Great cartridge, and I've heard good things about those rifles.

Best of luck with it.

Guy

 

Nice looking rifle. I hope it's a nice shooter.

 

Mighty Purrrty, and in my second most favorite caliber.

 

Good rifle - GREAT Cartridge!
Let us know how it works out for you.

WYT-P
Skyhunter

 

thanks for everybodys reply. looking to shoot it..

 

NEVER ease the bolt closed when loading it. The bolt needs full force of the spring to cam the 9 locking lugs into the barrel ring. Ease it shut.....Like after getting in a deer stand will result in a SNAP if the bolt is not fully cammed in.......I know......Had it happen to 2 friends that had 742's.

 

Been there done that... Once!

Those are good guns. I had one in .270 and sold it to a friend. I remember he had some issues with cheap imported ammo where the extractor ripped through the brass case rim leaving a stuck chamber. Put in some of my reloads using good quality brass and it ran like a champ. Which pawn shop was it? The stores on Blanding seem picked over every time I go in.

In the event you encounter this, check the neck dimensions on an extracted case. I bought a used 742 Carbine in 30-06 many moons ago, ran into this with name brand factory ammo. Don't remember what I was shooting at the time. Returned it to the sporting goods store, and they sent it off for repair, came back supposedly fixed; did the same thing.

Was NOT even a little impressed since I lived an hour from the store where I bought it. Especially when they wouldn't take the Winchester 100 I traded in because it had been sitting for years and needed a shot of lube on the bolt. It hung up on 1 round out of 5, when he test fired it; little pfft of WD-40 and I went through an entire box of shells with no problem. Salesman refused to give it that much effort, couldn't believe that was all I did to it when I brought it back. The 742 on the other hand, hung up every round.

Stopped by local gunsmith on the way to take it back, the second time, told him what it was doing. He took it to the basement, fired 1 round, encountered the problem, and came back upstairs scratching his head. Grabbed his micrometer and started checking case dimensions, found a bulge in the neck of the case of about .002" after cooling and extracting it. He surmised it was likely a little more than that when hot, immediately after fired, or possibly that was enough to hang the case in the chamber tight enough for the extractor to rip through the base of the shell when cycling. After cooling, the case extracted with ease every time.

Gunsmith blamed it on someone hogging the chamber out with a cleaning brush, said he'd never seen anything like it. I have since encountered 3 other people on-line, with Remington guns that had encountered the same problem. Only thing we could attribute it to in discussion, was erosion as a result of hot gases blowing back around the tip of the case neck, over time.

As for mine, I assume they reamed the chamber slightly behind erosion, when they sent it back the last time (with notes on what was causing the problem), I've never reloaded for it, and thus never had need to check a case. Do know it's never given me problem since. Been through many rounds, never hiccuped even once, been an extremely reliable gun, just as I anticipated in buying it.

Bear hunted when I was a kid, killed my first bear with a borrowed 742 as cause for wanting one. Family that owned that one, had 2 at the time, and they were flippin indestructible. Drug through the swamps in North Florida relentlessly during hunting season, bounced around under the seat of the pickup all year round, they cleaned them with a water hose, air hose, and can of WD 40, literally. When they started to hang up, they'd wash them out, blow them dry, then spray them down with WD. Toughest guns I've ever seen in my life, and thus I have a hard time putting much store in the "Jam-O-Matic" reputation they've been given over time. I know folks have had trouble with them, but the things I've seen them put through, I don't know what you'd have to do to one to make it jam, aside from eroding the chamber.

 

Look's like it's got a few year's on it. Back when Remington made great quality firearm's! Old firearm maker's seem to have had better Q.C. back in the day.

 

I inherited one from my Dad.
It was the gun that gave me my first black eye as a kid with Dad at the gravel pit.

Please do your research on this.
I've seen a lot of negative press on this series of rifle.
Don't buy a dog.

 

Give the old girl a try.

 

I have two in .308 and one in 30-06, which I got for free. I found the -06 in a shop vice with the scope on the bench. I asked if he was installing the scope and I was told he just removed it because he was cutting the rifle up to get rid of it, because after the first shot the next round didn't chamber. He had it looked at and no one had an answer except those guns aren't good. I mentioned I had the 2 others in 308. He said I could have it. The action was a little torn up and when I researched it I got discouraged and in the safe it went. A few years later I took a look at it and found the simple problem. Some idiot used the wrong length screws installing the scope mounts. The screws were interfering with the bolt travel as the bolt returned to load the second round. I had plug screws and installed them and used a flat chisel to reform & flatten the rough edges in the action. I test fired it with mixed results. One day I may get a chance to tear it apart and do a good polishing on the rails & action.

 

howdy everybody, found a used/verygood remington 742ADL woodsmaster 3006 semi-auto rifle
in a pawnshop yesterday. made in 1962
it has the velour style checkering on the stock/forend, 22" barrel, 7 1/2 lbs.
it didn't have a mag for it, so i found a good mag on ebay for $44.00
the rifle is on layaway.
i have heard about the rails in the receiver, looking down into the receiver from the bottom
the rails looks good. alittle rub from the bolt.
the bolt lock-up with the barrel locks good, still good to shoot.
when i get the rifle home,i will take it apart, look for worn parts, clean-it, lub-it, and put back together.
i have seen some yt videos, sounds like a good deer rifle, maybe hog too..
here's a pic on what she looks like..
will see how she shoots soon, in about 3 months.

My 742 Woodmaster in 3006 is a 1972 model with a red field wide field scope. Its special for two reasons. 1. It was my buddy’s gun. He passed last year with bone cancer. 2. It is a fine gun. It cycles good and stays on target and it’s fun to shoot. I will not part with this one!
I hope yours turns out the same!

Ron

 

thanks guys for all of the info about my 742 rifle..
i know that i'll like it..

 

Those are good guns. I had one in .270 and sold it to a friend. I remember he had some issues with cheap imported ammo where the extractor ripped through the brass case rim leaving a stuck chamber. Put in some of my reloads using good quality brass and it ran like a champ. Which pawn shop was it? The stores on Blanding seem picked over every time I go in.

 

Don't buy it! My local gun dealer won't sell them or take them in trade! No parts available. I was stupid and bought one cause I thought they were good looking. Bought for $300, sold for $200 to a pawn shop. Glad to get rid of the jamming
#$%&+"!

DRSLYR

 

Don't buy it! My local gun dealer won't sell them or take them in trade! No parts available. I was stupid and bought one cause I thought they were good looking. Bought for $300, sold for $200 to a pawn shop. Glad to get rid of the jamming
#$%&+"!

DRSLYR

Unfortunately, this matches what I have read about the Remington 74-series autoloaders. The 76-series pumps are a different story; quite reliable and parts are readily available (which reminds me, I should pick up some spare parts). My 7600 is a 1-2" rifle with loads that agree with it.

 

I'll concur,... my Remmy 7615 pump has been fault free!

 

kingstrider, i found the remington 742 at value pawnshop on blanding o.p.
it was on the wall for about 2 months.
i looked at it a couple times, then i put money down on it. layaway.
mags are alittle high, butt i found one on ebay cheap..

 

Got a '75 model that was rode HARD and put up wet/used as a brush buster in the thick covered Everglades woods by the previous owner! Purchased in late 70's/early 80's and it's been my go to-foul weather gun since (sports a Bushnell 3-9 sport view on top) and has accounted for more game than any other rifle I have! The term "jam master" was lost on this one, because it has never jammed once! Then again, she gets cleaned just like any other high dollar gun I have when she gets home! Hope you have the same luck! Best $200 gun I ever bought!

 

I worked at a gun store for a many years, off and on, after I retired (second time) where the owner would not buy or sell any Remington made auto loaders, regardless of model. He was convinced that Remington designed the model to "jam" and establish auto loaders as unreliable (sarc). I found that a good chamber brush and a thorough cleaning after a season's use kept them working as well as any other firearm and could compete with my "pump" gun of the same caliber. While not as "robust" as an M1 or M14 (did the military really expect reliability problems?), they were as reliable as the owners who maintained them. I'm not casting aspersions on those who dislike them; however, they have to be treated with much more attention to detail than your "garden variety" bolt action that has the mechanical advantage of feeding and extracting cartridges over the auto loader's "gas" designed system. RCBS used to publish a small reloading pamphlet that featured a section for 30//06 "auto" loads; while they were loaded down some, they all were designed to function flawlessly in the 742 (which they did). Feed them ammo they like, keep them clean, and watch your brass and you might be surprised that they are just as reliable as any of your auto loading shotguns from which they were designed. My .02

 

No doubt; I bought a 750 woods master carbine in 308, and knew going in that I might have to fiddle around with it to make it reliable. Turns out that as long as you keep the chamber clean and the action tended to, the rifle runs well and shoots pretty accurate.

 

I DO have experience with these rifles. One of the people in the hunting club i'm in now shoots one in .308 and its 100% reliable and accurate. I worked in a few gun stores, and a few sporting goods stores that had resident gunsmiths. One issue we found, was that sometimes they would shoot true to sight with open sights, but vary when shot through the scope. Turns out some of these had the barrel held into the receiver with a screw, and others with a "bradded" rivet. Sometimes the barrel would loosen, thus creating the issue where it would shoot true with open sights (since the sights were on the barrel, not the receiver) but not with the scope. The fix, obviously, is to tighten the screw, or peen the brad over. That has fixed all the "innaccuricies" that i've ever heard of in a 742/7400. But, as the others have said, you have to keep it clean in order for it to function.

 

Umm, N0. The front of the receiver has a threaded stud in the front. The barrel has a lug under it. The lug slides over the stud then a nut tightens the barrel lug against the front of the receiver.
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742s are good, reliable, accurate hunting guns. They are not assault rifles. Put a 20 round mag and blast away they will wear out quickly. For the hunter who shoots a box of ammo a year they will last a long time. Mine put a lot of meat in the freezer.

 

My gunsmith/dealer has refused these on trade for decades accept for a parts gun. Said it's the number one model of all guns he has repaired in his 40 plus years. This is a guy that I trust with my life. So, take that as a no to the 742.

 

As a 12yr old kid I had a Rem #8 for my first deer rifle. All the older guys had 742s in 30/06. I busted my hump to save for 742. Me and buddy when to gunsmith together. He tried to talk us out of 742s.
We wouldn’t listen. I got the 742c deluxe, buddy got 742 rifle standard. Long story short if a AR-15 is an Assault Rifle, the Rem 742 is an insult rifle. They are built same way as 1100 shotguns. They are 100yd meat guns. It was first new rifle I ever bought and used it two seasons before I sold it to another in party. It lasted him about two seasons before it went back to Rem. It was a pretty gun but not much account. In this area you can’t give one away their rep is so bad.

 

The problem with the 742 is that it has a receiver rail that wears out. It's a common problem with that model. Not a good idea to use it as a range gun blasting through many boxes of ammo, but if the rail is not already worn out, and you keep it clean and use for what it was designed for (hunting rifle), it's a good gun. Also use factory magazines. The aftermarket ones will sometimes cause it to jam.

 

Never owned one myself, but had friends/family who did, and this ^^^^ above is what they all said.... it eventually beats itself to death, but if you just sight it in, and basically only use it to hunt, or a couple rounds per year to check it, it'll last you forever.

Luis

 

I’ve got one and it’s in good shape and shoots 1.5” groups with my reloads… looking forward to taking a deer this fall with it

 

I remember when Remington would take in returns ...return the 742 and 200,00 would give you a new rifle

 

My brother owns one and a good friend has one.
What I remember about the two were they were ammo picky.
Neither were very consistent, except with Winchester 165gr ballistic silver tips.
When Kevin got his, he tried a couple different types of ammo and none would group consistently.
I knew my brother had one and had taken quite a few deer with his, so we asked him.
He said the same thing until he stumbled across the Winchester ammo.
We finally found some and it was like night and day.
Good luck, maybe yours will be different. If not you might some of those.
Hopefully it is still available.

RP