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I knew a guy at work that would never hunt with anything but. He called it Meat Stick. Kind of like my old Model 72 .22......I won't shoot it on paper to break the spell because when I could hunt squill in the midwest, I truly never missed one with it.
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The only thing allowed in Pennsylvania are Rem. 760 pumps with see through mounts and some kind of a cheap 3-9X scope attached. At least thats what about 80% of the guns that are in the woods and on dealers shelves.
I very sledom run into the Remington autos like your 742.
Sixgun wrote:The only thing allowed in Pennsylvania are Rem. 760 pumps with see through mounts and some kind of a cheap 3-9X scope attached. At least thats what about 80% of the guns that are in the woods and on dealers shelves.
I very sledom run into the Remington autos like your 742.
I hear they shoot well.-----------6
That's pretty much spot on 6.
I do know a PA. fellow that used to hunt LetterKenny army depot for many years (Shotgun slugs only).
He used and still has a real nice Browning BPS topped with a 4x Nikon glass.
Sixgun wrote:The only thing allowed in Pennsylvania are Rem. 760 pumps with see through mounts and some kind of a cheap 3-9X scope attached. At least thats what about 80% of the guns that are in the woods and on dealers shelves.
I very sledom run into the Remington autos like your 742.
I hear they shoot well.-----------6
Maybe that's because of PA's "manually operated" rule?
Well this "thing" looked kinda grungy when I first saw it . So while I was still scrubbing on it and putting it back together a friend came in and already offered me 2 1/2 times what I have in it !
This ones old enough that it has the old Remington aluminum buttplate .
When I got home I took a Weaver V7 off my Ruger #1H 375 H&H and mounted it on this thing .
Had three different loads I had loaded up for my 6.5-06 when it still had the 30-06 barrel on . Anyway all three loadings chamber in the 742 so tomorrow we'll see how it does .
Parkers , Mannlicher Schoenauer’s , 6.5mm's and my family in the Philippines !
The new Redfield 2-7X is a fine scope. I shot with mine yesterday and it worked just fine.
I also had one of the REM. autoloaders in 06. Great for the woods hunter who does not need better than 2-3" at 100 yd.
Chuck 100 yd wrote:The new Redfield 2-7X is a fine scope. I shot with mine yesterday and it worked just fine.
I also had one of the REM. autoloaders in 06. Great for the woods hunter who does not need better than 2-3" at 100 yd.
I'd like it better if it were the carbine version or in 308 . If it doesn't do any better then 2" for 3 at 100 with hand loads it'll go down the road PDQ !
Parkers , Mannlicher Schoenauer’s , 6.5mm's and my family in the Philippines !
Chuck 100 yd wrote:The new Redfield 2-7X is a fine scope. I shot with mine yesterday and it worked just fine.
I also had one of the REM. autoloaders in 06. Great for the woods hunter who does not need better than 2-3" at 100 yd.
Exactly....I don't know anyone who takes a benchrest out hunting....
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BlaineG wrote:
Hey 6pt-sika --- did you know you can get a 20 rnd mag for the 742...
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Wasn't aware of the 20 but I think I remember some folks around here with ten rounders .
Yeah, I know a guy who bought some 10-rounders 25 years ago. Sure enough, the deer he shot that year had about 10 holes in it, including 2 in the antlers!
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Chuck 100 yd wrote:The new Redfield 2-7X is a fine scope. I shot with mine yesterday and it worked just fine.
I also had one of the REM. autoloaders in 06. Great for the woods hunter who does not need better than 2-3" at 100 yd.
Exactly....I don't know anyone who takes a benchrest out hunting....
Right.......I have a few antique Winchesters that are real-deal hunting guns that I have used on a regular basis in my career. With warm loads and cast bullets, the best they will do is 3", usually 4". Mind you now, with mild loads and taking my time, they will do an honest 2", but with the hotter loads, it's 3-5" shooting fast.
The 86 in 45-90 that I'm using for elk this year is a 4" gun. That means I have a foot up or down for error. ----6
BlaineG wrote:
Hey 6pt-sika --- did you know you can get a 20 rnd mag for the 742...
IMG_6988.jpg
Wasn't aware of the 20 but I think I remember some folks around here with ten rounders .
Yeah, I know a guy who bought some 10-rounders 25 years ago. Sure enough, the deer he shot that year had about 10 holes in it, including 2 in the antlers!
He prolly just got shook up because it was "comin' right at him..."
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I wish you luck, because I had a 7400 once ... what a P.O.S.!
10 rounders form Millett, RamLine, Triple K, National or USA or so ... the Triple K were the only ones to function. At least sometimes, with pointed bullets only, and with full power loads only.
You COULDN´T seat the bullet out to nearly touch the rifling ... I ran out of case lenght or bullet lenght ... that´s a TERRIBLE amount of freebore!
And any time I took off the forearm, it changed POI.
But it makes perhaps a fine boat anchor!
Hermann
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SWFA markets a new exclusive(?) 3X Leupold scope that looks real interesting. A straight tube but with longer and mounting friendly dimensions compared to the 2.5X Ultralight which it resembles. If it was available in Canada i think it might make it to my house, you Yanks are so lucky!
Canuck Bob wrote:SWFA markets a new exclusive(?) 3X Leupold scope that looks real interesting. A straight tube but with longer and mounting friendly dimensions compared to the 2.5X Ultralight which it resembles. If it was available in Canada i think it might make it to my house, you Yanks are so lucky!
Canuck Bob wrote:SWFA markets a new exclusive(?) 3X Leupold scope that looks real interesting. A straight tube but with longer and mounting friendly dimensions compared to the 2.5X Ultralight which it resembles. If it was available in Canada i think it might make it to my house, you Yanks are so lucky!
6pt-sika wrote:Well this "thing" looked kinda grungy when I first saw it . So while I was still scrubbing on it and putting it back together a friend came in and already offered me 2 1/2 times what I have in it !
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Dont tell me you still have it? --- that rascal would have been gone by the time i got it buttoned up again were it mine --- easy money !
6pt, a friend asked me to sight his in some years ago. After I got it dialed in single-loading, I put 4 in the magazine and shot a group. POI changed quite a bit after the first shot - watch for that.
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6pt-sika: my brother has had 3 since 75, they are all accurate and reliable. As why you did; we all have thoughts about "things" we don't like or want but have an unnatural longing to have or at least try the once. 3leg
30/30 Winchester: Not accurate enough fer varmints, barely adequate for small deer; BUT In a 10" to 14" barrelled pistol; is good for moose/elk to 200 yards; ground squirrels to 300 metres
250 Savage... its what the 223 wishes it could be...!
3leggedturtle wrote:6pt-sika: my brother has had 3 since 75, they are all accurate and reliable. As why you did; we all have thoughts about "things" we don't like or want but have an unnatural longing to have or at least try the once. 3leg
I suspect this one will go down the road fairly shortly to my friend that made me the offer the other day . He seems to like the darn things !
If it hadn't been priced right I know I would not have bothered with it . Also the fact that it seems to have been fired little based on internal wear and the fact it was made in 1967 . Stuff that dates back to my childhood calls me lately LOL's !!!!
I have a Ruger 44R carbine that was my grandfathers . I also have had two of them before and actually like them . In the future I may try and find a nice Belgian made Browning BAR in 308 or 06 .
But I suspect if I ever get wound up about a semi auto to hunt I may just opt for a Stag Arms Model 7 in 6.8 SPC . I've worked with a couple of them at the range and to be totally honest don't dislike them . Can't say I like them , but I do not dislike them either .
Parkers , Mannlicher Schoenauer’s , 6.5mm's and my family in the Philippines !
On a sort of side note the Weaver V7 I took off my 375 H&H and mounted on this 742 seems to have gotten an issue , seems one of the rubber seal rings inside the scope has popped loose . Need to find a relatively new used Leupold or Redfield 2-7 or 3-9 to mount on the rifle until I waylay Mr. Man Eating Whitetail .
Parkers , Mannlicher Schoenauer’s , 6.5mm's and my family in the Philippines !
6pt-sika wrote:The uhm old Remington 742 I got a few days ago !
Took it out Damage Control Hunting last evening !
Well, how did it/you do?
The gun with the loads I had made for a 700 BDL kept 3 at 100 in a smidge under 2" from the bench . As to hunting yesterday I never saw a darn thing to shoot at !
No deer , no coons , no groundhogs , no coyotes and not even a squirrel although I wouldn't have fired at a squirrel (or a groundhog either for that matter).
Parkers , Mannlicher Schoenauer’s , 6.5mm's and my family in the Philippines !
6pt-sika wrote:...
No deer , no coons , no groundhogs , no coyotes and not even a squirrel although I wouldn't have fired at a squirrel (or a groundhog either for that matter).
Well... my first suggestion is to stop wearing spurs.
The second is to stop wearing Mr-T Bling Chains.
Between the two you might be slightly less noticeable than an SR-71 at take off...
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