After completing a full disassembly ( barrel, bolt, trigger assembly etc.) and a light chamber polishing. The reassembly went great. the easiest step of reattaching the forearm leaves a space between it and the receiver? its only about 1/4 in. but I don't like the looks of it. Is that just the way this one is? or is there some way to lessen this space? I had not noticed it before disassembly. But only owned it for a day (blue light special from a local gun shop who didn't want to deal with a "jammer".)$150. its a 6mm rem. and a real shooter now.
Remington 740,742, 7400 will usually shoot more consistent groups with a gap between the fore arm and the receiver. As was posted, the 742 has a dual pitched fore arm retaining screw that can be used to maintain a small gap. The 740, the earlier version, could be 'fixed' with an aftermarket 'accuracy bloc' made by Williams Gunsights. Really just a spacer to accomplish the same thing.
