had a 742 in '06. gave it to my son. never had a malfunction with it. I have 6x6 elk in new mexico and a bigger 5x5 from Montana taken with that gun. The one New Mexico was taken with a bronze tip 180 grain, old ammo but I sighted it in with that. My Dad bought it in the mid 1950's. Now I have a smith&wesson '06 made by ....can't remember. CRS setting in tonite. ahh yes- Thompson Center made it. shoots very well but no blood on it yet.
hunted with one many times.good gun
the info i got from a gunsmith regarding the reliability of early remington auto loaders stems from the receiver. when the bolt carrier is sliding in the receiver, the under side of the top metal gets abuse. this abuse shows up in the form of wavey or minor gouges. if the damage is bad enough it will affect the reliabilty of the rifle. a high round count is usually the reason. i cant remeber when Remington solved this issue. if you have a Remington auto loader that works keep it, there are plenty out there that dont. just my experience with the remington auto loaders.
the info i got from a gunsmith regarding the reliability of early remington auto loaders stems from the receiver. when the bolt carrier is sliding in the receiver, the under side of the top metal gets abuse. this abuse shows up in the form of wavey or minor gouges. if the damage is bad enough it will affect the reliabilty of the rifle. a high round count is usually the reason. i cant remeber when Remington solved this issue. if you have a Remington auto loader that works keep it, there are plenty out there that dont. just my experience with the remington auto loaders.
U are the man, Remington agrees with this and admits that the 74, 740, 742 and 7400 all have the same issues especially after a higher round count. One Remington employee at the 2010 NRA convention went off the record and explained that the Remington Autoloaders aren't what they consider there prize firearm.
Is the 760 improved from the older models? I had an older 742 that jammed all the time,costed me more than one animal. They called them remingjams back then.
