Remington 742 magazine compatibility

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I recently bought a .30-06 742 from a friend but he could not find the mag for it, so it looks like I'll need to buy a replacement, my question is will a mag for a 7400 or 750 function in a 742 or am I better off trying to track down an original 742 magazine?
 
760/7600 mags don't have a lever to pull down follower and let the bolt go fwd (like 742/7400 mags).
 
Some magazines do not feed well depending on the bullets used. I like 165 SPBT's but because they are long and pointed they can catch and jam. Rounded bullets or shorter like 150's would be better. I find that carefully bending the forward lips out and the rear ones in helps. Magazines vary, new ones are all aftermarket. Other than that they are interchangeable.
 
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