Remington 742 Barrel Nut Wrench

[elfiii]

Does anybody know where I can get one? I've checked Brownells, Midway, etc. and they all say discontinued, out of stock.

 

[density1]

You mean one of these?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Tom-Menck-...Nut-Wrench-478-/143159788735?oid=352599399349

 

[elfiii]

That's the one and apparently that's the one and only that's available in the US.

 

[Clemson]

I have one and use it, but you could use an open end wrench and get by just fine.

Bill Jacobs

 

[elfiii]

I have one and use it, but you could use an open end wrench and get by just fine.

Bill Jacobs

Yeah, I saw that in a video on the internut and the guy had boogered up the barrel nut pretty good using a crescent wrench. I would like to get the barrel nut wrench to avoid damage to the slide rails and the nut. I don't have much money in the gun but still want to avoid beating it up taking it down to clean it.

 

[Clemson]

I didn't say "Crescent" wrench. A snug fitting, open end wrench will not mess up the nut.

 

[WishboneW]

You might consider buying a cheap wrench close in size and grinding to fit on a bench grinder

 

[lagrangedave]

Is it jamming on you?...............Sorry.....I couldn’t help myself....

 

[density1]

That's the one and apparently that's the one and only that's available in the US.

At $20, I would go for it.

 

[7Mag Hunter]

You might consider buying a cheap wrench close in size and grinding to fit on a bench grinder

this is what i did....i did not start with cheap wrench...figured a Snap on had better metal and would not flex like a cheap one might....took awhile to get it just like i wanted it to fit...

 

[transfixer]

I swapped a different receiver onto my 742 years ago, keeping my original barrel, I used an open end wrench, ground down the sides of it a little if I remember right. Didn't even know they made a wrench for that purpose.

 

[Ziggydog]

The Barrel nut on my 742 is 25/32in. I use a 20mm end wrench with some duct tape in the jaws to avoid marring. I've also seen a guy modify a 20mm socket to fit. He ground off one side to clear the barrel.

 

[tgc]

That’s one huge problem with the 742, it’s not friendly to owner maintenance. Btw, I used a cresent wrench on mine. I had nothing to lose and it worked fine.

 

[Mr Bya Lungshot]

I fiqure elf3 won that wrench, maybe not.