remington 742 30.06 mod

[Dukeoflawnchair]

So now I'm looking at a Remington 742...and don't trust it as per its reputation of chewed up receiver rails. I gather that some people have been successful in converting them into slide action rifles ala 760...other option would be to disable the gas ports and have a straight pull bolt. Are either of these reasonably feasible?

 

[suntiet]

the best you could do with that is to bust it up for parts and sell them on Ebay. Sometimes them old remingtons just wear out.

 

[dale taylor]

I have a 36 yo rifle which has not had a day of trouble despite hard use on deer and hogs by myself and two sons. daleltaylor@att.net