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Rem. mod 4/740/742/7400 Semi-auto

Hawkshaw
Are there any significant differences between these model? Reliability---quality
Parts availabilty etc. Would the butt-stocks be interchangeable. I considering a mod. 4 in 6mm, but the stock has been shortened. THX HAWKSHAW
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  • walther86
    I don't know too much about the others, but I have had two 742's in my life and I didn't have too much luck with either one. Both were 30.06. I tried a few different fixes to try to remedy any problems, but it seemed no matter what I did I would get a jam at the most inopportune times. It seemed liked the spring couldn't function well under the handguard or that's where most of the problems would occur. I finally went to a Remington model 76 pump that fit my needs just fine. Good luck with your search.
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  • tsr1965
    Hi Donna,

    The series you listed started with the 740, 742, four, then 7400. The first two had like 7 lug bolts. The bolts were harder than the recievers rails, and wore the recievers out, usually inside the 1000 round mark. The rifles are all known as jam-o-matics, and are not a real good design. They function ok when kept meticulouosly clean. You don't want to over lube them as they will gum up then. The Four, and 7400 went to a 4 lug bolt, and were a little smoother, but they also had the gas ports/system modified a little too. They were marketed before the experimentation was perfected. Remington has never had a good name with that rifle design, and should dump it, and come up with another. However, in my section of the country, they are used a lot in the North East woods. My father, rest his soul, used to carry them, and my mother did also because they were soft shooting.

    IMHO, I would opt to have a Winchester SXR, Browning BAR, or Benelli R1 if I were after a semi auto hunting style rifle. Big Green has had too many quality issues of late, and I suspect their new rendition of that rifle, the Model 750, will not be much different.

    Best
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  • je2140
    Yea, get the BAR (I've got both the 7400 and BAR). I think the Benelli R1 is made by Browning with different stock
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