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Remington 742 Accuracy - part 2
redpete
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Thanks for all the information on my first 742 thread.
Here is some more information:
The screw that holds the forend in was loose, so I did tighten it. The screw has a wide shallow slot that is hard to get real tight.I think I will have a buddy of mine with a machine shop mill a deeper slot for me. If that screw is loose, how is accuracy impacted?
I checked the barrel and it seems tight. I tried to tighten the bolt under the barrel, but the size is something between _ and 13/16 and I did not have the proper wrench, so I did not try to turn it. What size is that nut?
I would like to take the barrel off and give the rifle a real good cleaning. Where can I find directions on how to do it? Or, is this something I should have a gunsmith do?
I have never had any failure to feeds, but sometimes the magazine falls out when I shoot. I purchased a new magazine and I have not had that problem with the new magazine.
The previous owner was an old neighbor, who unfortunately passed away about a month ago. His daughter has no idea what loads he shot in it.
When I got the rifle, it had an old scope with a tip off mount. I replaced these with a Leupold scope, base and rings.
Thanks for all your advice.
Here is some more information:
The screw that holds the forend in was loose, so I did tighten it. The screw has a wide shallow slot that is hard to get real tight.I think I will have a buddy of mine with a machine shop mill a deeper slot for me. If that screw is loose, how is accuracy impacted?
I checked the barrel and it seems tight. I tried to tighten the bolt under the barrel, but the size is something between _ and 13/16 and I did not have the proper wrench, so I did not try to turn it. What size is that nut?
I would like to take the barrel off and give the rifle a real good cleaning. Where can I find directions on how to do it? Or, is this something I should have a gunsmith do?
I have never had any failure to feeds, but sometimes the magazine falls out when I shoot. I purchased a new magazine and I have not had that problem with the new magazine.
The previous owner was an old neighbor, who unfortunately passed away about a month ago. His daughter has no idea what loads he shot in it.
When I got the rifle, it had an old scope with a tip off mount. I replaced these with a Leupold scope, base and rings.
Thanks for all your advice.
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Here is some more information:
The screw that holds the forend in was loose, so I did tighten it. The screw has a wide shallow slot that is hard to get real tight.I think I will have a buddy of mine with a machine shop mill a deeper slot for me. If that screw is loose, how is accuracy impacted?
I checked the barrel and it seems tight. I tried to tighten the bolt under the barrel, but the size is something between _ and 13/16 and I did not have the proper wrench, so I did not try to turn it. What size is that nut?
I would like to take the barrel off and give the rifle a real good cleaning. Where can I find directions on how to do it? Or, is this something I should have a gunsmith do?
I have never had any failure to feeds, but sometimes the magazine falls out when I shoot. I purchased a new magazine and I have not had that problem with the new magazine.
The previous owner was an old neighbor, who unfortunately passed away about a month ago. His daughter has no idea what loads he shot in it.
When I got the rifle, it had an old scope with a tip off mount. I replaced these with a Leupold scope, base and rings.
Thanks for all your advice.
The loads shot by previous owner have no bearing. Pick a grain you like and stay with it. 150grain is popular and consistant with that gun. Unless you plan special hunts.
Its a good platform and round you should have a excellent time with the rifle. Good luck!
The for-end is typically loose on the 742. It has no effect on accuracy. Careful you do not damage the for-end stock torquing it.
The loads shot by previous owner have no bearing. Pick a grain you like and stay with it. 150grain is popular and consistant with that gun. Unless you plan special hunts.
Its a good platform and round you should have a excellent time with the rifle. Good luck!
Wrench size for the barrel nut is 25/32. Be careful not to bend out the slide arms when removing or installing the barrel nut.
The forearm on a 740,742, 7400, and Model Four, are never tight, by design. You can take it and wiggle it back and fro, side to side at any time you wish. It is not like a bolt action with a one piece stock.
That said the forend screw for the above mentioned rifles has a two thread design(two different threads), which is designed to clamp the front of the forend down to the gas block. Being that your rifle is an older one, the first thing I would do is clean the barrel very good with a copper solvent. Actually it might be a good idea to take the rifle to a good gunsmith to have it taken down and cleaned. You cannot take the barrel off yourself without special tools and gauges to reinstall it. It could be that this rifle has been shot out, using some corrosive military ammo, or just plain shot out, by getting it super hot. These were not MOA or better guns to start with, and 2 MOA is about average. It is an extreme rarity that you get one that shoots better than 1 MOA. If that is the kind of accuracy you are looking for, then you need to get a good bolt gun, or an AR platform.
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