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Jerry,

I have searched all the gun auction sites for Remington 7600's and observed the obvious. The Rem 7600's are predominately 30-06's with few .270's along with some of the colder classic calibers. The averaged used price for a 7600 in 30-06 is $550.00. The market is saturated with Remington pump rifles and "NO" demand. The Remington 7600 rifle market is a Buyers market yet no one has told the sellers on Gun Broker.

Doc

Doc, check Grice's gunshop in Clearfield, Pa. They usually have 10-20 used pumps in the used rack.. Now might not be best as deer season opens there Monday.. I will be there in April of this year checking out the used stuff.. PM me then, and I will let you know what is there.. Plus, they have dozens of new firearms.. Maybe thousands..

Yes Doc I assume you know prices of whatever it is that we want are higher at the beginning of seasons and are reduced after the season. They'd rather move it sooner than to sit on it for months.

I've been in this situation a few Xs and it's hard to wait for better prices.

Good luck on your search. They made more 06s than any other cartridge then 270 and 308, and 243, after those there are quite a few cartridges chambered but in far fewer #s.

Could be someone here on the 'fire' might see this and offer you one.

Jerry

Doc also I suspect it's more of a 700 buyers market THAN a 7600 buyer's market.
That's MHO

Jerry

Haven't checked GB lately, but $350-$475 is the going rate in local LGSs. It's rare to see one in really nice shape though, and a lot are the synthetic-stocked models that are of no interest to me. Just got to be patient, I guess. I'm thinking a .270 loaded with 160gr NPs would be the beans.

I'm also open to the notion of a Model 14 or 141, if I can find a decent one in anything but .32. Ammo can be found on occasion for the rare ones, and I wouldn't need a lot.

Anyone here ever install one of the Timney replacement triggers?

My dad passed away in July this year, decided his gun should still go out for the opener. This is the only deer rifle I saw him carry my whole life while hunting in Pa and anywhere else for that matter. Bitter sweet day.

MM

Nice MM!, I still carry my grandfathers 760 when the mood strikes me. Your having a hell of a year with the bear and now a very good buck. Shoot a turkey this Spring and you'll be sewing a patch on your vest.

MM, your Dad is smiling down on you right now!

MM & Tom, I still carry my grandfather's old model 54 .30-06 once in a while.. For probably ten years from the time I was 15 til I turned 25, it was my number one rifle.. Nice to get it out in the hills..

MM -
That's a GRAND commemoration IMO and one that would make your Dad very happy.

That's a good looking rifle to boot.

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The Model Six 270 I'm hunting belonged to my Dad as well.

I've been hunting 'aplenty' but our blessed deer have gone nocturnal. The only deer I've seen are right AT dark. This morning I only heard 1 shot off in the distance.

Jerry

Congrats on getting that fine buck with your dad's rifle.

M M -

yep, fine buck & fine rifle.

Last night I saw deer feeding between 8-9 PM. Nothing so far this AM. I'm staying with it till 1:00 PM if I don't kick one out. This is wearing me down, lots of hunting no deer seeing.

Jerry

Jerry,
I've rifle hunted 9 days and it's been a tough year for the rifle season. Had a great bow season and have venison to eat though

I've carried the Six 06 8 of them and will go out tomorrow and Saturday with the Six to finish off the 2016 season.

Marc - I managed to see a Doe and fawn this AM but they were off property. These are the first deer I've seen in daylight except for several AT DARK and I couldn't tell what they were.

This is the longest spell of deer being nocturnal that I've seen in many years.

Jerry

my remington 141 in 35 rem

That's a KOOL rifle.

Overkill ? >>grin

bother Bill's model 14 30 remington carbine his favorite

It still continues...

We had a slow drizzling rain all day, the kind I love to hunt. I began before daylight and stayed till noon....
nothing, nada, zip.

I talked with a long time friend and hunting buddy from NW ARk. He saw a few does & fawns at first light, that's all.

It has to change BUT WHEN ?

Jerry

Guys, I don't know what to think of this year.

I've hunted more days than not the past 3 weeks. IIRC I've seen 3 in real daylight. I saw several on a couple days right AT dark and couldn't tell what they were except deer.

My Uncle lives toward the back side of his property. He has a long dirt driveway and close to his house & garden he has a motion detector alarm. More nights than not the deer sets off that detector. I'm going to take a couple of days break.

I've been in good places AT daylight, seen fresh hookings and tracks in muddy places. The deer are there just NOT moving in daytime. Sheesh, I'm exhausted.

I hope others are having better hunts than I am.

Jerry