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When I was a little kid I shot my first two bucks using my great Grandad's 760 in 244. Both he and it are long gone and I doubt I'll ever see that rifle again.
But I do have a soft spot for the old 760s with the corncob forends and I have been keeping an eye peeled for a nice one for some time just for old times sake.
My wife and I had our first child last fall, a little boy. At 10 months old now he's walking a little and learning all kinds of tricks and I swear he's left handed. Little tyke does everything with his left hand.
So knowing I have a soft spot for old 760s, and odd calibers, and now a likely left handed boy who'll surely need a deer rifle. A friend of mine agreed last week to swap me straight across, his 1954 production 760 in 300 Savage for my 1948 production 721 in 270.
The old pumpgun isn't pristine, but it's pretty darn nice. It still has the aluminum butt plate, dovetail rear iron sight, no sling studs, and has never had the plug screws removed from the scope holes. I can't wait to put a youth 20ga buttstock with a good pad on it, some sling studs, and a 4x Leupold and have my little boy carry it up into the hills. We'll save the original wood for later.
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i know what you mean about odd and obsolete calibers. I love all the odd ones. I have and addiction for model 8 and 81s I have a 32 rem. a 30 rem and a 25 rem. and two 35 rem. in model 8 and 81s and I have the two 30 rems above in the pumps. and I also have a rem. model 660 in 6mm/244 rem. one of my favorites.
I have never harvested a animal but I have killed quite a few,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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When I was a little kid I shot my first two bucks using my great Grandad's 760 in 244. Both he and it are long gone and I doubt I'll ever see that rifle again.
But I do have a soft spot for the old 760s with the corncob forends and I have been keeping an eye peeled for a nice one for some time just for old times sake.
My wife and I had our first child last fall, a little boy. At 10 months old now he's walking a little and learning all kinds of tricks and I swear he's left handed. Little tyke does everything with his left hand.
So knowing I have a soft spot for old 760s, and odd calibers, and now a likely left handed boy who'll surely need a deer rifle. A friend of mine agreed last week to swap me straight across, his 1954 production 760 in 300 Savage for my 1948 production 721 in 270.
The old pumpgun isn't pristine, but it's pretty darn nice. It still has the aluminum butt plate, dovetail rear iron sight, no sling studs, and has never had the plug screws removed from the scope holes. I can't wait to put a youth 20ga buttstock with a good pad on it, some sling studs, and a 4x Leupold and have my little boy carry it up into the hills. We'll save the original wood for later. Cool on both counts. My brother is a lefty and dad bought him a 760 270 a couple of years after the changeover to the 7600. It was NIB and has served him well since 83. Your son will lucky to have that one as a first deer rifle.
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With all the 760/7600 enthusiasm being displayed, there should be more than a few tags punched with them in the upcoming season. Will be interesting to see how it plays out. I don't plan to use mine this year. I built an AR15 in a wildcat round that delivers exactly the same ballistics, is more compact, and weighs about 1-1/2 lb less. Only use I have for the pump anymore is for a little quieter subsonic/suppressed loads.
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my factory carbine 7600 in 35 whelen will be doing some woods time this year if the weather permits.
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While thumbing through the October 2005 issue of the American Rifleman I found a full length article on the Remington 760/7600 rifles. On page 83 there was a breakdown of the production numbers on the 760 and Model 6.
According to this article the total production of the 760 1,034,438 units were produced. Of this figure 62,726 were in the carbine configuration. The production numbers of the various calibers were as follows:
.30/06 63%
.270 16%
.308 8%
.300 Savage 4%
.35 Rem. 3%
.243 3%
6MM 1%
All the following calibers comprised less than one percent of the production total:
.280
.257 Roberts
.244 Rem.
.222
.223
The article lists the Model 6 figures as follows:
36,236 total units produced. Production breakdown:
.30/06 50%
.270 29%
.243 10%
.308 8%
6MM 3%
Hopefully, this will be of some interest and help.
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Based on those numbers, I guess I'll pay a little more attention if I find one in 6mm or 244.
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Any word yet if Remington is dropping the 7600?
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I was looking over a brand spanking new 7600 Carbine this weekend. If there was anything inferior about it I didn't notice and I'm well versed in these rifles. The $775 price tag did scare me off though.
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I think that I'd be more likely to spend $400+/- on a 760/7600 rifle and have someone cut the barrel back.
The Cabela's in LaVisita, NE, had an excellent 7600 in 280 the last time that I was there and they were asking (IIRC) around $550, which may be high, since Cabela's used firearms tend to either be over-priced, more often, or under-priced, much less often.
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I think that I'd be more likely to spend $400+/- on a 760/7600 rifle and have someone cut the barrel back.
The Cabela's in LaVisita, NE, had an excellent 7600 in 280 the last time that I was there and they were asking (IIRC) around $550, which may be high, since Cabela's used firearms tend to either be over-priced, more often, or under-priced, much less often. that is a reasonable price for a 280 rifle. i hold out hope of finding one of the old 760 carbines in 280 for something less than a nice house payment. not likely these days with the internet.
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Has anyone handled one of the Bicentennial Ltd Ed 7600s? My LGS has one and, although it's way too glitsy for my tastes, it has the smoothest action I've ever felt on a Remington pump rifle. The wood has incredible figure but much too glossy for me. Of course they're not putting them out, or pricing them, as working guns.
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I think that I'd be more likely to spend $400+/- on a 760/7600 rifle and have someone cut the barrel back.
The Cabela's in LaVisita, NE, had an excellent 7600 in 280 the last time that I was there and they were asking (IIRC) around $550, which may be high, since Cabela's used firearms tend to either be over-priced, more often, or under-priced, much less often. that is a reasonable price for a 280 rifle. i hold out hope of finding one of the old 760 carbines in 280 for something less than a nice house payment. not likely these days with the internet. I recognize that the 280 has a "cool" factor, but does it have any practical advantage in the field that would make it decidedly better than the popular cartridges on either side of it, the 270 and 30-06? And, extending the conversation, even if it does have a practical advantage over the 270 and/or 30-06, is that advantage worth the premium price that 760/7600s in 280 cost?
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To me no. I like the 280 and have used it for over 25 years in the 700. 06 or 270 in a pump suits me fine and either will do anything a 280 will do in a pump or anything else for all practical purposes. My main rifle this year will be a flea market pick up 270 7600.
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I might have to get a 760/7600 in .300 Savage.
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I recognize that the 280 has a "cool" factor, but does it have any practical advantage in the field that would make it decidedly better than the popular cartridges on either side of it, the 270 and 30-06?
No...  But...you guys talking about something like this? ![[Linked Image]](http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z395/BobinNH1/IMG_0601.jpg)
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The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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I recognize that the 280 has a "cool" factor, but does it have any practical advantage in the field that would make it decidedly better than the popular cartridges on either side of it, the 270 and 30-06?
No... But...you guys talking about something like this? Showoff! 
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Teehee....
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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