I recently aquired a Remington 742 in 30-06. I’ve never actually wanted one, but for $200 with two boxes of Factory ammo and three magazines- I couldn’t resist.
It works just fine except that the operation just seems over energetic to me. Maybe because I’ve only had Mini 14s and AR15s in the past?
Anyway, I’d like to see if it will operate with cast loads to lessen the west and tear on the infamous 742 action.
Does anyone have any ideas/ experience in this regard?
The factory ammo is 150 gr Remington CoreLokt presumably going around 2800 fps.
I loaded a handful of rounds with the Lee 170 over a middle range 3031 load from the Lyman Cast handbook, but I haven’t tried them yet- maybe today if I brave the heat.
If nothing else, this rifle can fit in the Loaner or Bro in Law gun category.
According to the barrel code it was made in January 1969 (When I was ten). The stocks have obviously been replaced somewhere along the line because synthetic wasn’t a thing back then.
Inspecting the action; everything looks ok to my eye as far as wear and tear on the lugs/races go.
I think that it was carried a lot more than it was shot, but the flat black paint covers any bluing wear that supports that theory.
It works just fine except that the operation just seems over energetic to me. Maybe because I’ve only had Mini 14s and AR15s in the past?
Anyway, I’d like to see if it will operate with cast loads to lessen the west and tear on the infamous 742 action.
Does anyone have any ideas/ experience in this regard?
The factory ammo is 150 gr Remington CoreLokt presumably going around 2800 fps.
I loaded a handful of rounds with the Lee 170 over a middle range 3031 load from the Lyman Cast handbook, but I haven’t tried them yet- maybe today if I brave the heat.
If nothing else, this rifle can fit in the Loaner or Bro in Law gun category.
According to the barrel code it was made in January 1969 (When I was ten). The stocks have obviously been replaced somewhere along the line because synthetic wasn’t a thing back then.
Inspecting the action; everything looks ok to my eye as far as wear and tear on the lugs/races go.
I think that it was carried a lot more than it was shot, but the flat black paint covers any bluing wear that supports that theory.