Remington 742 semi 30.06 advice

josh1976 said:
Correct. If the rifle is clean, it will never miss a beat. 742's only became "jamomatics" when the "once a year, (or 2) hunter", put it away fouled, and grabbed it 2 years later for a moose trip. After the 1st "sight-in" shot, it would sometimes not feed a 2nd round. This was resolved by cleaning. In the words of a 30 year Remington gunsmith, the 742 was a fantastic rifle, and a great success. It could be fully relied upon if properly taken care of and maintained. He also states there were very few warranty issues with the 742 inspite of all the bad things you hear. Mostly from people who have never owned one, and repeat what their grandfather mumbled. Many old timers absolutly reused to accept the semi-automatic as a hunting rifle. The term "FUD" was born during that time in history. They went out of there way to pizz on the 742, and ridicule anyone who owned one. There was absolutely nothing wrong with the rifle, and it simply needs proper cleaning.
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Mine did miss a beat, clean as a whistle. Totally disassembled and cleaned, it was immaculate as all my firearms and kit are. The issue of not being cleaned and fouled is definitely a contributing factor, not the issue here. Good to hear many like and trust the M742, I do not.
 
In the US in some area’s they are known as “Amish machine guns”
The ones I’ve known had more problems with the magazines than fault of the actual rifle.
Never been my choice but have packed out a fair bit of game taken with one.
Every Co-op store in Saskatchewan back in the 1970’s sold 742 and 760 Remingtons and they sold a lot.
 
$400-500, the twin, the Model Four, would go a little more. Great guns so long as they were properly cleaned and lubed. Many suffered from a rusty chamber, causing the guns to jam. The moniker “Jamomatic” stuck with these guys unfortunately, but they have taken a lot of game. A minimalist John Browning design at half the cost.
 
The pump was referred to the Amish machine gun. The semi the Jamomatic.
Dirty and mag fit definitely contributed to this but wear did too, these guns were not designed to be used a lot and some softer metals in the manufacturing attributed to their failing.
 
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Many, but not all, of these rifles have loose tolerances with the action bar saddling on the bolt carrier, allowing the rotating bolt to cant on recoil in the back of the receiver. This, over time, produces the chatter marks in the interior of the receiver.
With the introduction of the 7400, Remington designed a new bolt head (no more interrupted thread style) and added a nylon-like bushing at the action bar/bolt carrier saddle, minimizing cant on recoil.
 
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