750 Remington - 35 Whelen

[Duckiller]

After years of admiring and wishing I may be close to buying a gas operated Remingnton automatic in 35 Whelen. My question is does anyone have any experience with this rifle or its previous models? I have also admired Winchester Model 100 s until I found out that they sometime/often failed to feed. Before I buy a rifle that has problems I would like any available input. Don't want a bolt action or single shot in this or related calibers. Alternatives would be Winchester/Browning in Model 71 or 88 /Savage 99 in .358 Win. Thank you Duckiller

[scb]

I believe these (750, 7400 et al) to be better than the 742 and certainly better that the 740's. The one thing that I think you/we need to keep in mind about these guns is what their intended market is. I believe that they are primarily intended for the hunting market. That is to say they are designed to last a long time if all you do is maybe sight it in in the fall (5-10 shot) shoot at deer (maybe another 5-10 shots) and put it back in the cabinet 'til next fall. I've known guys that have destroyed these guns in a matter of years simply by shooting 4-500 rounds a year thru them. I believe that they are just not made to stand that kind of punishment. I just handled a 750 carbine in 35 Whelen yesterday, it is a great looking gun. I wouldn't be the least bit afraid to buy it for a hunting gun. The model 100 Winchesters are getting really old now. I was involved in the firing pin recall Olin instituted 10-12 years ago, and critical parts were getting hard to come by back then. They had several other problems as well, mostly attributable to owner neglect. Just my $.02

[rockrat]

Mine has worked well, but I have only put about 80 rounds down the pipe. No feeding problems. Accuracy was only so-so, maybe 2 inches + at 100yds. Probably due to the trigger. I think it is the same as an 870 shotgun. I don't do well when the trigger is crummy.

[Three44s]

A "late" friend used to use a Remy 1100 for competitive trap ........ he said all those trigger units used the same springs and they were tunable.

He tunned his to his taste by buying a spring pack ...... don't know from where or from who though.

Three 44s