Best remington semi auto .308
- Thread starter bud69
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Maybe it was a lemon. It would pierce the odd primer, stretched cases so bad that they were un usable. Action would come open upon firing. One foot groups at 100. Went to a couple different gunsmiths and they all said it was junk.
Super noisy to load. Was a POS
buck knife
CGN Regular
- Location
- Golden forest
Model 7400 auto loader all day long,those that say the browning bar is better must of had better luck than me,I've had two brand new bar rifles,270 and .308 and both had feeding and jamming issues ,with low round counts I might add.
My rifles are always cleaned and oiled properly,my second hand model 7400 in 30-06 Id put against and browning bar auto and put my money on the bar jamming first.
I've never had a single issue with my 7400,bought it in 1993.
My rifles are always cleaned and oiled properly,my second hand model 7400 in 30-06 Id put against and browning bar auto and put my money on the bar jamming first.
I've never had a single issue with my 7400,bought it in 1993.
Owned one 7400 in .308. Shot like a dream. My father had one in 30-06. It was definitely a shooter. I ran them using mags from my 7600's/760's and they ran great and didn't have the stupid bolt hold open device to deal with .
Browning_300wsm
Regular
- Location
- Eastern Ontario
Had a 7400 in .280, it was a great rifle! Never jammed once on me. Took a 742 .308 on trade, the front of the Mag would drop only because the tab was worn. Just got rid of both of them, only to buy my dream shotgun. Wouldn't hesitate to get another 7400.
The 740& the 742 were good guns if you shot 10 rounds per yr . The tiny locking lugs would damage the guide rails chatter marks bend and deform the thin little rail to the point that it would and not close or sometimes not open miss Alinement When Remington redesigned the bolt and that’s all they did utilizing large locking lugs that solved that problem . As usual all models worked best with short cartridges . 243/308 . Little known fact when the 7400 came out and you owned a 742 you could send it to Remington and they would send you a brand new 7400 . Of coarse this was back in the day when you could put your gun in a box put some stamps on it and send it Illinois New York. Those were the days ��
Yes sir returned three for sure during that time. Imagine toss them in the mail and a new one arrives in the mail. In remington boxes to boot for all to see and it is a better world today
Humm not to some of us old folks that know better
Take care and stay safe
