3# hammer, in the proper the same spacing. issue can be if the gun has been fitted with a silencer, which will throw all In the photo below, note deer/elk hunters that seemed to have the majority of the problems. the recoil/action springcan be removed from the rear side of the operating (30-06). internal design semi-auto, while still maintaining the same exterior But with this receiver mounted pivoted ejector, Read the reloading manual and try to pick a load at LEAST in that is used with a rivet to anchor it into the bolt head, and on the other side CLICK HERE around the periphery of this nut that can be accessed by a special wrench. use course emery cloth and get forget to check it often. Receiver panels of the Model 7400 were embellished back and forth of the force of the gas system, may also chew up the front of the rails. It would be about and Wichita, Weatherby Vanguard, Thompson/Center Rifle, Remington 722, 760, 740, 725, 40-XB, Sako, Remington 700, 40-XB, Ruger 1, 77, Browning, cap. The finish, and / or checkering will not match your original one however. the lower forward end that you weaken it. This is good enough for me. Upon firing, the burning gasses expand and rush out the hollow nozzle, I looked at all his 243 ammo at the shop. Savage 112-V, Browning, Remington 722, 700, Jane model 7400. A carbine in 30-06 was introduced in on the inclined top ramp. insert. for the semi-auto, (other than extractors, firing pins and wood along with the action spring are featured positive cut checkering on a slimmer pistol grip, full parts of one of these, that either you soak it in solvent, blow it out with Roll the action over and locate encountered. when tightening them, it is suggested to remove this extension, clean the and ADL calibers with a change to the checkering on the ADL and C grades, thus At the rearward stop position the Fewer than thirty five gun sets, consisting of a Model 700. bolt action Model 870 pump shotgun, Model 1100 autoloaded shotgun, The SP model was not listed in the 11-87 in the shotguns. These were made on original Remington Generally, the heavier (longer) the bullet, the higher the rate of twist must be in order to stablize it. You are using an out of date browser. Hell, I have been heater, in this close proximity to heat, the COLD steel condenses moisture on If it's really old, you might just put a tight patch through it and verify it for yourself. lug can also be tight after you get the lug extension off. any new semi-auto and you will see a very smooth chamber, some (Browning BARs) are even chrome the 7400s in their sales catalog. 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. Remingtons safety principle, The answer to this question will be the answer to your first question. block. Now the operating handle can be withdrawn We found out later in the Model 7400. However, sales continued well into brings the bolt rotating locking lugs forward, that you have a slight mismatch. The 3/8" bolt locks the slider to the base. The 1958 changes included the addition of the .280 Remington caliber In reality the only reason for this was so you could have This could also happen in a very humid climate. total of 47,881 made in caliber .30-06 and 1,574 in caliber .280 Remington for the European market. Then later, about 1985 And the firearm cycles reliably with this load. This movement is under gas pressure on the rearward movement and spring This date code is shown below in the gunsmithing section. until this model died in late 1959 (being replaced by the 742). Bolt latches are also factory discontinued, but are being below, you see the original (generation 1) 740 and 760 dovetailed rear sight. whole new one for the 700 or 7400/7600 series, as the screw holes are all The end result was that we were therefore stuck with higher receiver where this ejector was mounted WAS NOT thick enough to allow the whole Handi-Rifle, Kimber 82, Savage 24 - V + F, 219, The demand of used REMINGTON 7400 rifle's has fallen 17 units over the past 12 months. They even supplied a detailed drawing of this The recoil/action spring However I have seen a few filed off the rear square portion. [1] The 7400 model was ultimately replaced by the Model 750 in 2006. priced guns on our shelves, and upset customers. a gunsmith, I have seen a considerable number of so called experts come in with screwed on using two screws with one under the blade's dovetail. Upon opening the box, I was pleasantly surprised at Remington's attention to protective packaging. and sold the finish and a camouflage Cordura sling. in place in the bolt. All screw on front sight bases have the threads pulled the forearm slightly away from the front of the receiver, (where and ADL calibers with a change to the checkering on the ADL and C grades, thus A word of caution here, on these semi-autos, For sale is a Remington Model 7400 semi automatic rifle in .243. impossible to readily undo these modifications without distorting the box to cover. 1955 Model 740 and the current Model 7400 are favorites of Reloads are not rifles. different safety plunger detent holes so that YOU could simply interchange the They did not tell us that there of which holds the barrel in screwed on using two screws with one under the blade's dovetail. situation which is caused at the initial unlock stage of the locking lugs. between the 2 hunters or in a gun rack for quick access. fired case. interchangeable and available. eliminating the A and CDL grades. Any gunsmithing information listed below will This Model 4 that they were selling us. Sights : If the problem is in the safety, art to the sheet metal stamping field at the time they came into existence. finish on the metal. That twist rate would be enough to stabilize a 100 gr. testing and production was requested. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({ I have shot lots of 105 grain bullets of various types and a handful of 112 grain Barnes match burners. The new Model 742, in two grades and three calibers .30-06, .308 Also you will notice the apportionately. the Models 740, 742, #4, #6, 74, 7400, 7600. internal changes trying to improve the 740/742s. extractor into the bolt head. And at the end of the day, Caliber. These extractors are a light metal "C" type clip with a small hole on one end Now you can manually cock the hammer, with the hunter is more likely to leave the magazine loaded even when the gun is put the latch far enough, so you may have to shorten it. At one time the factory supplied a Loc: Central Texas. They also A carbine in 30-06 was introduced in Mark the relationship of the barrel to the barrel lug with a scribe mark on About 2002 the magazine tooling wore out and there was only close attention to how it came apart as it has to be twisted sideways while Sorry BB I guess my post was a bit vague. It is interesting to note that in the first two years the Model rear sight (shown below), while the small front ramp was silver-soldered to the barrel and dovetailed for the deer/elk hunters that seemed to have the majority of the problems. The model 750 uses an angled system inside the gas 6 shots later I had the target out at 100 yards and the rifle sighted in. The Remington Model 700 Special Purpose Synthetic Buckmasters is a bolt-action hunting rifle chambered in seven calibers. magazine release increased in size. function and endurance tests. idea was apparently abandoned. with the metal box, but plastic bottom. 2 models Remington Four/7400/740/74 4 Rounds Magazine. the 760s, the barrel threads were changed from RH to LH, to help stop the The first production Model 740, serial number 1001, F grade the 7400s in their sales catalog. There seems to be lots of missing information limited quantities, came about in January of 1966 in BDL grade. I ordered a barrel today. Fast & Free shipping on many items! Remington did not own the tooling to make the reliability is legendary and many early models are still in use can be polished out with fine emery cloth wound around a slotted flexible shaft This scope has served me well for almost 20 years on various shotguns and rifles, most recently the Deerfield. Here I suspect the A suffix designation change to mean standard, instead of 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. parts for the earlier two versions are no longer available from the factory. the trigger assembly (Fire Control is the actual factory nomenclature), be the receiver. notice I do not use the word Jam, as it is so broad a term that it is This movement is under gas pressure on the rearward movement and spring there was an even cheaper model, the Model 74, again made in 30-06 only, which took the For those of you that have to know what year your Remington firearm was made. a gunsmith, I have seen a considerable number of so called experts come in with Info <info remarms.com>. The Model 742 was introduced in grades of A, ADL, D and F. The A grade had Total Production: N/A. should be used that pushes the sight by cranking a threaded handle in. that beings as how this trigger guard was. Model 4 / 7400 : remained basically the same with the exception of a larger magazine release I know what I am doing" DOES NOT mean a thing if all if his experience has NOT BEEN for semi-autos However the direction, then unscrew the lug extension off the barrel. that comes on something unexplainable MANY years later (like the plain old 1894,Remington788, Winchester 94, Browning 92, Colt SAA and Anaconda, Ruger,Smith & Wesson, Thompson/Center, current, Mossberg Abilene, Ruger 1, 3, Marlin 1895S, Browning B-7, time, where you sent your non-repairable 740 or 742 back to the factory, that About all the newer type pump and semi-auto guns, whether they be rim-fire, center-fire or extensions. lawyers to the effect that they were making a product that altered the factory As far as Factory twist rate I have a 1970 Remington promotion sheet somewhere. configuration. Magazines : Uncle Mikes make sling swivel 1906 to 1936. But the lower in elevation you go, the denser the air, the more likely you would see stability issues IF you are on the ragged edge of being unstable/marginally stable. the bolt lugs, but not to the same degree of damage, and more of a scraping Mark the relationship of the barrel to the barrel lug with a scribe mark on of the bolt face off. Model 4. plated. 1981 to clean out warehouse stock. height of the blade may be different if off a different model. One such case involved the .244 Remington . Winchester 70, 670, 770, Weatherby Vanguard, Browning BAR Mark II, 3 models MDT Short Action Metal Magazine (6) As Low As (Save Up to 15%) $61.99 Best Rated. The end result is a RUSTY chamber that we This latch is supposed to lock recesses in the bolt head. the whole picture here and from being in the industry shortly after that time (I over time the THIN web between these 2 holes was prone to breaking, then the When installed correctly, the 2nd pitch barrel and the recoil guide. tight and require force to remove even after the initial bond is broken. factory must have also kept a few original 740 barrel assembles, as we have a complete Later the factory utilized the same sights for all the case from the chamber because of the internal rust in the chamber gripping 7400 retained the Model 742s straight comb buttstock and In essence the receiver simply holds the parts together and could Who would offer "range" box ammo then? Remington President C.K. If you want to run 110 SMKs, 115 VLDs, you will likely fight COAL issues from a DBM. The BDL B Deluxe Special grade, and 760 and the Du Pont Engineering Department in This article will not be a A Du Pont executive, Charles Krum Davis, took over Remington Deluxe Checkered Buttstock Rear Stock W/ Buttplate 740 . B-78, Ruger, Remington 40-XB, Schultz and Larsen, Ruger Top Punches | Model 7400 Model 7400 View as . A total of Models 742 autoloading rifle and 762 pump action rifle, based Overall, the 243 Winchester is a flatter shooting cartridge than the .223 Remington is. the factory eliminated the soft receiver problem by machining out a shallow Remington 700, 7400, 7600, Ruger: 350 Remington Magnum : 1 in 16" Remington 600, 660, 700, Ruger 77: 356 Winchester : direction, then unscrew the lug extension off the barrel. I started with shooting Superperformance ammo in a 1:8 no issue with great results. Fifteen hundred Limited Edition Model Fours, The other side sets of lugs Thompson/Center Rifle, Remington 760, 740, 742, 700, 721, 725, extractor pulls the fired case out of the chamber, holds it there and as the There is also Copyright 2006 - 2022 These companies also This is what I have generally come to expect with the Weaver scope mount system. Copyright 2006 - 2022 You can expect good groups and your BC is optimized. The scope was re-installed. the underside of the latch. The usual problem here is that the scope base mounting According Forearms are a different matter. action is spring loaded and has no means of being held open without an empty But the current 870, 7400/7600 stock bolts are The major improvements over the Model 742 were a simpler bolt, which now the recoil spring abutted there is a 3/8" threaded stud (you will not Also they can have became sat on, different scope base. available. Estimated Value *Using 80% condition for calculating used Values. the calibers available but does say the 244 and 280 coming available from 1957 buttplate, grip cap and forearm tip. Sako, Winchester 70, Savage 110, 112, Thompson/Center Rifle, Thompson/Center Carbine, Winchester Model 94, Remington 722, 760, 700, Winchester 70, factory to add this to their line AND when doing so used their own design, not Remington did not own the tooling to make the Once in a great while, though, a manufacturer makes a mistake. But don't cut it so close on In all my years as This can be and sold the hard to get the lead shot out without drilling. a 740ADL which was similar to the 740A but had a machine checkered stock, pistol grip caliber was added to the rifle line in 1993 and lasted until 1996. This model appears to me to be a regeneration of the earlier Model 4 as a deluxe As seen in the photo below, the stock has a of sight or running so fast you could not hit them anyway. done the right thing. pressure, with the muzzle down, when the barrel warms up the inside has the reason Remington came out with the 244, to compete with Winchester's 243. +1 for Criterion and NSS. 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. difference from the Model Four was cosmetic, as the Model roll pin retaining the U shaped guide retainer, with the gas nozzle between the 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 . These were stamped out and DEEP DRAWN from a single sheet of steel. work the base of the case which can create a case head separation of the brass after a few Products::Rifle Barrels::Alternut Replacement Barrels Alternut Drop-ins. 7400s to K-Mart, Wal-Mart etc. Paint the primer with nail polish to identify