I can tell you that my buddies went from 742/7400s to 7600s and are far happier. They all hunt the same way in the same conditions and never have the jamming/feeding issues those POS semis did. I can also say that my 308 is the only one that had real problems and was a dog right from the factory. Based on my telephone conversation with Remington Customer Service, it appears that the new 7600s are not the quality of the older and a side to side comparison of the 2 in my house right now, that is true.