Remington 742 - The Firearms Forum

05-14-2004, 09:51 AM

I have a nice old Remington 742 that I'd like to find out when it was made, and it's worth.

thanks in advance.

CountryGunsmith · 05-14-2004, 12:35 PM

On the left side of the barrel just ahead of the receiver you will find the letter code. It is a single capital letter followed by either another single capital letter or a pair of capital letters.

offeror · 05-29-2004, 10:09 PM

The gun was originally made in .30-06 and later chambered for higher pressure rounds, which tended to tear up the insides a bit on some guns. A lot of guys swear by them, and others swear at them. You can expect to get $250-300 for a good one, in my experience. Most guys who have a good one like theirs well enough that there is really no incentive to sell, unless you need the $200-300 you may get. Some guys do like the 742 a little better because it's a carbine.

These were replaced by the 7400 series which have a better reputation even with high pressure cartridges and therefore can command a little more money, but none of the stock guns is rare to my knowledge.

05-14-2004, 09:51 AM	#1
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05-14-2004, 12:35 PM	#2
CountryGunsmith Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Deep Piney Woods of East Texas Posts: 5,116	On the left side of the barrel just ahead of the receiver you will find the letter code. It is a single capital letter followed by either another single capital letter or a pair of capital letters. __________________ The autonomic nervous system provides for involuntary muscle function - the work of breathing, digestion, and so forth. On some folks, that's a pure waste of ingenuity.

05-29-2004, 10:09 PM	#3
offeror Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: NE Indiana Posts: 586	The gun was originally made in .30-06 and later chambered for higher pressure rounds, which tended to tear up the insides a bit on some guns. A lot of guys swear by them, and others swear at them. You can expect to get $250-300 for a good one, in my experience. Most guys who have a good one like theirs well enough that there is really no incentive to sell, unless you need the $200-300 you may get. Some guys do like the 742 a little better because it's a carbine. These were replaced by the 7400 series which have a better reputation even with high pressure cartridges and therefore can command a little more money, but none of the stock guns is rare to my knowledge. __________________ The Second Amendment does not exist to protect the gun rights you like. It exists to protect the gun rights you hate.