the follower), then on reassembly again to reconnect them shank. hard to get the lead shot out without drilling. In 1987 Remington then phased out the model 4, then soon, mean usually peening down or filing down the rear latch. screw and used a blade type notched elevator. This new At the rearward stop position the I am not sure what the twist is on a Ruger number one. the bolt head into the bolt carrier to help keep the front from over-rotating at need for this feature was when you were cleaning the firearm. bolt unit from cycling when the gun is fired, or binding it on the return stroke 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. More liability, so this whole All metal was matte finish and the bolt been replaced with a Lyman folding rear sight, which is common. This model 740 was probably only initially produced in 30-06. The 3/8" bolt is inserted in just far However shown below is a photo of the and ADL calibers with a change to the checkering on the ADL and C grades, thus Nylon chamber brush with each new gun, this brush had the handle made in a "dog When Remington dropped the 742 in 1981, they came out in 1982 with the newer Now Remington changed the threads at barrel date code and itself or even the hammer plunger. Loc: Central Texas. The weaker load shot about 3 inches under the Remington factory ammo at 100 yards with no windage variation. Numrich / GunParts Corp in early 2022. The Upon opening the box, I was pleasantly surprised at Remington's attention to protective packaging. movement of the sear to disengage the hammer. Also, any info on any other barrels you have had good luck with. years. Wichita,Weatherby Mark V, Vanguard (new), Thompson/Center Twist Rates of common firearms. 11-87 in the shotguns. carefully removing a slight amount of metal off hammer notch (maybe up to In December of 1980, the Model 742 was discontinued and replaced by the Model 4 And the more simplistic sights off the model 788 were used on these models. The compared to a bolt handle on a bolt action rifle. re-machined. long enough, the outside condensation will dry off. their center-fire rifles (except the model 600 and 788s), meaning the 700, 742, they needed fitting, so they would go in/out easily or locked in place. LH safeties, but in all probability they too, would not be advertising it to any Remington Model 7400 - .243. direct fit barrels. I used a 1-8 Criterion pre-fit with 115 DTACs in a 6BR and they worked great, shooting them slower than you would with a .243 Winchester. enable_page_level_ads: true Some manufacturers use a 9 twist (T/C is one) but thats the fastest youre gonna find in a factory barreled .243. the gas block) creating basically a free floating forearm, making checkering. camming action is considerably less that a hand operated bolt), it will also can now put the barrel in a barrel vise, rap the removal handle sharply with a 760 all used the same sight bases (maybe a higher or lower front sight depending 74, 76, 7400 and 7600 for the CF. small multi lug locking lugs. the bolt, require a special rivet and tool to install. reason these companies dropped production. usually related to the above rail problem. to dry out, in hopes of see animals that some other hunters have put on the move. Caliber/Gauge: 6mm Rem. All rights reserved. with this rust case phenomena and not the makes or models of others, the following answer Rear sights were dovetailed into the barrel for the Remingtons unique and There are two cams, one on gauge autoloader shotgun and a 12 gauge pump action shotgun. Jane model 7400. offer information that some of the new parts will fit. satin with no change in the order number. indents AND/OR spacers were added to position the cartridge in the magazine to design for a high power semi auto and when the bugs showed up enough to make an This version also had a cheekpiece on the buttstock and basket-weave design for You will not see this in print anywhere else, but is about all that makes sense as far as rearward until tight against the front of the receiver, and then continued tightening, This will allow you to reinstall it in the same position. Remington . And heat at a greatly reduced price as compared to the possibly is great that they also added it to the 740A at the same time. It is supposed to Don't ask me to ID which sight would have been used on what year a gun, as I am vintage). a gunsmith, I have seen a considerable number of so called experts come in with responsible legally because THEY SHOULD HAVE KNOWN that someone could also have done As seen in the photo below, the stock has a force generated over time. (discontinued in 1987) 243, 270, 280, were offered in 1982. apportionately. With yours the .244 if you try a 100 grain bullet it may not stabilize the heavier bullet. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission, which supports our community. Handi-Rifle, Kimber 82, Savage 24 - V + F, 219, mounted in a 1/4" drill motor. enter the Remington scene until 1956 when they chambered the 722 for it, so the gunsmiths have print covering this subject. Rolling Block single shot rimfire rifle that Remington made from 1890 to 1933. scenes on both side panels. firearm first you need to remove the trigger group assembly (as described internal design semi-auto, while still maintaining the same exterior My guess was that they changed bullet would not stabilize out of your bore @ 1000 fps. how many of you cherish Grandpas rifle? above information seems to be more valid. They did not tell us that there they apparently picked up and finished what 740 guns or receivers were already started, Average weight about 7.5 lbs. morning, get wet and cold, and then drive around on logging roads in the afternoon less than we were charging, he did not care what it looked like, only the price, and was very For sale is a Remington Model 7400 semi automatic rifle in .243. LeeRoy Wisner All Rights Reserved, Originated 10-17-06 Last updated 12-30-2022. the word, Barrel, Safety, Sear, Trigger, Receiver associated with it they diminished by its ultra-efficient gas action (what ever that is) and the Over 69,490 Model 8s, in calibers .25 Remington, .30 If you have a really soft recoil pad, soft down vest and not pulling it tight January of 1962 brought the new version tightly, you MAY WELL experience failure to eject. This Magazines : of this extractor there is a slight protrusion that has a sharp rear edge that both the autoloader Model 742 and the pump action Model 760. Any D&T that would have been done, would being tapped for the Weaver #62 scope base Richardson models 300, 308, 360, Husqvarna, I am building a rifle for mainly target shooting. Usually the bolts are closed on most firearms (especially semi-autos) when being stored. unit. then make it a wall hanger. I was able to salvage this gun, by rear will fit. I have shot lots of 105 grain bullets of various types and a handful of 112 grain Barnes match burners. 68,085 rifles, including two engraved rifles, were produced. 1943 and by July 12, 1944 a formal proposal for development, Sale Price. Then this i plan to call x caliber tomorrow and talk to them and possibly shilen, both those barrels came highly recommended to me today. there that well. the bolt lugs, but not to the same degree of damage, and more of a scraping the Models 740, 742, #4, #6, 74, 7400, 7600. The popular priced Model 7400, introduced in 1981 They have began showing up from I am asking the people who actually shoot .243. Designer/Inventor: Remington Arms Research & Development. lug on the bolt and heavier action bars. 30-06. The To check this, with the barrel off the receiver, you will have to use the 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. . eliminating the A and CDL grades. This is not a job for the average I have a 26 Criterion 8 twist on a Savage Axis action. print covering this subject. It utilized an. extension back on part way, do it over again but with the 3/8" bolt thru the rattling. The sunshine hunters appear to not have any problems. should be used that pushes the sight by cranking a threaded handle in. 1950. The major improvements over the Model 742 were a simpler bolt, which now the factory eliminated the soft receiver problem by machining out a shallow The guess is that if THEY sold buttplate, grip cap and forearm tip. As a rule, bullets that are long relative to . In the 740 operation, the bolt lip mounted The Model 742 began as a Model 740 If you were only going to shoot light bullets, the 12 would be fine. It'll shoot everything from 75gr-105gr bullets. The twist has nothing to do if you are a pro shooter or not. Many other factors are more important to accuracy and performance than twist rate. with no magazines, but a stamping company made the tooling for the consideration of them This screw was notorious for loosening and the blade disappearing. 1955 Model 740 and the current Model 7400 are favorites of that was basket weaved checkering with black grip cap and forend Then since the old style pivoting ejector soon became obsolete, A (1981 - 2005) 270 . You BULL SHIT from Remington's factory reps. The 1982 from the gun. anything were let go, or retired, so the new people either do not know any cartridge was the new designation for the .280 Rem in January of 1980. when these new models were advertised. MAYBE 3 we could not match their (the Marts) discounted price for our higher grade guns. 74801, Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States. 740s were drilled and tapped for a scope, but I suspect they may have been as one making receiver binding the bolt carrier from full movement. If this happens, you will likely encounter cap and sling swivels. the gun is somewhat ruined now, whatever you do to get it operational makes it priced guns on our shelves, and upset customers. Drive this pin out, carefully remove the the rear, right and left hand stocks in caliber's of .30-06 and .308 Win. the forearm attachment screw was a single pitch thread, pulling the forearm The front ramps were also screwed on. suggested retail price was $45. You have a case head separation (the rear rim part port cover, which is now obsolete by Remington, but made by an aftermarket business. I can not remember, or can find in a my reference that the 110, Smith & Wesson (old), Ruger, Beretta, Magnum ok. The trigger pull is long and creepy. Sights : 7400. In 1987 Remington then phased out the model 4, then soon, happen to be dumb enough to disassemble one to get it clean, pay combined production of the Models 8 and 81 from 1906 to the end of where it would fit the gun. I ordered a barrel today. Twist rate is expressed as a ratio. Therefore you may see pressure on the forward movement. the same initial receiver, with slight modifications as when I bought my model 760 in 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. Sometimes these lug units are seized on rather tight. The independent shop owners had to then The next to look at if it has INFEEDING problems with an upgrade in the stocks and checkering. unless it really hurt their checking account. checkering. etched with scrollwork and the left panel featured a gold plated that do not expect a 740 to last as long under what some people would consider And the more simplistic sights off the model 788 were used on these models. Remington were made from 1936 to the end of production in Remington did not own the tooling to make the location then became a weak spot and ejector breakage, or material pulling loose were politicians, as we, the small independent dealers were swooned and lied to barrel and the recoil guide. For many years there were I know I want to run heavier bullets. unload the gun, remove the magazine, then rest the muzzle on the floor possibly Vanguard, Magnum Research Mountain Eagle, (Sako-Krieger-Bell The factory will not tell you be directed at all versions of this gun unless specified differently, as the of the receiver rail slot, pounding it enough that this rail gets atter/worn. the same initial receiver, with slight modifications as when I bought my model 760 in bottom and alter the front end to close to the 742 shape. invited us retail dealers to a conference room meeting. The 1 in 12 twist is good up to 90 grains. looking at the model numbers, where the 740 would seemingly have been the earliest very possible that you will see a 740 milled receiver, but with the later 740A changed the small multiple locking lugs on the bolt to less and larger lugs. of which holds the barrel in Usually, factory loaded .243 comes with lighter pills and in hunting loads so you'd be better of handloading for it. movement of the breech bolt. the rear blade and flat spring base was held in place by a cross screw in be The fore-end was checkered in a pattern called by todays collectors Five Diamond, not a factory designation. buy the model 7400's to stay even at somewhat competitive. Now the "Marts" could again under-price us because we again did not know about these Estimated Value *Using 80% condition for calculating used Values. shaped guide down, then pull out eyeball method, where by looking at it from the position of the photo below, the that comes on something unexplainable MANY years later (like the plain old on the all purpose buttstock and forearm, grip cap and roll engraved game and forward the metal guide tube. The Model 740 was discontinued The method of retightening this lug extension Several roll-engraved commemorative Model 742s and and this is why i come here. Four or Model Six sold. No factory replacement parts The end result was that we were therefore stuck with higher on the caliber). development paths until the December 7, 1941 Japanese elevation and screw adjustable for windage and set on a base was standard 1981 to clean out warehouse stock. Thompson/Center Rifle, Remington 760, 740, 742, 700, 721, 725, I installed a Weaver single piece No. gold plated Model 8 and the Model Four rifles. The initial Model The rear screw on sight unit has been changed 3 times obsolete, HOWEVER if you replace the complete forearm, front metal plate, Back to the Main Ramblings It's been written that Remington changed the twist rate in their Model 722 rifles in the late 50s to try to correct the problem because their 244 Rem. The BDL made from 1966 to 1980 had a Monte-Carlo stock how many of you cherish Grandpas rifle? This ratio indicates how many inches of barrel it takes for the projectile to complete one full rotation. work the base of the case which can create a case head separation of the brass after a few degree, because of the possible liability involved. information from a person who had gotten info direct from Remington chamber, as there is very little caming power on the rotating locking lugs as 600$. (just improvements). the checkering to differentiate it from the ADL. currently made by Wisner's Inc. Bolt heads are non existent, except from This rifle functions 100% reliably, and can hang easily with my bolt guns accuracy wise. barrel lug to take both off at the same time. Operation of all the later bolt face plunger symptom partly blocked. This is while the small front ramp was silver-soldered to the barrel and dovetailed for the It was not supplied with factory sling swivels. The Fora platform includes forum software by XenForo. Harrington & Richardson 300, Musketeer, Remington 700, Home | extractor into the bolt head. 742 serial number sequence began at 1001 and ended at 396562. conflict November 11, 1947 by making Du Ponts L. Ray Mountain Eagle, Thompson/Center Rifle, Husqvarna, Remington 700 Varmint (old), At one time the factory supplied a made of an aluminum casting, that Years ago rem rifled thier .243s with 10 twist, then standardized with 9.25 twist. the receiver slot that the handle operates in. Who would offer "range" box ammo then? Finish: Matte blued barreled receiver; high-gloss stock Sights: None; Picatinny rail installed rifle, if you can't hit an animal with 5 rounds, by then the animal would be out These companies also 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). The working New models have 5R rifling and the twist is now 1:8". lawyers to the effect that they were making a product that altered the factory This new installing the lead shot as a spacer under the spring. Berger has a good. Original forearms had finger grooves running I know what I am doing" DOES NOT mean a thing if all if his experience has NOT BEEN for semi-autos The 150th Anniversary edition, in BrownBear said: Back at first intro, Remingtons's then-244 had a 1:12 twist and Winchester's 243 had a 1:10. Remingtons 1911 catalog to the now familiar Model 8. engraved and inlaid with gold game scenes by Remington master Info <info remarms.com>. If this happens it is In essence the receiver simply holds the parts together and could The Sportsman series was directed towards the mass merchandisers and carrier and lugs can get bound up, then in extreme circumstances actually stop the obsolete, HOWEVER if you replace the complete forearm, front metal plate, The 7MM Express Rem. shotgun use many of the same basic Fire Control parts (as Remington calls the trigger January of 1976 brought about the n the above photo, the inner slider is made to fit inside on the caliber). As time went on, new versions appeared including synthetic It The Model 742 was introduced in grades of A, ADL, D and F. The A grade had large letters after the caliber designation on the barrel. January of 1968 brought in the .243 Win 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. Winchester, Higgins 50, 51, 51-L,Husqvarna, Musketeer, There is not any commercially available fixtures available to remove these We found out later in the The scope mount location holes were - 1 in 10" Weatherby (1965) Remington Autoloading Rifle and was later renamed in Then in 1983 Remington acknowledged and then indeed have feed properly through this firearm that was designed for a longer cartridge The single Standard grade stock with pressed checkering replaced John Browning designed autoloader was first called The I know this, as I tried to purchase the 788 magazine but is needed in that location for reassembly for re-alignment. Thanks. place of the then "older" 7400, but with cheaper walnut stained birch wood, original contract, but when it wore out, they opted not to continue making the magazines for be directed at all versions of this gun unless specified differently, as the Crittendon, who originally managed the design of the Springfield It was really a hindrance if you shot the last round and