Remington 740 with high grade wood, etc

After looking at the pictured samples of Remington Custom shop work. The OP's gun is of much higher workmanship. The Op's gun has been reblued as the level of metal polishing before hand far greater than what Remington would spend time on. The custom stock work, grade of walnut and checkering patterns are far superior and different to that of Remington. Note that the Remington Custom shop blued there bolts the OP's has been highly polished. A beautiful gun, A one of kind that's for sure.
 
blargon said:
Its still a 740. Desirable wood on a less desirable action...IMO $650-700 is about right.
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Yes I agree on the price . It best also have good rails or it is just a pretty wall hanger and I love remingtons and have/had some 740's
The days of remington exchanging the receivers are long gone or getting them fixed
Cheers
 
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blargon said:
Its still a 740. Desirable wood on a less desirable action...IMO $650-700 is about right.
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Baloney... I have and have worked a bit of nice wood and metal. That rifle would fetch $1500+ 740 or not. Just the blank for the stock is pushing $1000 now, for wood that quality, unworked. If you tried to have it built you’d spend a ton. Checkering is skilled amateur, I recognise mistakes I’ve made too. Overall a skilled home smith job that turned out nice.
 
Ardent said:
Baloney... I have and have worked a bit of nice wood and metal. That rifle would fetch $1500+ 740 or not. Just the blank for the stock is pushing $1000 now, for wood that quality, unworked. If you tried to have it built you’d spend a ton. Checkering is skilled amateur, I recognise mistakes I’ve made too. Overall a skilled home smith job that turned out nice.
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Yes that blank would be worth a grand but now shaped for a 740 not half of that.
Cheers
 
Ardent said:
To you, I’m sure you’re right, to others it’d be worth much more. Important difference.
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Not just to me anyone that is into remington semi's which there are few today. Ask how many are still shooting 740's???
This is a semi that has not been made since the 50's and was a poor design . Redesigned at model 740A, 742 and then again at 7400
A 7400 is ten times the gun from design
Not much else that wood will fit to make it worth more
IMO he got what the gun was worth
Some reading fix the link

http://ww w.leeroysramblings.com/Gun%20Articles/remington_7407427400_semiauto.html
Cheers
 
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3macs1 said:
Not just to me anyone that is into remington semi's which there are few today. Ask how many are still shooting 740's???
This is a semi that has not been made since the 50's and was a poor design . Redesigned at model 740A, 742 and then again at 7400
A 7400 is ten times the gun from design
Not much else that wood will fit to make it worth more
IMO he got what the gun was worth
Some reading fix the link

http://ww w.leeroysramblings.com/Gun%20Articles/remington_7407427400_semiauto.html
Cheers
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Agreed. The rifle without that wood is worth $350-$450. The stock is lipstick on a pig, IMO
 
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