just bought a remington 7400

[howie1968]

Hello   i  just  bought  a remington 7400 308  very  nice  shape  has  not  been  shot  alot   the  bore  is  excellant  the  crown  is  excellent,   no dings  on  the inside of  the  reciever,  i  wnet  and  shot  it  ansd  wow  it  shoots  real  good  i  am  just  shooting it  open sighted  for  now  I  paid 250  for  it  the  serial  number  is 88269832  can anyone  tell  me  the  date of manufacture?  also  maintnace  any tips  on cleaning  i realize  that  i  will  need  a  bore snack  and  all    i  do  not  want  to  clean  from  the  muzzle  end  what  about  the  gas block  and  all  that   this  is  my  first remington 7400  and  it  is  used  n but  it  is  nice  looking  and  fine  shooting  any  advice  will  be  appreciated

[Randy_che]

Did you get the chamber brush with it? So far, that's the biggest issue I've had with mine (keeping the chamber area nice and clean). If it's not clean, the action gets sticky and might not close completely, leading to nothing happening when you pull the trigger.  Mine took a little practice to learn how to seat the magazine properly too.  Hard to make it click into place unless you start it a a slight angle. This gun should be good medicine for those pigs.

[howie1968]

thanks  where  do  i  get  the  chamber brush for it?  this  gun  came squeaky clean  used  very little  and  yes  the  magazine  is  a  trick  as  well  as loading it  i  understand  if  you do not  load it properly  it  could result in  a  jam also,  so  far  it  is  great  i love  the  rifle  has  some  really pretty  wood   it  does  have  some truck  marks  lol  and  i carried  it  to  the  woods  si  i  put  a  few  scratches on  it   i also  think  it  will  make  some  darned  good  pig  medicine  also  i  am left  handed  and it  will be  easier to get  a  second  shot  off  i  cant  tell  you  how  many  times  i  needed  to  put  a  second  shot  off  and  could  not,  i  have  also  heard  there is  a  recoil buffer  for  this rifle

[Randy_che]

I think I saw a chamber brush on brownell's once. It's crooked, kind of like a lopsided Z with long top and bottom and a short middle. There is a brass brush on one end and a metal loop on the other end. I think it was around $10. It will shoot fine for a while, but you'll need that brush once it starts getting harder to close to bolt. I don't remember having too much trouble getting the trigger group back in. Just tilt in in front first, then hold in place while placing the pins back. You can download the manual from the Remington website.

[Randy_che]

Left handed? How do you like the ejected brass flying right in front of your face? Not sure if I could get used to that.

[Randy_che]

Remington Year of Manufacture Codes

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Remington Owners,

Remington Year of Manufacture Codes maybe found on the barrel of your Remington rifle [or shotgun] on the left side, just forward of the receiver; the first letter of the Code is the month of manufacture, followed by one or two letters which are the year of manufacture. For shotguns with removeable barrels, the code will be valid for the manufacture of the barrel; maybe for the receiver, as barrels do get switched around.

According to the "Blue Book of Gun Values", the coding continues as follows:

Month Codes: [first letter]
B - L - A - C - K - P - O - W - D - E - R - X
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12

Year:______Code: [second (and third*) letters]
1930_______ Y
1931_______ Z
1932_______ A
1933_______ B
1934_______ C
1935_______ D
1936_______ E
1937_______ F
1938_______ G
1939_______ H

1940_______ J
1941_______ K
1942_______ L
1943_______ MMZ
1944_______ NN
1945_______ PP
1946_______ RR
1947_______ SS
1948_______ TT
1949_______ UU

1950_______ WW
1951_______ XX
1952_______ YY
1953_______ ZZ
1954_______ A
1955_______ B
1956_______ C
1957_______ D
1958_______ E
1959_______ F

1960_______ G
1961_______ H
1962_______ J
1963_______ K
1964_______ L
1965_______ M
1966_______ N
1967_______ P
1968_______ R
1969_______ S

1970_______ T
1971_______ U
1972_______ W
1973_______ X
1974_______ Y
1975_______ Z
1976_______ I
1977_______ O
1978_______ Q
1979_______ V

1980_______ A
1981_______ B
1982_______ C
1983_______ D
1984_______ E
1985_______ F
1986_______ G
1987_______ H
1988_______ I
1989_______ J

1990_______ K
1991_______ L
1992_______ M
1993_______ N
1994_______ O
1995_______ P
1996_______ Q
1997_______ R
1998_______ S
1999_______ T
2000_______ U
2001_______ W
2002_______ X

* the years 1943 though 1953 had double letters: ie, MM = 1943

As maybe seen, the year code letters duplicate; some knowledge of when the model was introduced should resolve the actual year of manufacture.

[howie1968]

thanks for your help!!  i  got the  trigger group  back  in,  went  and  shot  it  some  more  shoots  real  good  and  you  are  right  the  brass flying  is  a  small  distraction  i  was  shooting off  the pillow  and  the ejected case  hit  the pillow  bouncing off  and landing on  my arm   wow  that  thing  was smoking HOT!!!! left  a  good  welp  on  my  right arm,  i  think  for  all  the  negatives it  will  work  well  for  me as  i  am set  up 50  yards away from  a  feeder  and  major  hog  crossing first  shot  to neck  or  head  and  i  will  get  a  quick follow  up  shotm  ow  i  am trying  to  decide  to  scope  it  or  shoot open sighted

[shooter444002]

howie,

I bought it new in 1997. IF that helps you any.