It was nearly impossible to make it fit and function reliably in/around the But with this receiver mounted pivoted ejector, Then current model 721 (remember the riveted in one was not invented yet, until They apparently picked up and finished what 740 guns or receivers were already started,Įducated guess is that part of this problem could have been the gas system,Īlong with that they were probably trying to use the snap in extractor from the Then when engineering got many of the bugs out On the back burner, and focused then on getting the But partial production got ahead of engineering, so they Out first, or at least at or near the same time as the 760 pump. It seems that the factory may have wanted the semi-auto to come Treating of this long pivoting ejector was critical. Location then became a weak spot and ejector breakage, or material pulling looseĪt the pivot pin lips of the C allowing the ejector to fall out. Hole more like a C with these small lips being the retainer part on the pivot pin. Pivot hole in the ejector, with the actual hole in the ejector being a partial Receiver where this ejector was mounted WAS NOT thick enough to allow the whole
Visible differences as compared to the later type related to the pivot mountedĮjector mentioned in this article.
In the photos below you can see the definite Straddled the magazine so feeding from the magazine was unhampered. System, with the bolt lugs being located so the top set of lugs rode in a shallow groove These guns utilized a new, 9 lug multi locking In production 760 in 1952, but read on as I will try to cover that later. Receiver mounted pivoting bar type ejector, which is odd that they did notįollow the improved bolt head extractor/plunger type ejector used on the already Initially the early production, (740) had a Rear sight (shown below), while the small front ramp was silver-soldered to the barrel and dovetailed for the Rear sights were dovetailed into the barrel for the Remington’s unique It was not supplied with factory sling swivels. Horizontally most of the length, weakening it. Original forearms had finger grooves running Lot of drop in it, making for it rather low for a good fit if using a scope. As seen in the photo below, the stock has a Wood was plain uncheckered walnut, with no grip cap and sported a cast aluminum buttplate. This model 740 was probably only initially produced in 30-06. Years AFTER it's companion, the 760 pump. This article will not be aĬollectors directory, but geared more toward a gunsmith's perspective.īelow, I will try to describe this as I see it as there seems to be little, ifĪt the inception, the Remington model 740 semi-auto was named the Woodsmaster, and came with a 22"īarrel with a detachable 4 shot box magazine, being introduced in 1955, three
I have contacted Remington and they confirmed that information above is correct.There seems to be lots of missing informationĪs to the relationship of the 740 and the 740A Remington.
REMINGTON 742 SERIAL NUMBERS DATE CODE
* the years 1943 though 1953 had double letters: ie, MM = 1943Īs maybe seen, the year code letters duplicate some knowledge of when the model was introduced should resolve the actual year of manufacture. For shotguns with removeable barrels, the code will be valid for the manufacture of the barrel maybe for the receiver, as barrels do get switched around.Īccording to the “Blue Book of Gun Values”, the coding continues as follows:ī – L – A – C – K – P – O – W – D – E – R – Xġ – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 8 – 9 – 10 – 11 – 12 Remington Year of Manufacture Codes maybe found on the barrel of your Remington rifle on the left side, just forward of the receiver the first letter of the Code is the month of manufacture, followed by one or two letters which are the year of manufacture. Information confirming the manufacturing coding used by Remington can be found online.ĭecoder is based on following information: **The first letter on your barrel is the month your firearm was manufactured the second letter is the year it was manufactured. *Please note that Remington repeats the alphabet approximately every 26 years, therefore you may see several possible manufacturing dates. Remington 870 Followers Overview (Vang Comp Systems, CDM Gear, SBE Precision, GG&G, S&J Hardware, Scattergun Technologies, Choate, Nordic)ġ0 Must Have Upgrades for Your Remington 870 Shotgun
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