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Gentlemen; I have read alot of "opinions" of this rifle on this site and others. (US based) It seems alot of them involve "I heards" or " a friend of mine" etc. I have just ordered a 750 in carbine length in .35 Whelen. Can anyone give me an opinion based on actual shooting performance of these models?

thanks Darryl
 
750 woodmaster

A close freind and I purchased one a few months ago. Ours was a 308 carbine. Took it out to the range and could not get it to cycle properly once. The bolt would not close all the way. Took it back to the gun shop and had it sent away to look at. A couple months later it came back and we were told it had a mag and gas cylinder problem, both fixed. We talked the shop into taking it to the range to prove it worked. It didn't. Still would'nt cycle, same problem as before. We took our money back and bought a BAR, which works great. On the other hand, some guys say they do work great, maybe we just got a lemon??? Good look with yours though, nothing as frustrating as a 7-800 dollar semi that might as well be a single shot!!!!
 
Lebarons returned all their guns

Lebarons (all their stores) returned all their Remington 750s for the exact reason mentioned previously. They had had a whole bunch of returns in their Montreal stores so management decided to send them all back to Remington in the states.
 
I know of two new 750 that didnt cycle at all.On in 308,another in 30-06..
.I was waiting to see if they worked (hopeful) as I to was interested in a carbine.I wont be getting one any time soon based on reports.
 
At the shop, we get alot of people bringing Rem. Semis in because of feeding/ejecting problems, especially in the cold Sask. weather, most of the problems have to do with cleaning/maintenance(lack of), or leaving to much lube in action that gums up when it gets cold, they would not be my first choice of rifle however.
 
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madtrapper143, let us know how yours works out for you. They are nice handling rifles and they can't all be bad can they??? Hopefully yours is a good one.
 
Sorry for resurrecting this thread from the dead. But I am about to make the very same mistake and order a carbine Rem. 750 in .35 Welen or 30-06.

No other Semi carbine in those calibers. What a pity, as it has its own place in dense bush iron-sight hunting. Any improvements (or otherwise!) in their quality in last 4 years?
 
They usually work very well, but make sure to keep it really clean my friend has one that is now junk (800 rds down the tube) He thought he was keeping it clean enough but it quit cycling on him. Turns out the action was chewed just about right through.
 
Mine works fine and is the M750 35Whelen Carbine. The previous owner said it worked without a hiccup too. I think that for some reason unknown the 35whelen chambering has a better track record on working as the manufacturer intended. Great little thumper. The M750 stock comb is perfect for a scope - absolutely useless with the irons - cheek bone gets whacked on firing every time - flinch inducer. BTW my M7400 35whelen worked well too.
 
My 750 Whelen carbine worked great. I had 2 small hiccups during the first two boxes on break in, other than that no problems. I do agree with Whelen B that the comb on the stock is way to high to use open sights, so I put on a Leupold VXII 1-4x20. It still carried very well with one hand. I personally would not hesitate buying another one. Just my 2 cents.
 
Well...I checked Ellwood Epps website and noticed there are no new 750's offered! Called them and they confirmed that they are not carrying it ...exactely for the same reasons that we have been talking about. Epps is the authority for me, so I am out of the new 750 market. A defective new gun is the last thing I need now.

They confirmed that the old 7400 were more reliable.

So, what is a fair price for a very good-excellent 7400 Carbine in .35 or 30-06, should I come across one?
 
M7400 carbines in 35Whelen were never made and only a very few rifles were made for about a year and a half only - they are quite rare. However M7400s are quite commonplace in 30-06 in both flavours.

Around here a good used M7400 in 30-06 carbine or rifle sells at about $550. But a 35Whelen rifle is closer to around $675 - if you can find one.
 
I owned one of the first batch of 750's with the same problems from LeBarons and it was returned also. The problems with that run of guns was the magazines would not stay locked in during cycling and would jam. I have since purchased a new one in 308 carbine as I had faith in the problems to be fixed. My new one is a great shooting accurate gun that functions perfectly, zero poblems. Trigger could feel better but I would have paid alot more for any other semi. Nice blueing and wood.
 
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