My sales clerk has his Dads old 742 also 30'06 and said hundreds of rounds have been shot thru it. Its been great. I read where several million have been sold. No pain is a good thang !!!! I actually got a full magazine to cycle throught the gun, and did mark the tape. I gave it a good look over. Anymore Iam more concerned with the two legged variety of deer anyways. I'm gonna go ahead and use my magical powers to resurrect this thread, because it is just the ticket I needed! At fifty yards I can almost keep bullets touching on a target. You have just accurately described a culture of apathy. I'd have to agree. My son is now a proud owner of a Rem 700 ADL..... why would a bolt freeze up i have never physicly seen any problems what would it be caused by oil grease? A friend got a 7600 pump in .243 and he was pleased w/ it. Shot only when hunting or sighting in. The primer was dinged. Now as I remember, the only FIX for a Remington Jam-O-Matic was to trade it in on a Browning Bar!!! It does open up a little with a warm/hot barrel. Did a search adn found your fix....I can't wait to try it out. I'm looking forward to many more shots thru mine. I have been tempted so many times to buy one in the past. The gun is light manueverable and as I said shoots really sweet. These are our only deer rifles and have always served us well. He'll only be shooting at smallish S.C. deer at ranges under 200 yards. If your auto loader is NOT ejecting a spent round then this fix is the solution to your problem, If your auto loader is ejecting the spent round but not driving a live cartridge home then this is not the remedy and you should first try a new clip and a thorough cleaning (with one exception which i will explain later.). The barrel bends up at the gas block, and the muzzel whips up slightly behind that. I cannot beleive that the spring length could be off that much. One good advantage is that it is very "grey". When the weather warmed up in the slightest it would be reliable again. I wouldnt mind to get one of the heavy aftemarket barreled Minis, but the price really isnt cost effective unless youre stuck with a Mini (i.e in CA). I wanted to really see what it could do but was so aggravated by having to fool with it that I quit at that point. I was curious as to how accurate this rifle should be. We are well over populated with deer but in my county we dont even have a gun doe day. The important thing is the restrictor ball on top of the orifice and the EXACT sized drill bit to drill it out. I need to get more ammo and put this gun to the test again. I have heard pros and cons about the 7400 too. Having said that, he has probably put. By the way the recoil, or lack there of, is a joyful thing. I used to have a single shot New England shotgun when I was a kid that when it was really cold would occasionally just ding the primers. If this works I owe ya one....I mounted a scope on this weapon and it shoots fantastic, if you manually pull the lever. JavaScript is disabled. 30-06 as well thats been reliable as well. I think that is a pretty semi-auto. Got hooked on bolts though and never got around to the 7400. Hand loads or factory and any bullet weight. It can happen to any firearm. I never really could understand why. There are other possibitlies but cutting thde spring creates a dangerous situation.. Should the real problem be resolved at a later time the rifles action will be badly over stressed perhaps to failure.. Find the problem for each rifle and repair as needed but re-engineering the action balance is a last ditch solution.. A forum community dedicated to the great outdoors and hunting enthusiasts. Cutting springs is not a good fix, usually.. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. I unloaded it and took it into the farm house for 10 min to warm it up. Pretty big time fine here in western NC. He put that round in and tried it again. Local man has both a .270 and 30.06 7400 and wants to sell both at $325 each.Thinking about getting at least the .270 maybe both. I'm not as familiar with the 7400 as with it's earlier relatives, the 740 & 742. http://www.remington.com/products/fi...oodsmaster.asp. Probably less than 80 rds through it. It worked great after that. Just dont let the warden catch you. I was about to give up, but never had gotten the slide lever to mark the tape. I took my mic. I don't own a 7400 but looked at them. If I was looking to buy a new Remington, I would go for the new 750. After a very thorough cleaning (It was Filthy) and buffing the tube that is under the barrel it still would not fully cycle,.. The issue with the Mini's accuracy are: Over powered gas system, which causes the barrel to pitch up as the gas pressurizes the system. The Remington 7400 was the first RIFLE I ever wanted, and one I didn't get for a long time. http://www.mcnett.com/Op-Drops-Anti-Fog-Lens-Cleaning-System-P127.aspx. I backed out on the .270 after looking at it. I have the same scope on it after all these years. I'd be more apt to get the pump action one in either .308 or .30/06 if it were me. Amazing. But as a target or backup survival weapon just didnt seem to fit what I was looking for. They also changed the small multiple locking lugs on the bolt to less and larger lugs. I found a fix for the feeding jams, can't remember where but here it is. White Wulf, I bought a 740(pre 1960) in 30'06 a few months ago at our new Gander Mountain Store for $215. Ive seen lots of 742's, 7400 etc with problems, but I've never seen a 760 that wasnt a reliable tack driver. Re: Remington 7400 accuracy? A few weeks later my father in law showed me a write up in American Hunter. I can shoot 5 rnds very fast, but it has to be clean factory ammo. A friend of mine had one of the 742's in 30-06. The whole time the buck walked slowly acoss the field. I love it. I have nevershot/handled a 7400 or a 740. These rounds are most accurate from cold barrels so I was curious myself about the semiauto design in these sizes. It would be nice if this could be a sticky some place . Pops. I see Eagle makes a 10rd mag. Down right fun to shoot and shoot and shoot. "At least with a gun that big, if you miss and hit the rocks in front of him it'll stone him to death...". Again, thanks to POPS for posting this info. My Ruger 77 in .30-'06 would do this if I fired surplus ball ammo thru in, until I added an extra power mainspring, and this was in a dry 30 degree day, not some frigid part of the midwest. A reloader who sizes his brass shouldnt have a problem. I have one in 308 with a 18" barrel, scout scope, and ghost ring rear sight. It works well enough on fast movers in the thick timber though, just ask the venison in my freezer. But as to rapid fire I find myself doing the opposite with 270 and 3006 rounds. Just file it down ( slowly ) where it fits into the back of the action on the rifle. As long as the spring clipping was stopped as the bolt fully reached the rear of the receiver you will have ample spring pressure to close the bolt and load a new round. For FUN, I decided to do everything I SHOULDN'T do to it! Have been thinking about getting a 7400 for the last few years. My son was using my 7400 in 270. Thanks for the help, I am now looking at black handguards to make the switch to "evil black rifles"......ooops, now I got scared just saying that :0. wow i actualy like the looks of that alot i never figured you could get a shotgun stock to fit a rifle, i think u gave the 7400 a lil touch of the evil black gun look. He racked out that round, then next one went click. A buddy that shoots rarely, brought me his old 7400 to clean and sight in. Click. He picked up a round off the ground and looked. You must log in or register to reply here. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Feeding problems during rapid fire? I was wondering what to do with it, now I got me an idea!!! Blackpowder Mortar & Cannon by Seacoast Artillery, Hand Loading Rifles & Handguns by Diamond K Brass, VerticalScope Inc., 111 Peter, Suite 901, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2H1, Canada. Minis benefit from reduced gas port bushings, and shortened barrels with compensators. I always use Rem 150gr cor lokts SPs and it has always functioned fine. It does stick a little after 30 -40 rounds w/o cleaning. Just wonder how well they work? Have a 742(same action) carbine and two or three 7400s. to the local hardware and measured bits until I found the exact right size drilled the orifice out replaced the restrictor ball re-assembled it and it shot great. Although I am not wild about the fact they only sell a Sythetic model now. If your Remington 7400 or new 750 is jamming there is a very SIMPLE fix! I wonder how much of this problem could be caused by the volatility of the primers under extreme cold. Pretty gun. He put the cross hairs on the buck and pulled the trigger.....Click. The bolt was frozen. I have a .270 that is very relaible. Some where along the line some one might benifit from this article and it will have been lost . The same store had 7400s, synthetics, for around 325-375. New stnd wood stock one are $569 retail. He brought the rifle to me. Looks like and is a hunting arm--but add extended mags, a clip on bipod, and you have a "BAR" that puts '06 rounds accurately downrange. A huge 8 pointer came out about 75 yards from my son. One of the problems with the rifle is its accuarcy degrades as it heats up. Founded by Frank Galli in 2014, Sniper’s Hide has been offering informational videos, podcasts, and other support to it’s users in one location. We where hunting in WV last year. Its not a MBR its a deer rifle. And how about the aftermarket magazines? I have heard both good and bad things about them, but you can hear good/bad things about any firearm. Dad has a 742 in . It ejects fine most of the time, (sometimes that misses also) but fails to pick up the next round a lot of times. It was about some guides in Canada that will not let there hunters use 7400's because of this reason. Both have been flawless and bring in the deer when called upon. I remover the little allen scerew removed the restrictor ball and cleaned the gas port very thoroughly (so I thought) after re-assembly T bolt still did not co,e all the way to the rear. I have repaired many 7400's and a couple of the new 750's with this method and the worst that can happen is you clip too many coils and have to replace the mainspring and start over. The weapon seems to be working but I could not believe that I had to take 5 coils out of the action spring. Anyone with any info please let me know. 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