which remington semi?
08-27-2004, 06:40 PM
#11
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: North West Arkansas
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RE: which remington semi?
ORIGINAL: 3DNWV
Im planning to get a remington semi-auto in 30-06 which model is best and what problems did any of them have. ANd to be honest I really do not plan to hunt with it I use bolt guns and single shoots. I just want it to add to the collection. you can never have to many.
Im planning to get a remington semi-auto in 30-06 which model is best and what problems did any of them have. ANd to be honest I really do not plan to hunt with it I use bolt guns and single shoots. I just want it to add to the collection. you can never have to many.
But if you decide to shoot it.....Well, here are a couple of 100 Yd 3 shot groups I shot with my 30-06 BAR.
..................squares are 1/2"......................................Shoot-N-See is 5 1/2" diameter.
Whatever you decide, I'm sure you'll enjoy it. After all, like you said, "you can never have to many"
Luck
firstshot
08-27-2004, 09:15 PM
#12
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: ludington michigan USA
Posts: 280
RE: which remington semi?
Did you guys read the original post? I thought he wasn't interested in hunting with the rifle or in brownings or garands.
I own a 740 in .30-06 that was bought in 1957 and it still shoots well enough to kill deer at normal michigan shooting ranges. I even took this rifle to wyoming last fall as my backup. I've got a few belted magnums and some other flat shooting bolt actions but they are no better out to 250yds.
I own a 740 in .30-06 that was bought in 1957 and it still shoots well enough to kill deer at normal michigan shooting ranges. I even took this rifle to wyoming last fall as my backup. I've got a few belted magnums and some other flat shooting bolt actions but they are no better out to 250yds.
08-28-2004, 09:32 AM
#13
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: North West Arkansas
Posts: 422
RE: which remington semi?
ORIGINAL: biggunz.45-70
Did you guys read the original post? I thought he wasn't interested in hunting with the rifle or in brownings or garands.
I own a 740 in .30-06 that was bought in 1957 and it still shoots well enough to kill deer at normal michigan shooting ranges. I even took this rifle to wyoming last fall as my backup. I've got a few belted magnums and some other flat shooting bolt actions but they are no better out to 250yds.
Did you guys read the original post? I thought he wasn't interested in hunting with the rifle or in brownings or garands.
I own a 740 in .30-06 that was bought in 1957 and it still shoots well enough to kill deer at normal michigan shooting ranges. I even took this rifle to wyoming last fall as my backup. I've got a few belted magnums and some other flat shooting bolt actions but they are no better out to 250yds.
firstshot
08-29-2004, 06:44 PM
#14
Join Date: Jan 2004
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RE: which remington semi?
Maybe an older Remington 742? Rifles in good condition have a lot of shooting left in them.
A few months ago, I found a Remington 742 carbine in .30-06, and it's a great rifle. Tons of muzzle blast, but it shoots just fine--straight and predictably out to 100 yards (the farthest I've shot it). It's going to be keeping me company on opening day of deer season this year.
A few months ago, I found a Remington 742 carbine in .30-06, and it's a great rifle. Tons of muzzle blast, but it shoots just fine--straight and predictably out to 100 yards (the farthest I've shot it). It's going to be keeping me company on opening day of deer season this year.
08-29-2004, 08:55 PM
#15
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
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RE: which remington semi?
Here's some information that I've gleaned from working at a deer rifle sight-in clinic over the last 5 or 6 years.
I've seen litterally hundreds of remington semiautos over the years- if I were to judge by what I see there, they would be the most prominant and numerous rifles used in my neck of the woods, except that the people who show up to these clinics aren't avid shooters, and for the most part are just pure deer hunters. Most of the people who have access to ranges tend to not come to these events.
Jamming- I haven't observed pesonally- my brother in law and father-in-law both use remington semis and I haven't heard a jamming problem from them- but once again the two of them probably shoot a combined total of 6 shots per year and if they are lucky, another shot at a deer. At the range, during the deer rifle sightin clinic- we only allow single loading for safety sake- once again no jamming. For the most part- the remingtons will have no problems with the first shot, but I can't say anything about what will happen after that.
Accuracy- They all seem capable of hitting what a person is aiming at and certainly would be efective at 100 yards. On the other hand, they sem to suffer pretty badly once 3 or 4 shots have been put through them. The way the barrel is mounted, it has alot of stresses on it when it heats up- kind of the opposite effect you would get from 'free-floating' a bolt action barrel. Every rifle seems to shoot differently- most will have a change in point of impact of around 4" some will have changes up to 1', a very very rare few will shoot 6 or 7 in a row with only an 1"-2" change in impact.
Sighting in- because of the barrel warping issue, give yourself alot of time for sighting in. It might be best to take a shot, move your crosshairs, wait 5 minutes, shoot again, repeat until you have it zeroed. If you try zeroing it while the barrel is warmed up, you'll be chasing your tail.
My informed opinion on them- they work, and if used for hunting, its likely you'll only take one maybe two shots at most with it, so its perfectly suitable for that, though I don't understand the point of a semiauto that has accuracy problems after being fired a few times in a matter of minutes. For the money, I personally would rather get a bolt action. If I were to buy a big bore semiauto for target shooting, I would skip it altogether and get a M1, M1A, or Browning BAR, which are all much better suited for firing more than a handful of shots per session.
I've seen litterally hundreds of remington semiautos over the years- if I were to judge by what I see there, they would be the most prominant and numerous rifles used in my neck of the woods, except that the people who show up to these clinics aren't avid shooters, and for the most part are just pure deer hunters. Most of the people who have access to ranges tend to not come to these events.
Jamming- I haven't observed pesonally- my brother in law and father-in-law both use remington semis and I haven't heard a jamming problem from them- but once again the two of them probably shoot a combined total of 6 shots per year and if they are lucky, another shot at a deer. At the range, during the deer rifle sightin clinic- we only allow single loading for safety sake- once again no jamming. For the most part- the remingtons will have no problems with the first shot, but I can't say anything about what will happen after that.
Accuracy- They all seem capable of hitting what a person is aiming at and certainly would be efective at 100 yards. On the other hand, they sem to suffer pretty badly once 3 or 4 shots have been put through them. The way the barrel is mounted, it has alot of stresses on it when it heats up- kind of the opposite effect you would get from 'free-floating' a bolt action barrel. Every rifle seems to shoot differently- most will have a change in point of impact of around 4" some will have changes up to 1', a very very rare few will shoot 6 or 7 in a row with only an 1"-2" change in impact.
Sighting in- because of the barrel warping issue, give yourself alot of time for sighting in. It might be best to take a shot, move your crosshairs, wait 5 minutes, shoot again, repeat until you have it zeroed. If you try zeroing it while the barrel is warmed up, you'll be chasing your tail.
My informed opinion on them- they work, and if used for hunting, its likely you'll only take one maybe two shots at most with it, so its perfectly suitable for that, though I don't understand the point of a semiauto that has accuracy problems after being fired a few times in a matter of minutes. For the money, I personally would rather get a bolt action. If I were to buy a big bore semiauto for target shooting, I would skip it altogether and get a M1, M1A, or Browning BAR, which are all much better suited for firing more than a handful of shots per session.
08-29-2004, 09:43 PM
#16
Typical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Columbus, Ohio
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RE: which remington semi?
3DNWV...
You should have told us you were sold on the remington off the bat... We wouldn't have wasted our time telling you about the BAR...
I should add something to my original post... There was no jamming problems with the guns my father had.
Just a question, why aren't you interested in the BAR? It is my understanding that it is a superior semi-auto to the remington. I have seen it and it definately is a better looking gun.
Hey will all have our prejudices... But I have nothing against Remingtons, I believe that they make the best reasonably priced bolt action rifle (the 700) bar none. There semi-auto and pump shotguns in my opinion are also very nice guns.
You should have told us you were sold on the remington off the bat... We wouldn't have wasted our time telling you about the BAR...
I should add something to my original post... There was no jamming problems with the guns my father had.
Just a question, why aren't you interested in the BAR? It is my understanding that it is a superior semi-auto to the remington. I have seen it and it definately is a better looking gun.
Hey will all have our prejudices... But I have nothing against Remingtons, I believe that they make the best reasonably priced bolt action rifle (the 700) bar none. There semi-auto and pump shotguns in my opinion are also very nice guns.
08-29-2004, 10:10 PM
#17
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Wewahitchka Florida
Posts: 3,273
RE: which remington semi?
ORIGINAL: Briman
Here's some information that I've gleaned from working at a deer rifle sight-in clinic over the last 5 or 6 years.
I've seen litterally hundreds of remington semiautos over the years- if I were to judge by what I see there, they would be the most prominant and numerous rifles used in my neck of the woods, except that the people who show up to these clinics aren't avid shooters, and for the most part are just pure deer hunters. Most of the people who have access to ranges tend to not come to these events.
Jamming- I haven't observed pesonally- my brother in law and father-in-law both use remington semis and I haven't heard a jamming problem from them- but once again the two of them probably shoot a combined total of 6 shots per year and if they are lucky, another shot at a deer. At the range, during the deer rifle sightin clinic- we only allow single loading for safety sake- once again no jamming. For the most part- the remingtons will have no problems with the first shot, but I can't say anything about what will happen after that.
Accuracy- They all seem capable of hitting what a person is aiming at and certainly would be efective at 100 yards. On the other hand, they sem to suffer pretty badly once 3 or 4 shots have been put through them. The way the barrel is mounted, it has alot of stresses on it when it heats up- kind of the opposite effect you would get from 'free-floating' a bolt action barrel. Every rifle seems to shoot differently- most will have a change in point of impact of around 4" some will have changes up to 1', a very very rare few will shoot 6 or 7 in a row with only an 1"-2" change in impact.
Sighting in- because of the barrel warping issue, give yourself alot of time for sighting in. It might be best to take a shot, move your crosshairs, wait 5 minutes, shoot again, repeat until you have it zeroed. If you try zeroing it while the barrel is warmed up, you'll be chasing your tail.
My informed opinion on them- they work, and if used for hunting, its likely you'll only take one maybe two shots at most with it, so its perfectly suitable for that, though I don't understand the point of a semiauto that has accuracy problems after being fired a few times in a matter of minutes. For the money, I personally would rather get a bolt action. If I were to buy a big bore semiauto for target shooting, I would skip it altogether and get a M1, M1A, or Browning BAR, which are all much better suited for firing more than a handful of shots per session.
Here's some information that I've gleaned from working at a deer rifle sight-in clinic over the last 5 or 6 years.
I've seen litterally hundreds of remington semiautos over the years- if I were to judge by what I see there, they would be the most prominant and numerous rifles used in my neck of the woods, except that the people who show up to these clinics aren't avid shooters, and for the most part are just pure deer hunters. Most of the people who have access to ranges tend to not come to these events.
Jamming- I haven't observed pesonally- my brother in law and father-in-law both use remington semis and I haven't heard a jamming problem from them- but once again the two of them probably shoot a combined total of 6 shots per year and if they are lucky, another shot at a deer. At the range, during the deer rifle sightin clinic- we only allow single loading for safety sake- once again no jamming. For the most part- the remingtons will have no problems with the first shot, but I can't say anything about what will happen after that.
Accuracy- They all seem capable of hitting what a person is aiming at and certainly would be efective at 100 yards. On the other hand, they sem to suffer pretty badly once 3 or 4 shots have been put through them. The way the barrel is mounted, it has alot of stresses on it when it heats up- kind of the opposite effect you would get from 'free-floating' a bolt action barrel. Every rifle seems to shoot differently- most will have a change in point of impact of around 4" some will have changes up to 1', a very very rare few will shoot 6 or 7 in a row with only an 1"-2" change in impact.
Sighting in- because of the barrel warping issue, give yourself alot of time for sighting in. It might be best to take a shot, move your crosshairs, wait 5 minutes, shoot again, repeat until you have it zeroed. If you try zeroing it while the barrel is warmed up, you'll be chasing your tail.
My informed opinion on them- they work, and if used for hunting, its likely you'll only take one maybe two shots at most with it, so its perfectly suitable for that, though I don't understand the point of a semiauto that has accuracy problems after being fired a few times in a matter of minutes. For the money, I personally would rather get a bolt action. If I were to buy a big bore semiauto for target shooting, I would skip it altogether and get a M1, M1A, or Browning BAR, which are all much better suited for firing more than a handful of shots per session.
08-30-2004, 12:19 AM
#19
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: MISSOURI
Posts: 1,157
RE: which remington semi?
I had a 7400 in a .270 for 10 years. I have very mixed opinons about this rifle. If I had the old red box federal 130 gr. shells it shot without a problem and good accuracy . If I shot remington shells it would jam every shot . After reloading several rounds I could never make one that wouldnt jam. So back to the ferderals and no problem. I was hunting opening morning of 2001 with it and the buck of a life time appered from no where about 10 yrds under my stand . The deer was so close i had a hard time seeing him in my scope. (4x12x40) I looked at him with my eye and then in my scope thought i was on chest and squezzed the trigger I hit him high . I needed another shot he went about 30 yards and stopped , when I pulled up to shoot it never put another round in the chamber. Yes I should of waited but I got caught in moment and rushed but that does'nt excues the rifle. That was the last hunting trip for my 7400 it is now history.
08-30-2004, 01:27 AM
#20
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2004
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RE: which remington semi?
jeez dan that close you dont even need sights you could have shot off your hip and hit him. I plastered a deer a few years back with a slug from my mossberg 500 with a 18.5 inch cylinder bore no sights just a bead it was about a 25 yard shot.