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Mogwai,

I am having a similar problem. I just bought a new 7600 in .308 about 2 months ago. If I put more than two rounds in the magazine, when I work the slide, it will not lock forward. Someone said to get one of the old magazines. I did that and can hardley get it into the magazine well because it is so tight. I am sending it back to Remington for them to correct the problem. Otherwise I love the gun. It really shoots well.

Jerry

I have found that my 7600 slide has gotten "sticky" over the past couple of years. Everything is clean and lubed yet the forearm does not slide with the ease that it once did. Could it be that my O ring is causing this?

can some one tell me how to remove the front slide from the 760?

I want to refinish the wood.

IMHO it's more likely the problem is in the receiver where the action bars slide. I'd pull the trigger assembly and hose the receiver out with Gunscrubber. Let it dry and see if that helps. If it does, lube it with a dry lube.

The older type I don't know how to remove it.
older type/ maybe has a ring that locks the fore end on like a 870 pump?


newer type/ just remove the screw in the end of the fore end.

Dave,
Mine looks very similar and I couldn't figure out how to get the forearm off either... So I did a careful tape/mask job and stripped & tru-oiled it on the gun (last weekend)

Now the reason I responded... How does your sling attach and is there a manufactuer name? Drill & tap or clipped on? I bought a used 760 for $165 with a rough stock and I refinished it, but I hate the barrel mounted front sling.
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Oh.. That is the woods scope to have!

Uncle Mike's sling swivel for 76/7600. It says for 1968 and older. I used one on my 1976 760 and didn't like it. My 760 didn't have the metal piece in the end of the forarm hanger that touches the barrel. On the older 760's I'd use the Uncle Mike's for 760's in a heartbeat. I use the barrel band type on my 7600. The pics I posted are off of Gun Broker and not my rifles. I used the pics for illustration.
http://www.uncle-mikes.com/products/remington_760_7600_68older.html

"BOOM-CHUKA-BOOM-CHUKA-BOOM!"

Running game hates mine!

The magazine that was in the gun when I bought it worked fine with 35 rem ammo. It was marked 308, so I don't know if it was original or an extra. It does not work well with 358 ammo after having the gun rechambered. A new 308 magazine shows the same symptoms as the older one:
**Does not feed well from the magazine into the chamber regardless of the # cartridges, but feeds more poorly with more shells in the mag.
**Magazine is too wide for the receiver with >2 shells in it.

I will bend the ears at the front of the (old) magazine up and out this weekend & let you know if this worked.

Would one be handicapped by using a 7600 with a 3x9 scope for hunting mostly heavy cover and thick bush? I hear most guys say you should buy the 2X power or less scopes for these situations.

3X9 would be ok, it's usable. 2X7 or (ideally) 1X4 would be better. Field of view becomes the biggest issue. A low power fixed is good, also.

A 3x9 would work great. Even when hunting in brush having to ability to crank up the magnification for a longer shot through "windows" is a nice thing to have. Having the scope mounted so it lines up quick is more important than magnification IMHO. My son has a Leupold 6x42 on his .280 and hunts brush with it. A scope with good eye relief and a reticule that's not too thin are a plus.

I have a 3X9 on my 35 Whelen rifle and a 2X7 on my 35 Remington carbine. I shot deer in heavy cover with both, no difference. The small scope just looks better on the carbine. MIKE.

I run a Leupold Vari X III 2.5-8X on my Rem. 760 and have no plans of changing. It has the post and duplex reticle which really makes that scope (for my uses anyway).

I've got Burris 3-9X40 w/ballistic plex reticle on my 7600 w/leupold quick release rings. I've also got a red dot sight for it but haven't sighted it in yet. Keep the 3-9 on 3 power most of the time and just crank it up when needed.

firstshot
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Make your first shot count!

I've used a Leup 1.5x5 on my Carbine for years. It's perfect!

I picked up the rifle on Friday. Gun is flawless. Paid $630.00 + $30.00 shipping and $20.00 FFL. $680.00 total. Considering the prices I have seen as of late for a 6mm or 25-06 I am very happy.

I don't think I am going to scope this rifle right away. I am going to do alot of offhand scooting with it. I want to become more proficient with my rifle shooting in hunting style positions. The mild recoil should help.

Picked up two boxes of Remington 100 grain core-lokt's at Walmart for $22 a box.

Will get a chance to shoot it in two weeks.

MIKE.

Very nice looking set up!

Yes.. Tilt the rifle muzzle down w/action closed and let a few drops of oil ride down the action tube into the fore-arm.. It'll free right up and be slicker than seal snot...

Nice looking rig, Paul! I use a 2-7x32 leupold on my 7600.