Remington Model 7400| 5 Reasons Why It's My Deer Rifle Of Choice 

My grandfather won this gun in a buck contest back in the late 80s. I now have it today and I love it. I’m also proud of it because my grandfather won it. It does exactly what it is supposed to

I bought a Remington 742 in .30-06 back in 1981. I carried it on several unsuccessful hunts in California, where deer hunting is generally an exercise in frustration. I was disappointed in the accuracy, not really realizing that a 4" group at 100 yards is, as you say, "accurate enough." Note that I had see-through scope mounts and an inexpensive Bushnell 3-9x32 scope with 1/2MOA adjustments. I've since migrated to bolt actions and have never looked back. However, just for giggles, about 15 years ago I replaced the see-through mounts with Leupold dove tail mounts that are low enough to allow for some reasonable cheek weld, but stuck with the old scope. I then discovered at the range that if I simply shot Remington 180 grain CoreLokt factory loads and waited until the barrel cooled COMPLETELY, the groups really did shrink to just about an inch or so. These guns aren't intended for long sessions at the range pounding out dozens of rounds at a sitting, they're intended to be sighted in, practiced with enough to learn the gun and the load, fired a couple of times on a hunt, and then spending most of the year in the safe. Your 7400 is really a beautiful rifle, the engraving is delightful, and the 7400 has several improvements over the older 742 and 740 versions. Good for you Sir, shoot what you can shoot well, and enjoy your choices. You're definitely doing it right!

Nice to see these guns get some love. I inherited my dads late 60’s 742 in .308. He used it all over the adirondacks. I would never get rid of it.

Bought my 7400 after bailing hay all summer in 1998! I can appreciate your story. It’s still my go to here in southern WV. Went to buy a bolt action and saw the 7400 and it was over its going to stay in the family. Nice video.

For the thick woods of the Eastern U.S. and Appalachia, that's about a perfect deer rifle and the .270 is about perfect for anything. I've killed Whitetails in Georgia and Caribou in Alaska with my .270. Another point is that I just found your channel and love it. Your video quality is excellent.

Love your video! I happen to have one of these Model 7400 rifles. It was my dad's, he shot his last buck with it in the fall of 91 before passing. I am nearing my mid 50's now, I plan on using it to harvest a deer as it's been sitting in my cabinet for many years. God bless our deer hunters.

I know that feeling well. I have many but my favorite still to this day is my rem sportsman 78 in 270 . It was the first gun my father got for me when I was 14. He has passed and it means more to me than any of the premier guns I have now. Far exceeds any price point in feelings and connections for I had the best father in the whole world. Thank you for this video it brought back alot of great memories

I shot my first deer in Maine 1980 I used a Winchester Model 94 3030. I have since found a place in my heart for Remington 760's.nearly 40 years later .

I got my first deer with a 7400 in .270 that belonged to my bud's family. Heart shot at 65 yards and that 6 point buck was down in a few seconds. Every year I try to buy it from him, but it's a family heirloom. Since then, I've gotten my own Remington, a 783 in .270 and it never fails to fill my freezer (almost all heart shots). My last buck was a monster 9 pointer at a hundred yards through dense brush with a 12" window between two trees. He went down a couple of yards away from the shot.

I use a BAR 308. Paul scoped 3x9 My Dad baught it many years ago when Browning arms were made in Belgium. Very smooth shooting. My Dad killed 33 deer with it, and now since it's been handed down to me I've killed two, my 9th deer! Hoping very much this 2023 season I hit #10. I've got three does, and six bucks under my belt. I decided about ten years ago I had no excitement shooting does anymore! Guess I'm a buck hunter only now. It's the challenge of, out smarting a buck, that drives me. I appreciate all your videos Paul, thanks for sharing, and helping shorten the forever long 11 month wait. Take care buddy

Guns like kids are a lot of hard work, but we get out of them what we put into the love and care we put into them.

Great story and very compatible with my same exact feelings about my 7400. Mines in 30-06 but the exact same things you mentioned attracted me to mine. I bought it used in absolutely mint condition and the look, the wood, and the feel made me take it home that day. Accurate enough is absolutely correct. Shot 2 deer the first season I used it. Heart shots both at a very modest 70 yards. I'm 75 and had to hunt with shotguns all my life here in New York until we went to rifle a few years ago. I immediately began accumulating all the deer rifles I had dreamed about for so long and hunt with something different every year now but the 7400 is my go to rifle. No jams, accurate enough, carries nicely, fun as hell. Like you said, if it ain't broke don't fix it. Thanks for the post.

I have the same reasons only mine is an old Belgian browning bar grade ll .

Probably my favorite rifle too. 7600 is a close second.

Beautiful setup! A lot of 760's and 7600's in my neck of the woods! They're referred to as the Pennsylvania Pump! My grandfather always carried his 270 ever since I started hunting in 82. It now belongs to my oldest brother! My other brother has a 30-06 pump! Nice job putting this together!

Just got my grandfathers 7400 from my mom today. Oiled it up and sighted it in. Excited to take it out this season

I rock a Browning BAR love it !

What a great opinion piece! That rifle is a special piece because you earned it(worked for it). Had dad bought it for you, you probably wouldn’t be filming a setting with it almost 30yrs later? I too have one and absolutely appreciate the rifle. Always remember, there will be many nay sayers regarding this model of rifle but not everyone knows how to utilize different firearms to achieve the best results. Can’t hand a Barrett 50cal to the three stooges and expect good results, much less reviews!😂

I agree with your view on aesthetics. I it just adds to the hunting pleasure. Often find myself admiring my own rifle when sitting in my stand.

Great video! Well said. Nothing at all wrong with liking and loving what you have and for your reasons only! I absolutely love my 742!

I had one in 30-06 carbine 1.5 ×4.5 Lpld. IT did very well, best deer rifle I had, it brings back good memories,lots of tags filled,nice.

I have the granddaddy of your gun, a 740 Woodsmaster in 30-06. Belonged to my grandpa and was passed down to me. It is a jammomatic, as about 50% of the time it jams (stovepipes) after the first shot. So it’s basically a single shot now, but I still love it and will never sell it. I also have an older 760 pump in 35 Remington. Love that gun too. Thanks for the videos and good luck hunting.

That rifle with 150 grn round nose bullets is a darn good combo. I used to hunt in Wesley Maine so I know yr situation. I now live in Montana and where I hunt that rifle would be perfect. I'm looking for one in 35 whelen. This is a very good video

sweet shooters. owned a few over the last 60years but I gotta tell ya, the 760 or 7600 pump action is even sweeter and more accurate. Great story of how you got it.

I sold my first gun years ago, it was the old post-64 Winchester 94 30-30s it was a junker compared to the pre-64 94s. I don't regret it, I made a bad first gun choice, you didn't. Good job.

My son has the 7400 in 308. It's amazingly accurate. It easily under 1 inch at a 100 yards. It's unfortunate they don't make them anymore and have no interest in doing so. I live near Remington in Ny. It's sad to see how bad Remington has become.

Had a 7400. Nothing but grief getting it to function! Had to redo powders to get it to cycle. It would constantly stove pipe brass. Or, it wouldn’t cycle the bolt far enough back to pick up the next round. I had to modify the magazine so it wouldn’t double feed. Finally got it to function and used it for a few years. Took a few deer with it. Sold it!

My dad dropped a bear in 1998 with a 30-06 7400 in oxbow Maine what a great rifle !

I used to have a Remington 742 years ago. I kick myself in the but for getting rid of it. I just picked up a synthetic 7400 in 30:06 and got a nice Burris scope I just put on it. I can't wait to shoot it. Don't get rid of that gun. I bet you can't buy a used one now for what you paid for that one new. I just subscribed to your channel. Looking forward to more of your videos. Maine North Woods Hunter (Shane)

My dad has one that he bought way back in either the late 80's or early 90's. I am no 100% sure, but he said he would gift it to me when I am ready to start hunting. Excited to get into it.

I bought my first rifle in Maine 1980. A Winchester model 94 30/30. At the Cook's Conner Pawn shop. They had racks of Savage 99 in all calibers . But I was a Private first Class at the Marine Barracks NAS Brunswick. So it was the Winchester 94.

MINE IS CHAMBERED IN 30.06 LOVE IT REALLY NICE GUN AND IT;S A CARBINE

I understand your reasons. And agree with them. NEVER sell that gun. It is a part of your History. I also think that the look of a gun is important. Best Wishes from Montana! M.H.

Wow! When my dad was stationed at Loring in the late seventies, it did some potato and rock picking. Hard work, bitter cold as well. Hope all is well with Maine.

Great video. You picked a great looking rifle and the scope is perfect for how you hunt. I use a 308 Browning BAR in the North Alabama hardwoods.

Everyone that has one of these has kind of the same story first kind of ever had was the same one you're holding they were selling it and JCPenney's and the salesman says do you want to fill out a JCPenney credit card and I just turned 18 I said okay so I bought a 7400 to 70 about 8 months later I went back to Penny's cuz they had a small gun counter in the gentleman said I had a revolving credit on my credit card and I was looking at another rifle was a universal 30 carbine he comes back from the back office you don't have $4,000 for credit over the next year and a half like but every gun in the counter the sad thing is I have none of them left but yesterday I purchased a Remington 7400 in 308 I'm now 63 years old and all the reasons are the same as you just mentioned nice video nice story take care

I love this gun and It bugs the hell out of me that it's called the jamomatic but I love it

Great video, THANKS! I have my Grandpa’s 742 in 280 Rem. I like the 7600 mags bc you don’t need 3 hands to drop the magazine

Thanks! Am hunting up in eastern ontario with this gun for the 1st time this yeat. Have always used bolt actions but i love the lines on this gun.

I have similar tastes. Voere Model 2185 semi-auto in 30-06. It spent 5 years as a display rifle, gun shows Ontario & Quebec. Got a superb deal on it!

I love all your reasons. AND, they are largely the same ones I have. great video

I own a 7400 carbine in 30-06 a good rifle but it failed me once on a really big buck ! I had jump this buck out of its bed got a quick shot off an shot over it on the first shot the next opportunity on the buck was a lay up at 30 yards ! Pulled the trigger an nothing the plastic bolt cover had shattered a jammed the bolt from closing! Hence the buck escaped! Why Remington went this route who knows? They should have gone to just a polished bolt like a Winchester model 100 or a Browning BAR or H&R semiautomatic! So lesson learned check the plastic dust cover on the 7400 for wear an cracks! Especially now the Remington is out of production those replacement covers will be hard to find!

I have the same one. 175th Anniversary Edition. Has the logo engraved on the receiver plate.

Bail hay for mine north Florida. Dog hunted and stump hunted with it not as pretty as yours but I love it just as much. Cheers

My bear and deer rifle is a Tikka T3x lite roughtech with ember stock in 30-06. Scope is Leupold VX-5HD 2-10x42. All of it weighs 7.75 pounds.

I appreciate a throwback perspective on this choice of hunting rifle. The dominance of long-range precision and military applications that have spilled over into hunting gear can be a little bit exhausting for me. There's more than one way to skin a cat.

I have a model 7400 as well. Mine is chambered in .30-06. It’s a bit ammo picky. But once I found the right ammunition, it cycles them every time. Mine likes Winchester, super X and for some reason it doesn’t like Remington ammunition. The Remington ammunition doesn’t eject well.

Very nice rifle! I had a 7400 chambered in.30-06 , I regretfully sold it one day and after several years I ended up buying the latest rendition of the Remington semiautomatic rifle ( the model 750 Woodsmaster) chambered in .308 Winchester. I shoot the Hornady Superformance 165 grain SST’s pushing 2840 fps and it prints 3/4” groups at 100 yards all day long . What more could you ask for ?

Even though I don’t have one of those guns I know exactly what you mean about all you talked about in the video .👍

I am a fan of the 7400/7600 series, and the newer 750 series. I find the triggers a little two much lawyer proof though. Love the 30-06 and 270 calibers. As I get older, I find the 270 a bit easier on the shoulder and cheek bone...lol. Have you figured out who I am yet?

Liked your review. In 1983 I worked in a grocery store after school every night and weekends. My first rifle was a Remington 700 ADL in 222 Remington with a Bushnel Banner 4X scope. I took deer and antelope with it and lots of varmints. Does Maine see a heavy decline of deer hunters like Michigan does ? Its getting harder to hunt on private land anymore. The wealthy in MT bought up all the good areas and dont allow hunting. But yet they bitch when their range Rover hits a deer 🦌

That’s the perfect deer rifle and cartridge.

Great video!! Nice rifle. I have a 742 in 308 and it's very comfy. I've always wanted to hunt in Maine but no idea on where to go.

The scope can make the happy difference. Top grade scope like Bushnell, Redfield, and Leupold can put you right on target. Gas operated rifles are fine choices. Just gotta keep em clean or it will foul and jam.

Love the semi autos! I have a 742 woodsmaster 308 i always look for 742 and 7400s love them

If u send that out to BLACK ICE coatings,. They will coat everything inside n outside with a super military grade Teflon finish that fixes all the problems that the rem autos are known for. And they are rusting jamming machine without this process. My old 1965 742 runs like a champ now

Your last statement was the best. If its not broke dont fix it. Enough said.

You got the right scope and mounts.

That was my first gun as well, Paul. I worked at a grocery store to earn it. Unfortunately I sold it. Thinking about using a 30.06 model 74 I picked up a few years ago for tracking.

Nice video hope you have many good deer season with that rifle!

I own many many rifles and the 742 just feels good like a shotgun or a candy bar and when running right is buttery smooth. Also it's a whole lot of horse power for a little bit of money Here in montana you can get a nice one for 400 to 500 bucks Never afraid in the woods with a wood master

I just picked up a 7400 today 1990 is in mint condition 😊

I own one... its my favorite., Great video.

Really enjoyed this- thanks. I realize this is an older video but i was wondering if you wluld consider making one on your cleaning regime for this rifle? I recently purchased a really nice remington model four (slightly fancier than a regular 7400) and i have not quite figured out the best way to do regular cleaning. Thanks! Lorne

What a great video. All good points sir. And nice rifle.

Loved your video and I have one just like it brother thank you.

That's a beautiful 7400. I just picked up on, same caliber. I'm going to track down some wood furniture for it. It's the same type as yours with the metal etching. The previous owner swapped out the original furniture for cheap plastic!! Do you know what the sub model is with the designation for the etching and checkered forend? Great video from a fellow Maniac! Good luck out there.

The Remington Model 7400, Remington Model 7600, and the Remington Model Seven are three of my all time favorite hunting rifles. And the Remington Model 870 is one of the best shotguns ever made. Remington used to make some amazing firearms. It's a damn shame what happened to that company. Their new stuff is complete garbage. I don't buy any of their guns made after 2018 when they went bankrupt for a second time. That's when their quality went to shit.

Maintenance is key , if not they jam , magnum calibers in browning older model bar 1 and 2 can be jammer even clean , new models of browning terrible to many parts to clean , remington also keep them clean, but also ,,remington or browning, there alot of lemons in the auto business

Beautiful gun,I had a 742 woodsmaster that was my grandfather’s in .308…it got stolen out of my truck.I have the serial number in my wallet,every time I see one in .308 I look to see if it’s mine…good luck right!

Great video my friend !

Hey buddy I'm in caribou love hunting up here love the white tail and hey if you havnt worked harvest your not a County boy

Beautiful rifle

Awesome story!

Looks great

I own a model four. It was 1200 to buy but I've always wanted one for a while but was difficult to track until last year. Especially since I live in california I dont need to modify it. If i may ask what scope do you have?

What scope is on you're 7400?

great video

Follow-up shot? Better be taking another animal with that second shot or else it means you aren’t treating the animal properly, imo. I shot my buddy’s 30-06 model this past weekend to zero it in while I zeroed my rifle in, as well. It is definitely a decently accurate rifle that will take deer. I just gotta point out your bias because I bought my M77 MII All Weather in .308 at 14 years old and I’m a total fanboy about my first rifle because of that.

I have a 740 but the jokes on you, you arent feeling the wood at all because there is a polymer finish covering that wood so you are feeling polymer. You should be saying you like the look of wood.

Because real men hunt with REMINGTON, sorry My shoots 1 moa at 100 yards all day ,shot a Buck on a power line at450 ,was probably my 40 th Buck

Does it come in any magnum calibers?

What do you run for ammo in your 7400

Jam-o-matic

750 woods master more rare especially in 35 whelen Carbine so I hear

Sing that I have

Never ever sell that rifle. It would be like selling your soul . It's a lifer. Cheers

I have the same exact rifle chambered in 308 though.. Also has the engraving. I love it. My dad gave it to me.

Ho comprato una carabina Remington 7400 ,per vedere i difetti, premetto che non sono cacciatore, vado al Poligono quando il tempo me lo permette,ho amici cacciatori che usano le Browning e denigrano le Remington 7400 , perché a sentire loro si inceppano ,ne ho trovato una e l'ho comprata,in calibro 30.06 ,con tutti i tipi di palle nessun problema,ho pensato di tenermi la carabina, è ben fatta e precisa, saluti dall'Italia

My buddies when we got all used m14 for deer hunting in sierra Nevada and cascae mts swear by it I used 3 06 JC Higgins mauze action 10 0oqer weaver late 60,s gave itupafter one year VN changed my attitude 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🪖✝️🗽

I know that feeling well. I have many but my favorite still to this day is my rem sportsman 78 in 270 . It was the first gun my father got for me when I was 14. He has passed and it means more to me than any of the premier guns I have now. Far exceeds any price point in feelings and connections for I had the best father in the whole world. Thank you for this video it brought back alot of great memories

That rifle with 150 grn round nose bullets is a darn good combo. I used to hunt in Wesley Maine so I know yr situation. I now live in Montana and where I hunt that rifle would be perfect. I'm looking for one in 35 whelen. This is a very good video

What a great opinion piece! That rifle is a special piece because you earned it(worked for it). Had dad bought it for you, you probably wouldn’t be filming a setting with it almost 30yrs later? I too have one and absolutely appreciate the rifle. Always remember, there will be many nay sayers regarding this model of rifle but not everyone knows how to utilize different firearms to achieve the best results. Can’t hand a Barrett 50cal to the three stooges and expect good results, much less reviews!😂