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Post something on pump rifle then, got one?
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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.
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Why not just link this onto the afterbirth of a deer camp drivel? Maybe you should realize just how mucheck pump rifles good beer and deer camp go hand in hand
The government plans these shootings by targeting kids from kindergarten that the government thinks they can control with drugs until the appropriate time--DerbyDude
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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. 742s were high end around here.
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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?
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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. A blessing in disguise as the 760 is a much better rifle than the 742. More accurate, more dependable more durable.
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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. 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.
America needs to understand that our troops are not 'disposable'. Each represents a family; Fathers, Mothers, Sons, Daughters, Cousins, Uncles, Aunts... Our Citizens are our most valuable treasure; we waste far too many.
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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? Bubba'd, but an uncommon caliber. Price would dictate everything.
America needs to understand that our troops are not 'disposable'. Each represents a family; Fathers, Mothers, Sons, Daughters, Cousins, Uncles, Aunts... Our Citizens are our most valuable treasure; we waste far too many.
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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. 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. Come on they work every time some of the time
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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? 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.
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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. 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. Do they jam when they're clean or is it just a dirty/ rusty thing?
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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.
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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. 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. Do they jam when they're clean or is it just a dirty/ rusty thing? Buy a jam-O-Matic and find out.
America needs to understand that our troops are not 'disposable'. Each represents a family; Fathers, Mothers, Sons, Daughters, Cousins, Uncles, Aunts... Our Citizens are our most valuable treasure; we waste far too many.
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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.
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.
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Sorry. I forgot. You don't like me so I can't ask you a question without receiving a terse response.
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Do they jam when they're clean or is it just a dirty/ rusty thing?
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.
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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.
America needs to understand that our troops are not 'disposable'. Each represents a family; Fathers, Mothers, Sons, Daughters, Cousins, Uncles, Aunts... Our Citizens are our most valuable treasure; we waste far too many.
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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........
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The best thing to do with a 742 is to send it to Lee (redneck) on here
He works magic on them
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The 7600 I bought a few weeks ago came with obligatory see-through mounts. I hate the things!
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