Using Remington Woodsmaster Model 742

mnjoe · Dec 20, 2009

I;d like to try coyote hunting. This is a semi-automatic that my wife has. What bullets should I look for? Will the lighter loads cause a problem with the auto working? Thanks Joe

mnjoe · Dec 20, 2009

my mistake..should of placed this in the tool section.

Anonymous-0 · Dec 20, 2009

Just as many gun guys here.

Is it an -06?

If so the lighter bullets will work fine.

Anonymous-0 · Dec 20, 2009

Mr. Coyote will not be happy to see you coming after him with the Woodmaster. There are a couple here at the house in 30-06. It will do a good job as has been mentioned in the lighter bullets. It will allow a fast follow up shot if needed.

8N'r--WI · Dec 20, 2009

Joe---the light loads will work fine....do you have the carbine? My hunting family (4 of us) all have the carbines.....in 30-06 Cal.

Have fun chasing the "yotes"....Tim

MarkB_MI · Dec 20, 2009

By "lighter loads" I assume you mean handloading, since the 742 was designed to work with factory loads. The main thing is you have to use a small base sizing die for handloads to work reliably. Bullet weight shouldn't make much difference.

As for which bullets to use, that kind of depends on the caliber. In .30 cal, the 125 grain Sierra spitzer is capable of great accuracy in a bolt gun, not so much in the 742.

Rick Kr. · Dec 20, 2009

I have two 742's both in .30-06, one with a 4x scope the other 3x9.

Not sure why you need to load it down, just blasted a coyote the other day at 100 yds, with 180 grain. The bullet did quite a good job on him. 55 pounder.

I did have a few boxes of accelerators (55 grain, sabot), but it was too much work to re-sight when going back to 180 grain.

Dont quote these numbers, but you can get down to a 110 grain and all the way up to a 250 grain. But if you start loading down (less powder), I think your action is going to hang up on you.

The 180grain remington core-lokts I shoot work fine for everything I have hit so far. Probably a little excessive for a coyote, but just right for whitetail.

The semi-auto isn't going to kick much anyway. Just get your eye relief right.

Good luck,
Rick

Don McCullough · Dec 21, 2009

The lighter bullets--rather than 180 gr--best for varmits like coyotes.

Faster making them more explosive on animal tissue and a faster kill than the heavier bullets which are intended for deer, elk, etc. 125 gr would be my choice for this cartridge and coyotes.

150 gr plenty heavy for deer and 125 would do. Of course depends somewhat on bullet construcion since some bullets much tougher and penetrate deeper on larger game.

Too: Noticebly less recoil with the 125 gr bullets compared to the 180 gr. This helps with accuracy and the "flinching" problem many people have.

David from Kansas · Dec 21, 2009

I had an experience with a 308 Remington 700 years ago. Thought I would load up some 110 grain bullets for varmits. They were terribly inaccurate. Went back to 130 grain and wouldn't recommend anything smaller in an '06 or 308, but with some extensive experimenting with different loads, you might find something that works. Just my experience with lighter bullets.

cj in wisconsin · Dec 21, 2009

Make sure that thing has a spottlessly clean action with lighter than factory loads or you wil have a 742 Jam o matic, these are quite finicky in my experience, especially in the cold.

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