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Remington 742 .308?

Nutterbuster

Nutterbuster

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Got an outboard motor I'm tired of tinkering in. Got a guy who wants to swamp me for a 742. Iron sights, carbine model.

Never put hands on one, but like the idea of an auto .308 with irons for the type hunting i do. Seems like it'd be murder on hogs innthe palmettos. I've heard some folks say they love them, and some folks say they jam. What's y'all'a thoughts?
 
Nutterbuster said:
Got an outboard motor I'm tired of tinkering in. Got a guy who wants to swamp me for a 742. Iron sights, carbine model.

Never put hands on one, but like the idea of an auto .308 with irons for the type hunting i do. Seems like it'd be murder on hogs innthe palmettos. I've heard some folks say they love them, and some folks say they jam. What's y'all'a thoughts?
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No experience with that gun, but bet it’ll give less hassle than the outboard


Spencer
 
742 is great with ONE issue. The springs will wear out with heavy loads. That’s what causes the jamming issues. Limit your ammo to 150 to 160gr loads and you will be fine. I’ve fixed a lot of these rifles when I was Gunsmithing. There was actually a service advisory from Remington many moons ago about it.
 
Nutterbuster said:
Got an outboard motor I'm tired of tinkering in. Got a guy who wants to swamp me for a 742. Iron sights, carbine model.

Never put hands on one, but like the idea of an auto .308 with irons for the type hunting i do. Seems like it'd be murder on hogs innthe palmettos. I've heard some folks say they love them, and some folks say they jam. What's y'all'a thoughts?
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I really think it depends on the one you get. My pops had one that was flawless, and no matter how dirty it got, it would never jam. Grandad had one and swore that it lived up to the jam-o-matic name.

Makes me wonder...what was the difference in production for there to be such different perspectives from each individual owner? I don’t think I know of a gun with such polar opposite view points. Everybody that had one loved it, and swore it was flawless. Or they hated it, and said it stove piped after each shot.

Personally, I would swap for it. If you have bad experiences with it just run through different ammo options. I would much rather tinker with a gun than a boat motor


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I am glad to hear I'm not crazy for swapping. Tbh, I have no idea if the gun shoots. I suspect he ain't getting rid of it for no reason. The motor is worth more assuming it can be made to run, so maybe he just thinks he's gonna turn out ahead if he fixes it.

I know guns are easier to store and easier to sell quickly when you're tired of storing them
 
Nutterbuster said:
Got an outboard motor I'm tired of tinkering in. Got a guy who wants to swamp me for a 742. Iron sights, carbine model.

Never put hands on one, but like the idea of an auto .308 with irons for the type hunting i do. Seems like it'd be murder on hogs innthe palmettos. I've heard some folks say they love them, and some folks say they jam. What's y'all'a thoughts?
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I love them. Especially the carbine. The carbine will be worth a couple hundred dollars more. Open the bolt and look at the rail it slides on. If it’s chewed up any at all walk away. They are also picky on ammunition. Remington Core Lock and hornady American whitetail work great for me. My dad, brother and I have over 20 Remington 742 and 7400’s.
 
Jason Wandling said:
I love them. Especially the carbine. The carbine will be worth a couple hundred dollars more. Open the bolt and look at the rail it slides on. If it’s chewed up any at all walk away. They are also picky on ammunition. Remington Core Lock and hornady American whitetail work great for me. My dad, brother and I have over 20 Remington 742 and 7400’s.
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You wouldn't happen to have pics of what area you're referring to by chance, would you?
 
I've owned one in 30-06 and never had a jamming problem. I always used the round nosed 180 gr. core lok (big deer in Maine so a big bullet) as I was told the pointed soft points are what caused the jamming issues but my son has another 742 that I handed down to him that is in 6mm that we shoot 100 gr. pointed soft points in that has never jammed that I can remember. All that said, I don't remember having to fire more than 1 follow up shot out of either of these rifles and I am thinking your probably gonna be emptying the clip on those pigs. Their semi-autos so it goes without saying you gotta keep em clean. I've shot crows at 300 + or - yards so with the 6mm so it's pretty darn accurate that's for sure. .308 is also a great caliber and will be hell on them pigs. I'd go for it if it was me. Hope this helped.
 
I have had many of them. I still own a 3006 and a 270. You could throw them in the river mud jump on them to pack it in pull it out and they would both still function.
I sold a 3006 that would jam on the second bullet every time. I think the ejector lip was broke.
I sold a 270 that my buddy wanted he still hunts with it today never had an issue it was much like the 2 I have kept.
I had a 308 that the trigger would not lock and it was fully automatic after the first shot. Until it ran the mag empty. It would never jam.
I love the ones that work and hate the ones that don’t! Lol I would buy another in a heartbeat


See you in a tree, Ricky
 
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