Older Remington 7400 mags and why they jam

[valen1972]

Just an FYI for those who own older Remington 7400 30-06 and the like. I have had absolutely no FTF's with the original mag (which is 30-06 only) that came with it but I FTF on just about every round with any of the newer multi caliber mags. See my discussion with Remington below, then see what I found on another forum. I will try out the fix and post results if anyone is interested.

My email to Remington:

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Subject
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Remington 7400 magazine problem


Discussion Thread
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Response (Pete) - 06/03/2008 07:39 AM
Dear Valen1972,

Valen1972 you can get the older magazines through Numerich at 866-686-7424.
All the adjustment to the new magazine entails is a simple adjustment to the
feed lips simple really, so it will work better in the older firearms. These
magazines as you have stated in your previous email are no longer made
caliber specific.

Thanks

Customer (Valen1972) - 06/02/2008 01:43 PM
Thank you for your fast response, is it possible to purchase the older style
magazines? Gander mountain wants to charge an as yet unknown amount to look
at it, whether they can fix it or not. I think this is more of a remington
problem. Thanks in advance!
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Response (Pete) - 06/02/2008 11:25 AM
Dear Valen1972,

Thank you for visiting Remington Country! We certainly appreciate you taking
the time to write in with your question.

Valen1972 you are correct the newer magazine's are slightly different and may
require some slight modification to actually function correctly in the older
model 7400's sir. Have the gunsmith at Gander sir take a look at the new
magazine fit it may just require a slight adjustment to get to work
properly.

Should you have additional questions, please feel free to contact our
Consumer Services Department at 800-243-9700, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, EST, Monday
through Friday.

Customer (Valen1972) - 05/30/2008 02:06 PM
I purchased a used 7400 30-06 built in 1988. When I use the original
magazine it cycles flawlessly, I have no FTF's or other issues. When I
purchased a second magazine, Remington brand, it Fails To Feed every round,
it seems the round somehow locks in the magazine. The rounds I have used are
Remington 180gr Core-Lokt. I can tap the charging handle and it will
complete stripping the round from the magazine. I have tried several
Remington magazines all purchased from Gander Mountain and ALL FTF. Is there
something with the magazine rifle combination here? The only difference I
can really see is that the original mag is stamped 30-06 where as the new
mags are multi-caliber magazines. Is there a known issue here? If not what
do you suggest as it works flawlessly with the original mag. Thanks
in advance!


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Product Level 1: Firearms
Product Level 2: Centerfire Rifles
Date Created: 05/30/2008 02:06 PM
Last Updated: 06/03/2008 07:39 AM
Status: Waiting


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What I found in another forum:

The jams I've seen in Remington autos have been completely different than those described by ****. The only jams I've observed are failure to feed from magazine on 1 side of the magazine but not the other. This feed jam is caused by magazine lip being too open allowing the round to strip from magazine at too steep of an angle causing it to jam. Bending inward on magazine lip until rounds feed at correct angle fixes this problem. However, I keep all my guns clean whether auto or not which may explain why I've not seen the problem **** describes.