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<blockquote data-quote="Cedar Creek" data-source="post: 2813941" data-attributes="member: 12387"><p>I bought a 742 in .30-06 when I got out of college in 1974- used it for a few years and killed several deer with it. Accuracy was not tremendous, but I'm at fault for the rifle's demise. I handloaded for it, first with mid-range loads using IMR 3031. After reading quite a bit of stuff about the aught-six and listening to others who used .30-06 bolt rifles I changed to a full-throttle load using IMR 4350. I shot the rifle quite a bit- components were cheap back then and I had plenty of time and friends to shoot with. After a few years I started having jamming issues and discovered the guide rails were worn out/damaged from working the action too hard with slow-burning powder. I think the best cure for frustration is a bolt rifle.</p><p></p><p>Good Luck!</p><p></p><p>Cedar Creek</p><p></p><p>Also there are two gas ports on the bottom of the barrel a little way ahead of the receiver that need to be cleaned regularly or the rifle won't function properly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cedar Creek, post: 2813941, member: 12387"] I bought a 742 in .30-06 when I got out of college in 1974- used it for a few years and killed several deer with it. Accuracy was not tremendous, but I'm at fault for the rifle's demise. I handloaded for it, first with mid-range loads using IMR 3031. After reading quite a bit of stuff about the aught-six and listening to others who used .30-06 bolt rifles I changed to a full-throttle load using IMR 4350. I shot the rifle quite a bit- components were cheap back then and I had plenty of time and friends to shoot with. After a few years I started having jamming issues and discovered the guide rails were worn out/damaged from working the action too hard with slow-burning powder. I think the best cure for frustration is a bolt rifle. Good Luck! Cedar Creek Also there are two gas ports on the bottom of the barrel a little way ahead of the receiver that need to be cleaned regularly or the rifle won't function properly. [/QUOTE]
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