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742 woodmaster 243.

sixgunbobsixgunbob Member Posts: 41 ✭✭
edited April 2008 in Ask the Experts
A guy i know has a woodmaster in 243 i have seen the 30-06 and i think thay have a bad reputation.The 308 i have heard good things on but never 243 are thay good seem to be rare i very good condition.what my the value be thank bob
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  • sixgunbobsixgunbob Member Posts: 41 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Forgive my grammer.I was in a hurry.The woodmaster seems to be rare.Its in good condition.what would it be worth
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  • Bert H.Bert H. Member Posts: 11,281 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The problem with the Remington Model 742 Woodsmaster is not caliber/cartridge related. Regardless of which cartridge it is chambered for, it will eventually chew itself up. The design of the bolt and receiver rails is the problem. The Woodsmaster is not a rare gun by any stretch of the imagination, and most of then are very tough to sell. Remington fixed/repaired thousands of them before crying "No M?s", and they now refuse to repair them.

    WACA Historian & Life Member

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  • allen griggsallen griggs Member Posts: 35,692 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I had one in 30-06. I didn't keep it long enough for the receiver to destroy itself, although I did kill 5 deer with it.
    The firing pin broke while I was at the range and it was difficult to repair, the repair took 2 months. Then, it jammed on me one day while hunting. Next day that rifle was gone, and I got a Mauser, no more rifle problems.
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  • 41 nut41 nut Member Posts: 3,016
    edited November -1
    No problem replacing the firing pin on a 742. It takes about 20 minutes if you work slow.

    The biggest problems with the 742 or the 7400 or even the 740 is that people will not use the chamber brush that Remington supplies with each gun. Chamber must be kept clean for extraction without slowing bolt travel down enough to jam the gun. And handloaders who insist on loading reloads to higher pressure than is recommended. The reason many 742s now have chewed up rails is the number of years and number of rounds that have been put thru them. I see more problems with the .308 caliber than with any of the other calibers. The reason Remington will not work on a 742 anymore is that they don't have any parts left for them. Most of the 7400 parts are different.
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  • MBKMBK Member Posts: 2,918 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The metal on the bolt is harder than the action area. They get worn.
    You can inspect them by looking inside upside down way back along a 2-sided track.

    There is a gunsmith, Ray Gregg at Bear Creek Guns that will fix them.

    Most good Woodmasters bring $200-300, but more if in real nice condition.

    I have 2, and they shoot very accurately.
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  • allen griggsallen griggs Member Posts: 35,692 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    "No problem replacing the firing pin on a 742. It takes about 20 minutes if you work slow."

    I am no gunsmith. I took the rifle to the local gunsmith, and it took him 2 months to repair. To be honest, I did get the impression that he was a dumb *.
    I did keep the rifle clean, and when it jammed on me in the field, that was the last straw.

    I bought a Mauser made in Oberndorf and my rifle problems were over. I have killed over 40 deer with this beautiful rifle and it has never given me any problems.
    The good hunter does not need a semi auto in the first place.

    If you feel the need to have a semi auto hunting rifle, and you want to use the Remington 742, then have at it, and God Bless you.
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  • SP45SP45 Member Posts: 1,761 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The receivers are only good for 250 to 500 rounds. Most shooters do not shoot this many and never have a problem. Remington will no longer fix them and used to offer a rebate toward another gun. The 7400 is the newer version. Older 742's in good condition sell in the 250.00 to 300.00 range with the understanding that when it breaks, throw it away and buy something else.
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  • SCorversSCorvers Member Posts: 2,063 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Dang. I'm going throw my well used and abused 742 Carbine in the garbage can soon as I get off this computer. It has well over 500 rounds through it and will surely self destruct the next time I pull the trigger. Thanks for the heads up!!!![:(]
    .243's are of no more value than the '06's. 742's aren't collector items. They are hunting guns.
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  • tsr1965tsr1965 Member Posts: 8,682 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    If you want a 243 in a semi automatic, there is the Browning BAR. If you want to upgrade from there, there is the AR-10.
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  • sixgunbobsixgunbob Member Posts: 41 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Thanks for all the info.I was really looking at it for my son in a couple of years but I think i,ll go with a bolt gun to start.I think he wants 350.00 its to much Thanks to everybobdy
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