Came across a Remington 7400 in new condition for a good price. 375.00 Tell me what you know about them. Had one twenty years ago and it jammed so I sold it. Have they improved since them?
Posts: 1 | Location: michigan | Registered: 18 March 2003
2 problems with those guns 1 you get a crappy shotgun trigger 2 People end up planning the 2nd shot before the first one leaves the barrel I have a friend I have hunted with that has one and I swear I am going to steal that gun of his and hand him a Ruger No. 1 to make him more careful
Posts: 1554 | Location: NC | Registered: 10 June 2002
$375.00 for a new 7400 would be $350.00 to much in my opinion.But if you had to get one get one in a short action they do not jamb quite as often and keep it clean.My 2c
I have one that I dealy love. Only jammed once and with 4064 powder. Just got to keep that gas valve clean and the action cleaned. I don't like the way point of impact changes while tightening the foreend screw but the gun has sentimental value. But if I didn't have one, I would go with the BAR.
Wow ... I hate to be the odd man out here ... but, I bought a used 7400 in .308 as a rifle I could carry in the local woods and not worry about if I slide half way down a hill side on it.
The 7400 has worked admirably well. It does not like Core-Lokt's, but first load with Noslers and BLC(2) and later with RL15 made the little rifle into a <1 MOA rifle.
Has never jammed. Has killed a couple of deer a year for three years now.
May not be your cup of tea, but the 7400 has been a great beater rifle for me.
I've had many of them, for a semi they look and handle quite well. With factory ammo I've never had a jam ! It' the guys that reload with the wrong powder and those that never clean them that have trouble. I see a lot of them at the gun club and no problems. But, one reason I traded them of was usually accuracy. If I can't hit a 1/2 gal milk jug at 300 yds consisttantly. There is not much you can do if you get a poor shooter. However my son has one that will shoot 3/4 groups all day long and has newver had a probloem. I watched him deck a huge buck at over 300 yds late one evening, neck shot. No nnot luck Ive seen him do this many times. As for me, I now shoot Browning BARS(browning does work on them and I'm only an hour away from their center in Arnold, Mo. I have gripes about them , too heavy. and the hump back: But I've never had a problem with one and the accuracy is usually very,very good. I now hunt deer with one of the lightweight models, still too damm heavy ! They are shooters at least the 1/2 I've owned were and so were those of my friends. We don't spray and pray, The first is usually you best one, but sometimes I will shoot 2 or 3 deer in a field at once. All you have to do is keep them clean and your home free ! The worst auto as far as function was the old Win. Model 100, but I sure love how they handle I've had dozens of them ! I don't now but every ponce in a while I will buy another just hoping it will work. They were the best looking and handeling deer rifle I've ever shouldered ! I sure wish I could get over the 100 bug. Saw a nice one the other day for only 250.00 Hummmmm!
Posts: 367 | Location: Farmington, Mo | Registered: 07 July 2002
quote:Originally posted by bigcountry: Just got to keep that gas valve clean and the action cleaned. I don't like the way point of impact changes while tightening the foreend screw but the gun has sentimental value.
Bigcountry, up to now you are the only one except me who wrote about that $*%%%"#+$ forearm tension screw.
Tell us how you keep the gas valve clean - ???
I kept the chamber religiously clean, action, too, adjusted every single aftermarket mag ( Rems are fine, but small ) and still after 20 rounds I had a jam or a torn rim. Factory ammo or reloads with 4350, replaced by 4064 or 2520:
don�t touch such a POS.
Sorry, but thats my honest advice.
Hermann
Posts: 828 | Location: Europe | Registered: 13 June 2001
My father used one in 243 religiously for 15 years to take Georgia Whitetail, and said if you want it to shoot, to get a chamber brush and use it every time you clean. He also found out that if you "smack" a loaded mag into position, it would deform the feed lips after just a couple times and that would start causing jams. After a new clip and he started squeezing it in, no more jams.
Hope this helps, Ruger#1
Posts: 294 | Location: Kentucky | Registered: 09 March 2003
