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Cracks in the Remington 740 forend
nsg5257
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Does anyone the underlying cause of the cracks in the Remington 740/742 forends? Before I buy a new wood one, I'd like to know if there is a reason so many crack & if it can be prevented. Thanks
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Force the crack open, work in some epoxy. Bungee it up to dry.
http://www.gunpartscorp.com/Manufacturers/Remington-33454/Rifles-37895/740-39565.htm?results=All
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The older 740 and some 742 rifles used a thicker and wider action bars. These will not fit in the forearm of current 7400.
A design change mid 1970's corrected the problem
The cause of the cracks? I don't know as 5 of the six 742 rifles I've owned were fine while the 6th had a cracked forearm. It may be due to the action bars flexing outward in the initial stages of cycling.
Older brother had a 742 circa 1966(?) that he had restocked-the original forearm was cracked(not the reason for restocking). About 20 rounds later the nicely figured forearm cracked--not a happy moment.