She sure is pretty. And shoots good too.

 

looking good!

 

Did anyone else have a box where the first photo was that said it contained sensitive content and to click it to view? Big tech needs an attitude adjustment for sure.

 

It was that way me even though I posted it.

 

I own one in .308 Winchester. It’s a fine hunting rifle and is easy to shoot.
There are many who poo poo this rifle, expecting it to run shot after shot like an AR or M1 Garand. It’s not designed for that kind of shooting. I have shot 60 Various make cartridges of 7.62 NATO and .308 Winchester from it and they all group nicely in a baseball size area of the bullseye, at 100 meters.
Andrew

 

Fantastic old Remington.

 

Very nice! I had one like that in .270 that a friend talked me out of.

 

Very nice restore and save of a rifle when Remington knew what they were doing.

 

Very nice restoration. I have a Remington 742 Woodsmaster also in 30-06. It’s a great deer rifle. Keep it clean and you shouldn’t have any issues. Mine is very reliable and I like it a lot.

 

We have 2 760 pumps they are fantastic.

 

Did your gunsmith tell you if it had any carrier rail bolt bite in it? Some 742's with too much wear there arnt worth restoring. When I used to clean them for customers in my shop, the ones with any kind of regular shooting needed the displaced metal in the rails filed out and the bolt latch spring checked and refit the latch to keep it from slipping. A great many 742's have met their demize from this poor designed bolt head latch. I shot my first deer with an 06 742 way back in 1975. Good deer gun but cant handle alot of rounds threw the actions.

 

Good to know. Does the Rem.7400 have the same issue too?

 

My father bought me a 742 BDL Deluxe in 1967 when I was 14. Killed my first deer with a rifle with it and took another 2 dozen bucks with it between 1967 and 1971 when I joined the USAF. Unfortunately, it was sold by my first ex-wife when I was overseas in 1973.

 

My Dad and most of hos brothers used 740 series rifles to hunt deer in the late 60's -90's. They worked really well, for most of them it was the only center fire rifle they owned or needed. Most were 30-06 and were surprisingly accurate. I remember them telling me not to shoot a mag in 1 session as after the 2nd shot the accuracy would open up a bit which i found to be true for most hunting rifles. I found that 2 shots were accurate then I would let the barrel cool 5 min or more. By letting the barrel cool i found accuracy to be good. which is true for the lever and bolt action rifles I have shot.

 

Sharp lookin' restore! Got one I picked up used/cheap in the early 80's. Been my go to-wet weather-dusty-throw down for years! Narry a problem with cycling! Wouldn't take 5 times what I paid for it!

 

Thanks. I wouldn’t take 1000 bucks for mine although at 1001 I might have to consider.😂 This rifle has more sentimental value for me. It was my first rifle I used for hunting. I can sit and just look at it and the memories it brings back are priceless.

 

Have a 742 carbine in 30-06; shot my first bear with one like it.

Guys that had the one I used back in the 70s, literally drug them through the swamps bear hunting, tossed them under the truck seat when they got back to the hill, and that's where they rode; all the time, year round. Never properly cleaned them; about once a year, usually just before hunting season started, they'd wash them out with the water hose, blow the water down and let it dry, then spray the gun down with WD-40 and wipe the excess off. (No... I am not joking! I was totally astonished the first time I saw them do this.) One of the two guns made it to the swamp every time the dog box opened. Not once did either ever fail to feed, fail to fire, or jam in any fashion. The one BAR in our crowd however, carried in a soft case everywhere it went, carried in the house every night, cleaned every time it left the house, band-aids applied and tears shed every time it was dinged; jammed every time the owner carried it in the swamp.

My 742 had issues when I bought it, middle of the chamber was slightly larger than the ends of the chamber, causing a slight bulge in the middle of the case. Would not extract hot, soon as it cooled it would fall out. Scheels footed the bill for repair, assume the chamber was reamed .001 to repair it, no indication the barrel was replaced, but it's worked faithfully since it came back the second time. Over the years have run across a half dozen other cases of Remington's doing this, not sure what causes it, unlike my case where I had no history on the gun, others knew what kind of rounds had been through theirs. No rhyme or reason to it, several had never seen anything but factory ammo.


Beautiful job on the restoration!

 

My experiences with the 740 and 742 have been less than pleasant. Glad to hear others have fared better.

 

Very nice xtriggerman. Thanks for sharing the info.
My Avtar is my older brother of 10 years he and I bought the Rem. 742 when I was 18 y/o he hunted with it till he couldn't hunt no more, he passed in 1974 and I'm 73 y/o now. He loved to be in the woods hunting, and he kill many deer with his Rem. 742 - 06.
TO NY🗽

 

Your Welcome. Sorry top read about your loss of your Brother. Incidentally, my gun shop was in a Catskill mountain region town called Kerhonkson 1982-96. I had alot of NYC customers that hunted in the Gunks and Rondout Valley.

 

I probably have 10 between 742’s, 740, and 7400’s and they’ll all shoot plenty good enough to kill deer. I don’t have one that won’t shoot under a 2” group. I’ve collected them and the pumps since I was a kid. It’s too bad Remington gave up on both of them as they really were a darn good gun. I have a 750 carbine in 308 that will consistently shoot 3/4” groups with my hand loads.


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I had it's predecessor the 740 in .30-06. I couldn't find any rounds that would cycle reliably. Even though it was manufactured in the late 50's, Remington bought it back in the early 90's under warranty. I could have gotten more for it on the open market, but I couldn't do it in good conscience.

 

I recently got a 742 Woods Master and had it restored. I took it apart and cleaned it up first. The gunsmith obviously took the blue down to metal and degreased. Then did a hot blue on the barrel and receiver and added gold to the lettering. He also sent the wood out to his guy to restore the wood. Once I got it back I loaded up some rounds using H4895 and Nosler 168 grain BT. I was surprised at the accuracy out this old rifle. The target has two three groups just low of the bulls eye. I added two clicks up and called it good. I was out of rounds. I think she is a keeper.

That is DEFINITELY a keeper! Thanks for sharing.

 

My brother had one and we went to the range and it would hang up cycling. Boy he was mad. That was 15 years ago. He gave it to me that day because I said I might be able to fix it. It’s sat in my safe waiting for me to fix ever since. 😂

 

I wonder if it is a rifle issue or shooting technique problem. The 742 needs to have resistance on the back or you will get a short cycle. At least that has been my experience. I know a lot of people hate this rifle because of cycling issues. I have been lucky and have not had a cycling issue.

 

BFWhite you have a nice looking 742! My dad gave his Model 742 last summer and I prepped it for short term storage in the safe. He bought it brand new in 1959 or 60. I am glad that I got it while he is still with us. My plan is to go through it and give it a good cleaning. I doubt that the trigger group has been removed in its lifetime. I might touch up the bluing as well so that I can use it to harvest a deer or two for him.

I really appreciate the inspiration to get going on this project.

 

Glad I could inspire you. The rifle I got was in rough shape. I took it apart cleaned it. The bore was nice and shinny with deep grooves. Make sure to inspect the bolt rail and lube it well. My rail had some small chatter makes but not enough to affect the action. When you shoot it make sure to pull it tight into the shoulder. It needs resistance to properly eject and cycle the next round. I had this rifle when I was 16 and killed a lot of deer without issue.