Troublesome Remington 7400. Worth fixing?

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I took on a project for my father with his .270 Rem 7400 and it's various issues. Started with it jamming causing him to miss out on several deer. Fail to feed, fail to eject, difficulty manually clearing the jam. I solved all this relatively easily. It does not like the soft point ammo he was using the bullet nose would catch on a ridge on the feed ramp or the mag itself. Tweaking the mag and using ballistic tip ammo exclusively from here on in took care of that. Hand loads and a slower powder H4831 provided reliable ejection. Great!

Accuracy is non-existent. Cannot get less than 2" groups out of it at 100 yards it shoots in the realm of 2.5-3". Not expecting miracles given the rifle design but 1.5" would be nice I am handloading after all. I just noticed the muzzle has a ding in it and it'd probably been there since before I began to work on the gun. The fore stock split all the way, I glued it together and after 20 shots it split again beside the first split. A new one is $216.87 b4 tax and shipping :eek: I feel bad for my dad since he paid over $800 for this pile of crap I don't imagine he'd get much on resale considering the issues. What to do with it?





Ding at the 6 o'clock





 
This might be an option:

http://www.remington7400.com/index.php

They look pretty neat when done.

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You should be able to find a replacement wood stock and forearm set on the EE. I put a synthetic stock on my .243 7400 and I recall the set being about $60. These rifles were called jam-masters for a reason. When kept clean and with the right ammo mine always functioned OK. They aren't tack drivers either but accurate enough for most hunting situations.
 
The 740/742/7400 models or also known as "The Remington Single Shot" are not known for accuracy or reliability. If you are getting 2.5 to 3 inch groups and it is still working then you have a good one. Actually the 7400 is a real improvement over the 740 and 742 as they eliminated the internal receiver wear. But what usually stops these guns is a rusty chamber due to lack of maintenace. I've only ever seen one or two come in that did not require honing the chamber to remove the rust. The rust is what causes/starts the extraction problems 99% of the time. Also these guns are known not to extract Hornady Superformance ammo. There is a blurb on the Hornady website about this and it is worth reading.
So replace the forend and clean your chamber each time you shoot it. It's plenty accurate enough for hunting.
Pete
 
Well nothing on EE at this time for replacement, I put up a WTB ad. I agree accuracy and reliability with my handloads are good for hunting out to 200 yards.
 
Myself, i wouldnt hunt with a rifle that i wasnt confident would fire EVERY time. Imagine pulling up on the deer of a lifetime, and "click"
Find another rifle
 
I'd reglue the stock for the time being, then brass bolt the crown. If the accuracy improves from the muzzle recrowning, then look at forestock options. If it's still a salt shaker, cut your losses.
 
Drill a hole through the fore end in two or three places, make or buy tight fitting dowels, re glue the split, glue and tap in the dowels then carefully finish of the tips of the dowels. It won't look too much worse and will hold things together for now. This the worst rifle Remington made? I've only seen one good one, ever.
 
Try calling a board dealer like Epps and seeing if they have a synthetic stock set in stock. If they dont, surely the should be able to order you want. It will be less then $100 (I see them listed online for $65). Maybe take it for a re-crown too.
 
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