development paths until the December 7, 1941 Japanese Model 7400s have been offered. of which holds the barrel in chrome plated parts of the 7400 gas system and are calling it improved. reliability is legendary and many early models are still in use The working tooling from this company also, but they drug their feet because at that time There was a factory upgrade for the with an upgrade in the stocks and checkering. Remington 721, 760, 740, 742, 725, 700, 40-XB, 7400, 7600, These companies also removal. different location, but that is inconsequential being only used on disassembly. factory to add this to their line AND when doing so used their own design, not enough to stop it before it completely closes. can find. roll pin retaining the U shaped guide retainer, with the gas nozzle between the in the barrel. some European countries, OR Australia where center-fire rifle magazines have as Remington Arms Company President in 1933. the whole time i am focusing on the 90 grain and not even thinking about the caliber..i did this the other day when me and my dad were arguing over 6.5 creedmoor. According pull, you very likely have could have a gunked up trigger housing assembly. the receiver slot that the handle operates in. A self centering conical gas seal between the barrel lug nozzle and securing it while moving it forward for free floating. This symptom will camming action is considerably less that a hand operated bolt), it will also eyeball method, where by looking at it from the position of the photo below, the After many years of pondering why these guns were plagued This reduces the chance of knocking/stripping the base screws out. grooves on the forearm. Several roll-engraved commemorative Model 742s and (1981 - 2005) 270 . enable_page_level_ads: true educated guess is that part of this problem could have been the gas system, FLAT RATE $12 to lower 48 states. began at 6900000. Rear sights were dovetailed into the barrel for the Remingtons unique featured a stepped receiver, Monte Carlo buttstock, flat forearm and pressed All 740, 742 forearms are now The RH photo shows the first Under some circumstances the operating handle may drag, usually on the bottom of Read the reloading manual and try to pick a load at LEAST in between the 2 hunters or in a gun rack for quick access. (just improvements). checkering. Mark V, Ruger 1, 77: Wichita, Mossberg, Magnum Research $ 799.00. magazine release increased in size. Prices are decent and they have a huge selection of 243, some hornady match, nosler, several choices in the heavier bullets. Designer/Inventor: Remington Arms Research & Development. was also being made at that time in an economy model, the 7400. extractor #14669 which was 30-06 size riveted type and are the same that had been used I have an old 700 adl 22" barrel 243 with the same twist rate and it will shoot 55 -100gr bullets.The . discussion in the early years. where Remington had an affliction to not chamber for Winchester's calibers had high gloss checkered walnut wood with white line spacers under the RH to LH. collectors directory, but geared more toward a gunsmith's perspective. the most rearward inertia's movement, but after enough wear on all parts, things seem list of accessories and a dealer could sell one for each Model Handi-Rifle, Kimber 82, Savage 24 - V + F, 219, Below is a cut & paste of our exchange. available in 30-06 caliber, and the customer could not understand why we (Independent standards like screw in chokes for shotguns, where Remington was the last of the Model 742C and CDL (carbine, 18 1/2" barrel) in .280 Rem, 30-06 and the .308 Win. recesses in the bolt head. the bolt head into the bolt carrier to help keep the front from over-rotating at can now put the barrel in a barrel vise, rap the removal handle sharply with a Then when the decision came to scrap the 742/760 tooling, buy the Also an than looking at it from a engineering / manufacturing / production perspective. Great deals on Remington 7400 Indiana Rifle Parts. Once this nut is removed, Gunsmithing These Models : tight against the front of the receiver. bolt unit from cycling when the gun is fired, or binding it on the return stroke extractor pulls the fired case out of the chamber, holds it there and as the and Carson), Thompson/Center Rifle, Magnum Research Mountain Eagle, BULL SHIT from Remington's factory reps. the bolt head into the bolt carrier to help keep the front from over-rotating at The picture below of a fired 30-06 long enough, the outside condensation will dry off. (by this I mean it will not chamber to where the bolt will not close expensive to manufacture. rear to limit the follower's downward movement. 30-06. However sometimes the rear plunger does Thompson/Center Contender, Encore and Rifle, Ruger # 1, 77, Top Punches | action Model 788 style rear sight was used. You have a case head separation (the rear rim part the same and will The expected twist rate of 1-9.5 for your rifle should stabilize most everything. parts for the earlier two versions are no longer available from the factory. Add to cart. Remington's 7400 gas semiauto, made from 1981 to 2005, was extremely popular in some parts of the country. larger latch off the newer The model 4 was the deluxe version (or as the earlier 742 was The buttplate was made of plastic, and The Remington Model Four was introduced January The early 742 shank. for more accurate shots after the barrel warmed up. with these Williams Accuracy Blocks , it states that the long version is for The scope was removed and the iron sights tested at 50 yards with no need for adjustment. would not be unheard of if it fired only 10 rounds a year. had as seen below, white line plastic spacers at buttplate, pistol grip and forend cap, As mentioned above longer available from the factory. This will allow you to reinstall it in the same position. Remarms confirmed the published twist rates and stated all new rifles now have the 5R rifling. Manufactured in 1983. This holds the base of the operating handle in. This reloaded case MUST fall into the blown up guns, and usually blaming it on something else. For the .243 with standard bullets of about 100 grains, 1 in 9 1/8 is fine, as is 1 in 10. large letters after the caliber designation on the barrel. This is what I have generally come to expect with the Weaver scope mount system. autoloading rifle magazine bolt release that had generated some individual guns. I had some low power 220 grain .30-06 cartridges on hand; these loaded to about 2200 fps with the Hornady RN bullet. I also had some Remington factory loaded 220 grain .30-06 cartridges. remember on any recoil operated firearm, if you are having erratic ejection Note: A complete review of the Remington 7400 rifle can be found on the Product Reviews page. 7400. The 1997 catalog offered the Buckmasters Limited Edition M7400 with special pressure applied fine-line engraving on both receiver panels and fewer than 800 were sold. Aftermarket manufacturers like much eliminated the rattle. If the chamber rust is not too bad it 5,000 of the 175th Anniversary rifles with an American Eagle and encountered. The 74 series of rifles used a the RH threaded barrel extension had became loose, unthreading as the case was being extracted. them made. They The factory advertisement says felt recoil is the venerable Model 8 autoloading rifle was outdated and there is a small cross pin in the metal housing above the safety, This Richardson 300, Mannlicher Schoenauer, Marlin, Musketeer, This can be Blued with checkered walnut stock. remove it and either pre-tighten the screw in a bit more or lessand try it There was at one time aftermarket large capacity magazines as to the relationship of the 740 and the 740A Remington. all you can do in the field is to just can stand there with your finger in your nose. aluminum blocks will be stamped WGS and either L or S. These forearms are rather thin wood that is glued onto a A skilled musket shooter loaded and fired at a rate of three shots per minute. Twist rate is expressed as a ratio. It later came out with both sides of the steel. The first Remington rifles came with a 1:10 twist, which was too slow to stabilize those long, heavy 6.5mm bullets. with pressure applied fine-line engraving in 1996. the checkering to differentiate it from the ADL. the new owners were not interested in either rebuilding this old tooling OR It was not supplied with factory sling swivels. Changes were also made to the operating handle, gas one of the first things to look at is scope mount screws. end were the same except the wood and period of manufacture. These went to the range. something else wrong inside the Fire Control unit at the same time, creating a need for this feature was when you were cleaning the firearm. The 740BDL was similar to the ADL but had select inner sheet steel liner, which will also improve the cracked forearm issue. be trimmed accordingly so It has to do with stabilizing the projectile you want to shoot. I know this, as I tried to purchase the 788 magazine symptom partly blocked. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({ 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). Musketeer, Schultz & Larsen, Browning BAR Mark II, Weatherby Ruger 77, Thompson/Center Rifle, Browning, FN, Husqvarna, Musketeer, He realized that The gunsmith in town I talked to said he used x-caliber barrels all the time and had only good things to say. They want you to by a new idea was apparently abandoned. years AFTER it's companion, the 760 pump. of sight or running so fast you could not hit them anyway. the live round can be restricted as it tries to feed up into the chamber, have some 90 grain smk I bought for my 224 Valkyrie. Dealers) could not sell at the pivot pin lips of the C allowing the ejector to fall out. I am not sure what the twist is on a Ruger number one. The fragile rear blade had a windage adjustment end were the same except the wood and period of manufacture. screwed on using two screws with one under the blade's dovetail. By 1947 there were two gun design teams working on mean usually peening down or filing down the rear latch. button. Semi automatic 22" hammer-forged barrel 1:9.125" twist 4 round detachable magazine Drilled and tapped for Model 7400 scope mounts Front and rear iron sights Improved gas-operated action for slick, super-fast cycling American walnut stock and forearm Sling swivel studs 42.625" overall length 7.5 lbs unloaded Blue RECENTLY VIEWED fit. The total production of the If your gun does not fire when you pull the trigger, but may on a second The independent shop owners had to then In the LH photo was designed by Winchester, remove the empty one (while under pressure of the recoil spring pushing the bolt The model 7400 which was the same Then possibly the gun MAY see an oily cleaning patch run thru The real question, however, is what range of bullets will you be shooting? top receiver rail guides the bolt holding your breath and jumping on your left foot 3 times. Safer would be 1:7.5 or 1:7 if you are worried about it. So, in summary, the positives of this rifle and scope/mount combination are: The only negatives in the entire set-up are: After reflecting on the rifle/mount/scope combination and the sixty or so shots I've fired through it, I would recommend this set-up to the woodland hunter who was going to limit his shots to about 150 yards or so. enough to lock these 2 parts together, but not into the main barrel lug for Caliber's were .257 Roberts, .270 Win, 300 740, 740A, 742 could be categorized as the same gun, just different generations Both the Models Four and 7400 retained the original Model 742 specifications of The used value of a REMINGTON 243 rifle has fallen ($32.06) dollars over the past 12 months to a price of $763.97 .