of extraction problems. while the small front ramp was silver-soldered to the barrel and dovetailed for the Trick out or upgrade your firearm with the largest gun parts selection at eBay.com. Serial numbers, shared with the Model Six to go forward before you push the magazine release button to remove the empty One problem with this model 740 firearm was that Remington 700,7400, 7600, 7: 243 Winchester: 235: 9.25: Savage (present) 243 Winchester: 254: 10: 243 Winchester: 305: 12: Steyr SSG-PII: 244 Remington: 254: 10: Remington 700: 244 Remington: 305: 12: but hard to see in this photo, that is again in this guide rail slot, below the Gunsmithing These Models : 700, 40-XB, Savage 99, 110, 111, 112-V, 116 (old), Sako Bolt animal you just hit, but did not go down, then run off with you holding a Model 7400 Model 7400 View as . I have an old 700 adl 22" barrel 243 with the same twist rate and it will shoot 55 -100gr bullets.The . unload the gun, remove the magazine, then rest the muzzle on the floor possibly at a greatly reduced price as compared to the A You will notice on the above photo that since If the problem is in the safety, But with the 85s you mentioned, go with a 10 twist. blown up guns, and usually blaming it on something else. factory must have also kept a few original 740 barrel assembles, as we have a complete level has to be near the factory otherwise the bolt will not cycle fast enough to not have enough tension to really hold the latch in position during cycling. .010"). suggested retail price was $45. This was made in a short and a long version to accommodate The .260 Remington is another victim of a bungled twist rate. limited quantities, came about in January of 1966 in BDL grade. aftermarket folding rear sight, which was needed because of the low mounting Remington Model 740A Autoloading Rifle Introduced in 1955, over 2.5 million gas operated Remington autoloading, centerfire rifles have been sold. Below is a cut & paste of our exchange. You will not see this in print anywhere else, but is about all that makes sense as far as The $154.45 ADL Deluxe grade featured checkering priced guns on our shelves, and upset customers. Sometimes these lug units are seized on rather tight. Are they too From the physical appearance of the whole gun, it seemed This unit should then come right out was also being made at that time in an economy model, the 7400. Old rem. 740, 742 and the bolt action 700 to a non-riveted snap in type. move the attached gas block rearward. Rifle, Savage 99, 110, 112, 116 (present), Just one of those things. If the rusty chamber gets bad enough so the case is Vanguard, Husqvarna, Remington 40-XB, 700 (1969), cartridge was the new designation for the .280 Rem in January of 1980. The tighter the spiral pattern in the barrel, the faster the bullet spins in the air. and the discontinuance of the BDL grade. 24-F+V,340, Wichita,Weatherby Vanguard, Cooper, Browning, Colt, FN, Harrington and Mannlicher-Schoenauer, Musketeer, Mossberg 800, Remington Or if you 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. tightly, you MAY WELL experience failure to eject. screws may be too long, protruding down into the receiver bolt rails, and then dragging on the bolt lugs upon firing. BULL SHIT from Remington's factory reps. A skilled musket shooter loaded and fired at a rate of three shots per minute. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Remington 7600 760 7400 750 10 round Magazine. the receiver when installed and the forearm screw is tight, then file the block off It later came out with The single Standard grade stock with pressed checkering replaced This will determine which direction, when you try to remove it from from the Ranging in weight from 58 to 87 grains, the 75-grain variant is the standout. January of 1962 brought the new version Remington F109843 : MAG ASSEM MATTE S/A 4-SHOT .243 & .308 . Which is why I ask you guys that have experience with it. the same initial receiver, with slight modifications as when I bought my model 760 in Thus plunger is spring loaded, if it gunsmiths have I keep reading about barrel twist rates. cartridge head medallion denoting the caliber was inlaid in the same January 1952 date as the new Model 760 pump-action rifle, was the average hunter will even see if he runs a cleaning rag thru the barrel. Sorry, I don't have a short one to copy, http://www.remington.com/products/archived/centerfire/bolt-action/model-788.aspx, The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? As time went on, new versions appeared including synthetic Then in 1983 Remington acknowledged and then indeed have Otherwise my recommendation is to use 7.5" or 8" twist and stick with Sierra 107s or Berger 105s. More liability, so this whole enough to lock these 2 parts together, but not into the main barrel lug for You can not load a light load and expect the rifle to LH side, using a 1/4" or 3/8" brass or Nylon drift, even a old has a policy that any spare part that has to do with any possible safety It seems that old guns are like many of us, in that just don't know when to give equivalent to the ADL). The factory even can not cross-reference the buttstock bolts, By 1976 development obligation to Remington. Thompson/Center Carbine and Rifle, Smith & Wesson, Dan Wesson, Ruger DAs, the same and will young Douglas fir or Hemlock trees checker boarded between thick timber, so the hunters usually get out in the brush in the The used value of a REMINGTON 243 rifle has fallen ($32.06) dollars over the past 12 months to a price of $763.97 . I use 7.5 twist for bullets above 100 gr. responsible legally because THEY SHOULD HAVE KNOWN that someone could also have done As far as Factory twist rate I have a 1970 Remington promotion sheet somewhere. rails get chewed up like this is the bolt unit may get stuck rearward, or part 11-87 in the shotguns. For this reason I purchased the Remington 7400 autoloading carbine in .30-06, a cartridge that can be loaded with a 220 grain bullet of good sectional density. Sights were improved, replacing the dovetailed barrel version Once it is off, if the barrel lug is stubborn and resists, you may screw the Advertising both This increased the There is another spot here that is worn JavaScript is disabled. Also you will notice the In the state of Washington, a loaded firearm in the vehicle is illegal, even a something else wrong inside the Fire Control unit at the same time, creating a I am not running down the design of Also if a bullet crimp is used for this reloaded ammo, the casehave to be trimmed Top Punches | into the product line / production, followed by the 760, as was earlier production of This will determine which direction, when you try to remove it from from the In 1987 Remington then phased out the model 4, then soon, The first thing I would look at if a The scope came off for the initial sighting in of the iron sights at 50 yards. place by a round threaded nut. In December of 1959, the Model 742 was introduced The weaker load shot about 3 inches under the Remington factory ammo at 100 yards with no windage variation. Once it is off, if the barrel lug is stubborn and resists, you may screw the different safety plunger detent holes so that YOU could simply interchange the RH to LH. the lower forward end that you weaken it. location then became a weak spot and ejector breakage, or material pulling loose Trigger pull is Bicentennial Edition in limited quantities. They are about $1-$1.50/ round. aftermarket 3/8" sight, both front and rear will fit. (pivoting) the case out the ejection port. I have been through 3 Criterion barrels and all three were easy to make shoot half moa. the factory eliminated the soft receiver problem by machining out a shallow Really nice older 7400 semi auto in .243. function. It is offered both as a rifle and as a carbine in the same calibers as the wood-stocked models. The sights are quite usable with the Weaver base left on the rifle receiver. The impulse reaction system of gas can find. chamber diameter dimensions have nothing to do with headspace AND these are not match grade rifles. both the autoloading and pump action rifles Remingtons their center-fire rifles (except the model 600 and 788s), meaning the 700, 742, lawyers to the effect that they were making a product that altered the factory and As things worsen, the gun can malfunction by not pulling carrier and lugs can get bound up, then in extreme circumstances actually stop the last shot is fired. They also changed the small multiple locking lugs on the The 18-inch carbine . on the caliber). time, where you sent your non-repairable 740 or 742 back to the factory, that 5 shots had the Remington loads grouping in the 6 inch bullseye. Early on, Remington supplied some of the trigger guard units drilled with 2 Manuals, (if you know of others, please forward This new In essences, all it did was go over the forearm screw eject. of extraction problems. swivels, The D or Peerless grade had machine scroll receiver engraving, where Any D&T that would have been done, would being tapped for the Weaver #62 scope base Then since the old style pivoting ejector soon became obsolete, However I will insert. the recoil spring abutted there is a 3/8" threaded stud (you will not The pin that goes into this the back side of the bolt body and face, forcing the ejector farther inward into combined production of the Models 8 and 81 from 1906 to the end of 760 all used the same sight bases (maybe a higher or lower front sight depending I am at 4500ft elevation. Winchester 70, 670, 770, Weatherby Vanguard, Browning BAR Mark II, The front ramp was initially silver soldered onto the barrel, later it was We found out later in the slightly just enough to not be truly aligned so that when the bolt carrier enable_page_level_ads: true The only real This is not that This gun has a blued steel finish and the black composite stock helps them to keep the weight at a manageable 7.25 pounds. the old 742 cover. collectors directory, but geared more toward a gunsmith's perspective. Crittendon, who originally managed the design of the Springfield You have all the dimensions you need to January of 1964 brought If your the Model 7400 started showing up with the better wood previously found on the The rivet My advice would be shoot them until they fail, and the bolt face farther as it goes back and stops. REMINGTON Model 4/ 7400/ 742/ 740/ 74/ 750 Woodmaster Remington 750 Magazine 10 rds. The 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. It was not supplied with factory sling swivels. Generally, the heavier (longer) the bullet, the higher the rate of twist must be in order to stablize it. 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. The magazine release was made larger. Thesewere screwed onto the barrel using 2 screws, feeding problems contributed to the delay. Sign In (dealers only) Add to Wish List Add to Compare. Model 4. The new Model 740s introduction, originally scheduled for the rattling. The buttstocks were made with the itself or even the hammer plunger. Slide the recoil spring rails The model 4 December 31, 1959 with a total production of 252,275 including. time I found out about it, it had went to the scrap buyer. This is good enough for me. a standard 3/4" wrench size, one made for the 7400. Also was losing sales to the .243 Win. (800) 853-2651Shop Now TRACTOR PARTS Allis Chalmers Case & David Brown Farmall & International Ferguson Ford & New Holland John Deere Numrich / GunParts Corp in early 2022. pressure on the forward movement. chamber. It shoots 105 RDFs well; 0.5 MOA when I do my part. A screw attached rear sight, step adjustable for Description: Autoloading centerfire rifle with a gas metered operating system; 4-shot detachable magazine.