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tap_21
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I have recently purchased a 742 and was thinking of trying the Superformance 150 SST's. Has anyone used something like this for a semi auto or will the pressures be to high?
 
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No, but keep in mind that the 742 operates on a rather narrow pressure window. If you try to hot rod it, the action starts cycling harshly and can damage stuff.


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What ammunition has everyone used with good results while keeping pressures under check?
 
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Mine always shot best with "Garand" loads. Remington 150gr Corlokt in the green box worked OK too but it really liked IMR 4895 with a 150 gr Winchester sp.
I loaded 50 rounds for a friend a few years ago and he said all but one had accounted for a deer. That one was a sighter.He needed another 50 rounds.


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Posts: 1275 | Location: Fla | Registered: 16 March 2001Reply With Quote
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Try 46.5 grains of H4895 or 47.5 grains of IMR 4064 with any good 150-165 grain bullet. Seat the bullets .020" less than max COAL to insure they feed reliably from the magazine. Go kill deer.

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What ammunition has everyone used with good results while keeping pressures under check?


Federal Vital-Shok with 180 grain Nosler Partitions.


 
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tap_21
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What are the signs that I would look for when it comes to high pressure in automatics?
 
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Loss of vision, sharp pains in facial areas, temoprary disorientation.

Just kidding. I'd call and ask Hornady their opinion of Superformance in autoloaders in general and your gun in particular. I'd think if there were a restriction they'd put it somewhere in writing.


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I don't know about the Remington autoloaders but the Federal High Energy and the Hornady Light Magnum stuff was verboten in Browning BARs. Definitely check with Remington, Hornady, or both.

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I have never owned a 742, but I have helped a few buddies sight them in.

In 2 cases I shot the rifles quite a bit.

They were in 30/06.
I will admit, I was surprised at their accuracy.

If you do not reload I would try several different factory loads.

Keep the action and chamber clean, and lube it with BreakFree.


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Posts: 16134 | Location: Texas | Registered: 06 April 2002Reply With Quote
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Just a observation with some recent 30-06 165 GR Hornady sst Super performance.
I believe it was a little hot for my particular rifle ( Kimber 89; Colton, Oregon).
The bolt handle lifted OK after discaharge but the case was sticky in the chamber. I had to bang the bolt a little with the palm of my hand to get it to back out.
This was probably an isolated case. For deer hunting I think Winchester makes a pretty good product with their accubond loadings and for that fact I have found nothing lacking on Federal fusion (Deer hunting). It has provide good accuracy.
I can remember the first deer rifle my father bought in probably 1962. It was a Rem 742 (30-06) with a 4X weaver scope. he later added a Leupold 3X9. It is still in my gun safe. I may have to break it out and put a few rounds through it.

EZ
 
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The IMR 4895 load listed earlier is good for the new IMR powder. Older powder lots could use up to 48gr.


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Posts: 1275 | Location: Fla | Registered: 16 March 2001Reply With Quote
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A load that I used for many years with my 742 Remington=

165gr Bullet
IMR 4064
48 grs
WW Cases
CCI 200

I also used Small Base Dies to resize the brass.

Before you get into excessive pressure you will start getting into action cycle rate issues. You will see the rim of the case starting to be ripped or torn. If you go too far the rim will be torn completely off and you will have to use your cleaning rod to get the case out.

Stick to NRA high power loads for the M1 Garand, Google "NRA High Power M1 Garand Loads" and you will pull up the load data. 4895-4064-4320 are your goto powders.

Take care and good luck on reloading for the rifle.
 
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I would like to stick with factory ammo the first year and see how the gun shoots. But what I was hoping for was that someone would know if the pressure from a Horandy Superperformance SST in 150gr was to high for a semi-auto or if I should just go with the CorLokt's that were suggested.
 
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I would like to stick with factory ammo the first year and see how the gun shoots. But what I was hoping for was that someone would know if the pressure from a Horandy Superperformance SST in 150gr was to high for a semi-auto or if I should just go with the CorLokt's that were suggested.


Stick with the CoreLokt's, you can't go wrong with them in a Remington semi-auto.


 
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I have used a 7400 off and on for several years. I would not use superformance ammo. Superformance ammo achieves its extra speed by keeping pressure high for a longer time. This will cause the action to cycle when there is too much pressure and this can/will damage the action.
 
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tap_21
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Thanks for the advice I will just get some Corlokt 150gr to shoot. I appreciate all the comments and opinions.
 
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I owned a 742/06 some years back, I shot all different bullet weights and loads and I had one problem which was a failure to extract, the rim got ripped off which was more likey due to a dirty chamber or dirt or grime on the brass itself. This happened soon after I started shooting the rifle, kepth the chamber and brass clean and it never happened again. I switched to BAR's one in 06 and the other in 338 and followed the same procedures and never had a problem. In cold weather use a dry lubricant even graphite to lube with


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I had a .30-06 742 Carbine that was my 'go-to' rifle for 25 years. It was custom stocked by Remington and had a Weaver K4-1 with Post & Crosswire in Lyman Tru-Lock QD mounts. Talk about vintage!! It loved, LOVED, Federal ammunition and their (at the time) 167grn, boat tail spitzers. That rifle and that ammunition/round was a match made in heaven. Three (3) round groups, at 100 yards, off the bench with a forearm rest routinely shot into 1/2 inch or slightly larger one ragged hole groups (3/4 inch if I got sloppy.) There were always more than a few fellows at the range, with some very expensive equipment, that used to wander down the line to see what rifle and rifleman were doing that kind of shooting. Then again, it may have been because the report was very loud (range was open, but under a roof) and a hell of a flame shot out the end of that 18-1/2 inch barrel. shocker

Reading and contributing to this thread makes me wonder why I ever sold it. Lots of good memories made with that rifle. Oh well...


My 760 Carbine is a 270 and the slower powder makes for an even worse fireball. Worst of all, when I bought a chronograph I found out factory ammo was clocking about 350 fps slower than I thought, or close to 2400 fps.


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Took the rifle out to the range on Sunday and was pleasantly suprised grouped under 1 inch at 100yrds off a single front bag and right at around 3.25 inches at 200yrds. Used the 150gr Cor-Lokt's and couldn't have been happier they cycled perfect and were very comfartable to shoot.

Thanks to everyone for the advice.
 
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