Pasted as rich text. 742. Every time. ", can someone give me a clue as to what to go on to "fix" this one? Many off-site friendships have formed with others who share the same interests in the outdoors through the site.
But this rifle looks immaculate, and (supposedly) has been cleaned before. Great hunting rifle, had two 243 and 06 no problems. Problems with Remington Woodmaster Model 742 .30-06 My dad owns a semi auto 30-06, it is acurate but when it is fired the action jerks the rim off the cartridge; the gun is now jammed. "It looks like the case is hanging in the chamber.
That is probably because they were only designed to hold 4 rounds. You might call Remington to verify this. plenty of deer hung in the barn from the 742 woodsmaster 30-06. guackerkiller, Aug 22, 2007. I would never have thought about either one of the explenations that I received. The receiver is made of a soft metal since the bolt lugs engage the rear of the barrel for a positive lockup.
Fritz.....the problem is most likely the extractor ring, it is probably cracked at the rivet or part of the "claw" that grasps the case is gone.......OR....there is rust in the chamber, this happens when a catridge is left in the rifle during rapid temperature changes, the casing sweats and surface rust forms...you cannot easily remove it by simple cleaning........the barrel nut is removed, the gas tube and recoil spring Assy.
So looking at the plunger that I did have, I measured it with my calipers and ended up just making another one out of an old drill bit. I think it was the softest shooting 30-06 I have ever fired . Good Deal! It ended up bending the spring and locking the bolt carrier in place. My 742 will shoot 3/4 of an inch or less. and use ammo with a medium burn rate powder if using handloads. At least I ain't going to charge him $50 for cleaning it. This email link is to reach site administrators for assistance, if you cannot access TFL via other means.
I just stuck the drill bit in my dremel and used a key file to shape it and cut it to length. The prison ended up selling them all as surplus and there are tons of them around my area. Copyright Complaints: Please direct DMCA Takedown Notices to the registered agent. All information is provided "as is" with all faults without warranty of any kind, either express or implied.
If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Well, ive been using google-** the last couple hours. JavaScript is disabled. Since semi-auto Remingtons are not my normal "faulty firearms, can you fix? Damned, at longer look at that case rim, it looks like the extractor is trying to do its job (why is the rim so distorted), so it must be something else.
I get a couple a year with exactly those symptoms and all it ever is is a funky, dirty chamber from being poorly or improperly cleaned. The resulting dry chamber rusts badly, especially when the rifle is stored in a damp location, like a basement. cylinder hone) and honing the chamber lightly......stress lightly here, much like I would a shotgun chamber. I realize that while it is semi-auto, its a one shot one kill kind of gun (except with hogs....then the semi-auto capabilities are almost required). Of course I never shot more than 10 or 15 times in a session.
So I recently inherited a Remington 742 woodsmaster 30-06. everything on it looks great despite its age.
It looks like the extractor is slipping past the rim and not fully extracting it. I would just use vise grips but there isnt enough clearance for them to lock on. Got it fixed: I went to mike's and he got the barrel off for me, and also showed me what had happened and what i was missing. They cause the case to stick in the chamber instead of being extracted. The Remington Model 742, also known as the Woodsmaster is a semi-automatic rifle that was produced by Remington Arms from 1960 until 1980. Extraction Problem In Rem. dis-assembled. It could be powder fouling as Dahermit stated but most often in my case it's a badly pitted chamber. I told him what I am going to tell you know, these little indentations are caused by burnt, and unburnt gun powder left in the chamber after firing. I could bend them just enough to get into the chamber with the bolt locked back.
If I remember correctly, parts for the 742 are becoming few and far between.
The 742 Woodsmaster was manufactured in a variety of calibers, barrel lengths (rifles and carbines), … According to the amount and depth of pitting in the chamber, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.
Thanks. We'd really appreciate it! Did you mean Woodmaster instead of Wingmaster? Even came with an original leupold scope!
But the "Woodsmaster's" saga had not ended. By fritz, December 19, 2006 in Semi-automatic Rifles. i dont have any of those tools you stated, only a cheap set of metric and standard wrenches and common handyman tools. Numrich Gun Parts Corp. has a large selection of Remington 742 parts and has been providing parts and service to the shooting community since 1950. I have a 760 pump 30-06 and that is one beautiful rifle. Remington 742 (Good or Bad?) I have a brother who asked me the same question. I'll be keeping this rifle for a looooong time! Then I bent the spring straight, put it all back together and its working great again.
I found a bunch of very helpful sites and I know how to take it completly apart and its looking that what happened is a pin moved inside the bolt when I added the oil to it and now i have to take it out to dry it off and put it back together, I just need that tool to get the barrel nut off. Ok I have this Remington 742 Woodsmaster 30.06, I finally got the time to sit down an clean it up for storage. The local "gun smith" said it was cheap cartridges. Stick with 150s for deer, and 165s or 180s for serious game that scratches, bites, stomps and gores. years ago a friend of mine had this problem. If you still feel you are qualified to post in those subforums, please contact "Shane Tuttle" (the mod for that portion of TFL) via Private Message for assistance.