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There's been a few posts on Remington pumps lately, so I thought I'd add this one to the mix. I've had it in the safe for awhile...a minty Rem 760 in 6mm Rem. While there's lots of .243 760s out there, a nice 760 from the '70's in 6mm is a rare bird. Since I'm a lefty and always liked Remington pumps, buying this was a no-brainer.

Now that I'm off active duty (retired finally), I have the time to shoot as well as run errands for the ball-and-chain. I was looking for a factory load that would be a good TX deer-slayer. After lots of testing, I found that the regular, blue-box Federal 100 grain soft-points shot superbly. What's also nice is that this load is AVAILABLE. Most everything else is hard to find or discontinued in 6mm. I used my Cabela's points and stocked up on 200 rounds of this load; along with the rebate from Federal, I'm actually ahead. 200 rounds should last me the rest of my shooting days. It'll make a nice pig and deer rifle from a stand.
Bob

I had a mint, unused 25 year-old Leupold 3-9x Vari-X II that I mounted, with Leupold rings and base. It's low over the bore and looks pretty good. Notice the lack of wear on the action bars. That'll change.

Close up of the Leupold mount. A great all-steel mount for the 6mm. Looks good and mounts low.


5 shots, Fed blue box 100 grainers. I bought a bunch, but it's still available in most large shops. The trigger on this Remington is pretty good for a pump, too...4 lbs, no creep, with a nice roll-off. Not a 1 lb Jewel trigger, but OK for a hunting rifle.


Total retro...shiny finish, white spacers, skip-line impressed checkering. I like it, though. A lefty's dream.