Gun gurus...need help model 742 Remington 30-06...

[unionwirewoman]

Lets start off...This gun was given to me 2 yrs ago from my FIL . I love the gun ! It's a little heavy , but I shot both my deer down dead last yr . This year , I shot my second ( not a drop...actually broke it's back ) and went to take another shot to kill ( I hate missing...I always wanna have a clean kill ) I went to shoot again and my gun had jammed ( the spent shell was caught in the action ) so I jacked that out and had another round in the chamber , shot and nothing . The new round was askew in the chamber , took that out tried again...nothing . I have heard that this model has major problems , and have already determined that it's not the magazine . My question is....can I take this gun to a reputable gunsmith to be fixed , or am I wasting my time ? I've already researchrd some , but would appreciate any info anyone has as far as experiences with these guns . Thanks !

 

[deerman]

I have mine for more years than i like to tell....not one time has it jam.....I keep it well clean, shoot 180 gram ammo. Yes i would think a good gunsmith should be able to repair it.

Alot depends on how well it was care for..........how much ammo was shot.......

 

[unionwirewoman]

My FIL only used it twice before he gave it to me . He had it for 30+ years and had cleaned it before he gave it to me...hence my good first yr . I have not cleaned it since , maybe that's the problem ? I do knoe it's really hard to jack in a shell and unload on the action....even unloaded without the clip . I know how to work guns and use them safely , just don't know all of the parts that need to be cleaned on a semi-auto , and how to do it . I heard that on those guns the rails wear causing malfuntion and that it was better to throw it away than refurbish because of the money...I'll save up if I have to .....my SD will own it when I can't shoot anymore . Just wanted to know If it is that bad....can it be refurbished ?

 

[deerman]

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Yes sound like it just needs a good cleaning , and oil. Should be no trouble with wear , if he hadn't even shot a boxes of ammo thru it.

One you can drop a deer at 500yd with.



Should alway clean and oil after each use.....yep thats your problem

 

[unionwirewoman]

Can you tell me how ? I've cleaned my bolt actions before , never a semi-auto .

 

[deerman]

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Better to get a manual, very important to clean after each use.....u can try to oil and see if it still hard to camber a round.

 

[unionwirewoman]

Ty

On a side note...do you know how to re-blue a gun ( don't really want the smooth finish , just looking for the origional .) I let my sis borrow my model 597 remington semi-auto .22 and she left it in her truck all winter long ( they had racoons) long story short , the whole barrell is rust . It's not a blue , more like black spray paint . As you know , this gun is inexpensive , but I just want to get it back into working order . Any ideas ?

 

[Randy]

Ah the old Remington jamamatic.

Sorry I can't help you with a fix but yes they are well known for jamming.

 

[SillyChicken]

I'd suggest breaking her down and giving it a good cleaning/oiling. You could have gotten some thing in the chamber causing the problems.