Value on remington model 742 woodmaster 30-06

[GunClick Rick]

Just inherited one,know nothing about em,anybody have one?Real nice condition with scope.Hope ok to ask here.Very clean.

[Lord Eoin MacKenzie]

Chck on GunBroker.com  web site for prices on the same rifle. Or take it to the next Gunshow and see.    It's worth double or triple the price quoted at a pawn shop.   JMHO.

[Coffinmaker]

Ok.  Two Bucks.

[GunClick Rick]

Shipping 800.00 

[kentuckycharliec]

Not to be disparaging on your rifle, but you should be aware of one of the most common problems with the Remington 740 & 742 is that after much use the receiver rails will get worn.   These rails guide the bolt lugs on the movement both rearward & forward.   The receiver is made of a soft metal since the bolt lugs engage the rear of the barrel for a positive lockup. The receiver simply holds the parts together.
This movement is under gas pressure on the rearward movement & spring pressure on the forward movement.   At the rearward stop position the inertia of this bolt lug exerts extra pressure caming it against the receiver rails, pounding them enough that they get worn.   There is a bolt latch on the 742 , this latch is supposed to lock the bolt head into the bolt carrier to help keep the front from over-rotating at the most rearward inertia's movement, but after wear on all parts, things seem to get sloppy & do not function as intended.
When this happens the bolt lugs, now slightly out of time, having been moving back & forth, may also chew up the front of the rails.   Then the bolt carrier & lugs can get bound up & in extreme circumstances actually stop the bolt unit from cycling when the gun is fired, or binding it on the return stroke enough to stop it before it completely closes.
You can see if yours is worn by removing the magazine, pulling the bolt back and looking in mag well. If the rail has multiple nicks in a pattern the receiver is wearing. No reliable fix due to soft metal. I know because I have one in my gunsmith shop right now...

[GunClick Rick]

Great info,apreciate it.I knew they had a problem with stove pipeing so to speak as the mag drops a little,i saw where one was jb welded with a notch to keep it up fixing the problem,so with what you describe no fix huh? Is that on all models? My dad gave me a 700 some years ago and that thing scared the crap out of me,if the wind blew on it ,it would go off! An ex friend stole it from me and hocked it, so i stole his jeep and sold the jeep and bought two Henry Golden Boys,one fer me one fer dad 

Thanks for the info,i'll be sure to check it.Good to know!

[GunClick Rick]

Gave it a look,no patterns at all,clean,my step dad worked for the forestry and probably carried it now and then in his truck,when i was growing up we could do that.I didn't see any notches or whatever and except for the dust that was on it it's very clean.

[GunClick Rick]

[kentuckycharliec]

Receiver rails look good. Damage appears on rails at rear where the bolt stops its rearward movement Marks will match the lug pattern. You got a keeper there! Lube and clean it each season and she should do you good. 

[GunClick Rick]

Good to know ,thank you kindly~Never really had a good deer rifle before,worked for my dad and got married young,36 years now and i STILL ain't got no money..?? One didn't pay,the other took what i got!