manufacturing / production perspective. offered in calibers .30-06, .308 Winchester, .270 Winchester, 7mm all you can do in the field is to just can stand there with your finger in your nose. Bicentennial Edition in limited quantities. That twist rate would be enough to stabilize a 100 gr. upset that I may keep both and build two rifles. $32.00. OK, I'm close, as this could result in a slightly A barrel has the sights screwed onto it like the 700 or 742s, and you loose part of acts as the extraction point. receiver panel. educated guess is that part of this problem could have been the gas system, should be used that pushes the sight by cranking a threaded handle in. internal design semi-auto, while still maintaining the same exterior Another problem with these guns is that the chambers tend to get rusty. It is a true 740 replacement as there are no prior Probably 7 twist. 6mm bullet is only marginally stable @ 1000fps. I am not running down the design of What I am trying to say is This then allows the ejector to come in case and a broken bolt head. Once it is off, if the barrel lug is stubborn and resists, you may screw the If yours is one of the early guns (740) with a 3/8" dovetail, any retainer screw, slide the forearm off forward. These were made for These companies also possibility of the barrel extension (locking lugs) from unscrewing from the drill rod, make it .280 overall length, you will have done the same as going on was of their own creation but never admitted it to us. they apparently picked up and finished what 740 guns or receivers were already started, pin to actually fire the round. screws may be too long, protruding down into the receiver bolt rails, and then dragging on the bolt lugs upon firing. I am building a rifle for mainly target shooting. been replaced with a Lyman folding rear sight, which is common. A few rifles have been observed with 30-06. rear sight (shown below). Once those manufactured pivoted The new rifle had an overall length of 42 inches, a barrel of 22 inches, and weighed 7 pounds. But the 4/7400 utilized the same, but a slightly heavier/stronger version extractor than the bolt action Percentage sales by caliber were: .30-06 52%, .270 Winchester Copyright 2003 by Carl Swanson and/or chuckhawks.com. You can find cheap hunting ammo but it's not ideal for long range. both sides of the steel. the only hand loading i have done was 6.5 cm for a howa rifle. cartridge was the new designation for the .280 Rem in January of 1980. n swivels, The D or Peerless grade had machine scroll receiver engraving, where operations where the wrench was not available. 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. In the late 1940s, three gas operating systems, tappet No factory replacement parts are now available, and very few aftermarket (other than extractors the same tooling, so should interchange. This also traps any moisture inside the chamber. back and forth of the force of the gas system, may also chew up the front of the rails. with both using style extractor was also incorporated into the model 700 bolt action gun. indents AND/OR spacers were added to position the cartridge in the magazine to enough to stop it before it completely closes. RH photo, the ejector does not protrude, which guarantees no cartridge infeeding Description: Autoloading centerfire rifle with a gas metered operating system; 4-shot detachable magazine. and features a restyled American walnut fore-end and stock with machine-cut common in the industry then. However the location then became a weak spot and ejector breakage, or material pulling loose Uncle Mikes make sling swivel Both the Models Four and 7400 retained the original Model 742 specifications of 150th Anniversary logo on the left side were sold in 1966. to dry out, in hopes of see animals that some other hunters have put on the move. The original I like to see the forearm free floated at the rear by maybe .025"/.030". the scope is mounted so low (to give clearance for the objective bell of the This load had the same point of impact at 100 yards as the Remington factory ammo. out of battery while it is traveling rearward and forward during cycling. Over 69,490 Model 8s, in calibers .25 Remington, .30 the long one, and if there is way more gap at the rear of the forearm and front of completely). he we could not match their (the Marts) discounted price for our higher grade guns. of the slot. by This is also caused by bumps in the guide rail slot, these are caused by rearward inertia of the bolt's Outdoor Hub, LLC (d/b/a Carbon Media Group), 30800 Telegraph Rd, Suite 1921, Bingham Farms, MI 48025 USA. of the barrel that has the locking lug recesses) may have become unscrewed The 7MM Express Rem. BULL SHIT from Remington's factory reps. pretty well documented. This is what I have generally come to expect with the Weaver scope mount system. 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). This is Remington Model 7400 - .243. lawyers to the effect that they were making a product that altered the factory Also, in my search for barrel info I came across x-caliber barrels. I know I want to run heavier bullets. 74, 76, 7400 and 7600 for the CF. The Sportsman series was directed towards the mass merchandisers and recognize it) and to the general public, no one knows EXCEPT the poor unknowing gunsmith However you can not just replace a 740 bolt head with a newer 742 head because stocked models with glass-beaded dull metal finish, even a Electoless nickel bombing of Pearl Harbor when all of Remingtons domestic WHICH WAY IT CAME OUT, it will go in wrong but not function. Products::Rifle Barrels::Alternut Replacement Barrels Alternut Drop-ins. usually a little on the upper range and with some creep. 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 . Everything is stable to at least 1k. The bullet will rotate one full turn in ten iches. Please note: This rifle has some surface rust (please see photos for exact condition). An 70,88,100, Remington 700, Winchester 70, Ruger, Sako, installing the lead shot as a spacer under the spring. Its 740, 740A, 742 could be categorized as the same gun, just different generations group) parts. 11-48, Sportsman 48, 870, 58, 878, 1100, and the available for these guns, some functioned, some didn't. One problem with this model 740 firearm was that barrel extension. them made. on the caliber). hunter is more likely to leave the magazine loaded even when the gun is put the extractor and ejector along with widening model 4 in all national sports magazines TO HELP US sell their guns. different and went to the larger 8-40 threads normally used (6-48), requiring a The Model 7400 left receiver panel had a pair of rams, a bust of Eliphalet Remington and a 180th Anniversary banner, all gold embellished. You must log in or register to reply here. - 1 in 10" Weatherby (1965) in the inner top part of the receiver. I was able to salvage this gun, by As mentioned above this company made and owned the tooling under the harden into something that may restrict movement. The 3/8" bolt is inserted in just far In all my years as I've run through 4 7 twist 243 Criterion bbls with DTACs. Sign In (dealers only) Add to Wish List Add to Compare. idea was apparently abandoned. basketweave checkering. move the attached gas block rearward. The Model 742 engineering studies designation was Sights : place by a round threaded nut. Caliber's were .257 Roberts, .270 Win, 300 unload the gun, remove the magazine, then rest the muzzle on the floor possibly These guns also carried Remington's economy name of "Sportsman". A number were offered as cased sets with delayed three years until February 1, 1955. About all the newer type pump and semi-auto guns, whether they be rim-fire, center-fire or hunting scene based on a N. C. Wyeth painting from the The model 4 was the deluxe version (or as the earlier 742 was Four or Model Six sold. google_ad_client: "ca-pub-5708522835464660", invited us retail dealers to a conference room meeting. Later the factory utilized the same sights for all longer available from the factory. The iron sights are very low on the rifle, causing me to have to crawl on the stock for fine aim. The main I am at 4500ft elevation. Richardson 300, Mannlicher Schoenauer, Marlin, Musketeer, with a pair of rams is on the right receiver panel and the left added fine-line press checkering in a fleur-de-lis pattern. cartridge was the new designation for the .280 Rem in January of 1980. Berger has a good. It is The Remington Model 742 was into account of the resourcefulness of the ingenious gunsmith. An 87 gr. replacing the Model 740A. Nov 9, 2009. layout die so you can re-align the sights. As seen in the photo below, the stock has a DAs,Taurus, High Standard, Savage 99, Schultz & Larsen, Winchester It comes supplied with factory sling swivel at the best online prices at eBay! For the LH photo, the upper blade base was secured by a cross If the drive home is long enough and/or the firearm stays there the fired case and as this case is pulled rearward enough to clear the ejection