Anybody have any knowledge or advice on Remington 742 Woodsmaster

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StevenF

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I have a friend who's brother wants to get rid of a Remington 742 Woodsmaster in 30-06. He says his brother will probably take $275 for the gun and it's reportedly in excellent condition and it sounds like it's been fired very little, however I haven't had my hands on it yet. It's got a scope on it but I don't know what it is so I'm not considering that in the price as of yet.

Does anyone have an opinion on the gun, the price? I really don't need the gun but it sounds like a pretty fair price if it's in the shape he says it's in and I'm always lookin for more guns. What say you all?
 
It is a good semiauto deer rifle with fair accuracy and no trade in value. Most shops will not take them as trade rifles.
A good scope should make the $275 a fair price. Ask if you can shoot it to make sure it functions.
 
That is a fair price, the 742 started life as a 740, then turned 742, then turned 7400. Not known for it acruracy, but good rifle. My 740 holds about 2 MOA, part of the problem at 190 lbs, I shoot it and have to crawl back up to it. My buddies 742 hardly kicks and holds 1 MOA. Different rack when comparing them. If you are an elk hunter- strongy recommend it. When those elk are running down hill and the bark is flying- a good auto loaded is needed to prevent the elk from getting by you to the next hunter.
 
From what I've seen of them in action if I was going to buy a .30-06 for deer/elk/moose hunting that would be one of my first choices. A friend has one and I've always liked the clip/semi-suto Remington. My friends 742 is accurate enough for hunting and I've never seen it malfunction. If it doesn't sell give me a PM.
 
Good gun. Good price. I have one and wouldn't even think about selling it at that price. Some of them have a jamming problem. I understand it's caused by not keeping the chamber clean. So you should get an angled 30-06 chamber bristle brush if you get it. Go for it.

OB
 
they are ok guns but the magazines were not the best and they wear out quick. the dust cover inside also will break they are notorius for that. i have had two, one in 30-06 and one in .308. my neighbor has one in 6mm and the magazine falls out once in a while.
 
The mags fall out because you never know when they are seated properly, they jam in different ways and when my buddy sent his to Remington for a fix - they offered a certificate for $150 towards another rifle and said his could not be fixed. You can do better!
 
I own three....I now shoot bolt guns exclusively.

Just a bit of advice......

One of mine developed a tendency to sling the bolt handle god knows where occasionally. It's especially bad when that happens in the hunting woods. It happened to me one evening when I missed a deer just at dusk. I didn't notice it until I got back to my truck.

I now had a semi-auto .308 Win with a live round in the chamber, and no convenient method to unload it. So....I pulled the magazine, and fired the round in the chamber into a tree just off the old logging road.

It was a lot of fun explaining to the game warden why I'd fired my rifle after dark, during deer season, on a state wildlife management area......within 10 feet of my truck.

The only reason I still own any of these three rifles is because I inherited one from my deceased father, another from a deceased friend, and I just haven't gotten around to selling the other one. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

Mike
 
Ive never had any luck with remington autos in there center fires. The few i have had shoot very bad groups and just got worse with time. IMHO i would not spend a dime on a remington auto centerfire rife. Excluding the new r-15 or r-25 series. I steped up to a browning bar years ago and have been very pleased. Functions flawlessley never jams and will shoot 1 inch groups or smaller at 100yrds all day long. Its just ten times the gun as the auto remingtons. I have owned any way.
 
Thanks for the input guys. I may get hands on tomorrow and I'll take all advice into consideration. Thanks again, sounds like I might want to give this some good consideration.

If anyone else has an opinion I'll certainly be checking my post before any decisions are made. Steve
 
742's were very bad about the bolt chewing up the action where the bolt slides on action rails. Take the clip out, turn the gun upside down and look inside the action for evidence of damage on the slide rails up near the chamber.
 
+1 Ghostman!!!

Also, look at the top of the inside of the action with the clip out.

If your gun starts to jam, buy a new clip.

I have shot many of these rifles for friends sighting them in. When they are clean, they shoot surprisingly well. Problem is that most folks that own them never clean them properly.

I saw that the Rem brand of the 180g Core Loct shot extremely well in several of these rifles.
 


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