Rem 742 mag release

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Hey Guys ... I have a Rem 742 and the only problem I have with it is the magazine release button/lever is too damn small and tight. It's bad enough now in the summer but I can't imagine how hard it will be with frozen fingers mid November lol. Does anyone know if an extended mag release exists for it and if so where?

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JohnC said:
never heard of one. they are a PITA for sure. on the other hand you don't want it to be too easy - I'd hate to be the 500th one to hit the mag release instead of the safety when a huge moose shows up...:redface:
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lol ... I hear ya John ;)

I've been looking around and noticed there is a new style latch size 0 to 4 and a old style latch size 0 to 3 on Numrich's site (part #45). Any ideas on what the difference may be? I guess I will just email them to find out.
 
I've been looking around and noticed there is a new style latch size 0 to 4 and a old style latch size 0 to 3 on Numrich's site (part #45). Any ideas on what the difference may be? I guess I will just email them to find out.
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They are all shaped the same, just different "sizes" for fitting magazines to a rifle.
You can always take your mag release out and have someone weld an extension on it.
 
I just took my trigger assembly out to look at the size I have now and it's a 3 .. so even if the sizes were related to the amount of protrustion I would not be able to find anything larger.

While I had it out I clipped a couple coils off the spring and that seems to make a huge difference. It's still stiff enough that I won't accidentally release the mag but now I can use my index finger whereas before I needed to use my thumb.

Maybe if I come across a spare mag latch I will experiment with having a nub welded on and see how that feels.

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