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I think the 742 outsold the 760 in every state but PA. In PA we've never been allowed to big game hunt with semi's.

Maybe you should realize just how mucheck pump rifles good beer and deer camp go hand in hand

742s were high end around here.

Just saw a 760 in 300 savage on the rack, had the 870 forearm. Did these come factory D/T? This one had a weaver base. Also had two holes in the side for peep. 80% finish on the metal, butt stock had crack in grip area. All this talk has me considering picking this up?

A blessing in disguise as the 760 is a much better rifle than the 742. More accurate, more dependable more durable.

True. The jam-O-matic is a royal POS. Yes, someone out there probably has one that has never malfunctioned; but exceptions don't make a rule.

Bubba'd, but an uncommon caliber. Price would dictate everything.

Come on they work every time some of the time

They weren't drill&tapped until late in the third year of production. Keep in mind in the 1950's a 760 forearm was much more like an 870's than the later ones with the telescoping forearms.

Do they jam when they're clean or is it just a dirty/ rusty thing?

There is a reason why Remington includes a brass chamber brush with them in the box with the new rifle.

Buy a jam-O-Matic and find out.

LOL. Tis true.
Although, given the number of them sold, the number is probably more like two or three. And it's quite possible they still have hang-tags on them yet.

In this neck of the woods, they are GUAR-AN-TEED to have "see-tru's" on them.

Sorry. I forgot. You don't like me so I can't ask you a question without receiving a terse response.

Mike,
It's mainly a dirt thing. The chamber needs to be clean and dry and that's generally a problem here at some point in the season.

It is recommended to lube the rails and that's also where problems arise in colder climates.

Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

When, exactly, did you come to think that I don't like you? The response given re: jam-O-matic is the only one that really counts. If you think you can figure out how to make the worst semi-auto that Remington (and perhaps any sporting arms manufacturer) made run perfectly, feel free to have at it. It earned a reputation for a reason.

I spent about 10 years working as a rangemaster on the weekends, and the Jam-A-Matic reputation is well deserved, and equally well earned. A rangemaster's nightmare is a Jam-A-Matic with see through or flip mounts and a $20.00 scope parked on top of it. If (and it's a big if) the guy can actually get the thing to cycle, and if he can put three in a row on the same target, it's more the exception than the norm. The gun's were junk. The pump was a much better rifle.

There's a gun shop up here (Ahlman's Gun Shop in Morristown, Mn) that makes a good bit of money converting 740's and 742's to pump guns. There's a reason they're better off as pumps........

The best thing to do with a 742 is to send it to Lee (redneck) on here

He works magic on them

The 7600 I bought a few weeks ago came with obligatory see-through mounts. I hate the things!