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Man that rig looks all business!

The carbines handle MUCH better than the rifles. That one is a 760/308. I also have a 7600/30-06 here that I may get cut back to 20" and add a reciever sight.

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The carbines handle MUCH better than the rifles. That one is a 760/308. I also have a 7600/30-06 here that I may get cut back to 20" and add a reciever sight. [/quote]

A better length imo than the 18". 20 seems to handle a little better.

Tom

My .308 is cut to 19 inches. The late, great George Casey from Rogersville did it for me a few years ago. I like it much better than the standard barrel length.

I like the way the carbine handles better also but the 18" is fine with me. MIKE.

Hey Paul, if you know anyone selling a 7600 with glossy blue and wood, I am always looking.

also, do you shoot at Mispec or Hampton shooting range? I am trying to figure out which club to join up with here.

Well, I took the rifle to Gander Mountain, where I bought it, to see if this was something they could repair or if it needed sent back to Remington. They have two gunsmiths there, so I figured that one of them should be able to come up with an answer. One of the gunsmiths took the gun back into their safe room, filled the magazine with four rounds, and tried to work them through the rifle. It worked every time. Go figure. Hopefully it will continue to work because like I said before, I really like the gun and it shoots extremely well.

Jerry

Wow, what a great post. Over a month with more than a 100 comments and nearly unanamous support for a single rifle in a multitude of calibers. Very impressive. I thought the guys on the Lever gun sites were loyal. They don't hold a candle to the Rem 760/7600 crowd.

I picked up one in 30-06 from a pawn shop via GB for $330.00 about 6 months or so ago. I didn't expect much just a 2nd/3rd hand beater backup rifle and/or a pig gun. I am now a supporter. It is just as dependable as my 444 and 336/35Rem but it will shoot a whole lot farther. It's not fussy with ammo. It will shoot pretty much any load factory or hand load from 150 - 180 grain to sub minute of pig or deer.

To those that are concerned with recoil, I recommend a Limbsaver SLIP-ON pad. They are terrific and can be moved from rifle to rifle as needed. I'm a little tall so I like the extra reach as well. And if your fussy, you can take them off when you are showing off your slick deer killer to your company.

Just an update. I finally took my 7600/30 06 all apart. I did have to use a heat gun to get the slide tube free. About the only thing I saw that I did not like was the plastic ejection port cover. I did not realize that was plastic, not that it matters.
Got the barrel to what I believe is copper free with a couple applications of Wipe Out. Tomorrow I'll see how good she shoots with a clean barrel.
I have put some rounds through sighting it in and it looks to be a 1 1/4ish shooter but there was quite a bit copper in the barrel, particularly apparent after the first application with wipe Out. Wouldn't mind a bit of improvement but I'll see tomorrow.

FVA,

Let us know how it shoots. Mine in .308 gets 3/4 inch groups with Remington core-lokts in 150 gr. I tried the Remington core-lokts in 180 gr. one time and got a 1 1/8 inch group. I think I can improve on that. I had a 7600 in 7mm08 several years ago which did not shoot quite as accurate as the .308.

What caliber are you looking for? Got any trades.


I shoot at Mispec. You're more than welcome to come out with me some time.

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You're right; it doesn't matter... They're all plastic.. Retail is about $6.00 for a new one.. Noted as a 'dust cover'... About all they're good for.. Not necessary to have for function etc...

I was looking to buy a slip-on pad for a new 7600 carbine w/ wood stock. Haven't bought the gun yet. Do you know what the dimensions are or what size slip-on pad would fit (from either Limbsaver or Pachmayr)?

LL,
As I recall, there are 3 sizes for Limbsaver small, medium and Large. The small one fits my 444 and 336's perfect and the Medium fits the 7600 and all my bolts both Rem and Ruger.

The last time I saw one was at Acadamy Sporting Goods and they were under $20.00. No installation fee! A bargain. They really do work

I shoot around 60 rounds (max or near max loads) out of my 444 at a sitting on range day. I don't think the 7600 (30-06) kicks as hard as The Big Dog pushing 300grain lead. My shoulder doesn't even ache. I mean nothing the next day.

Check it out, I think you'll like it.

But it does keep in the little metal peg type thig a mig jig that I almost lost in the grass when I cleaned the bolt with cab cleaner.(grin)

The pachmayr pre-fit pad for the remington 870 is almost a perfect fit.

Takes some sanding, but not much.

I have this first year production 30-06 model 760 for sale in the classifieds
https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbth...mp;Number=2456045&page=0#Post2456045

I work in a retirement area and last year I found a 760 manufactured in the 60's. The old boy who had owned it had put at best maybe one magazine through it. Just never used it, and it was in new condition. It was the carbine version.
I put a decelerator pad on it, a sling swivel et, not barrel mounted, and a low power leupold scope. Then I decided to load 220 grain round nose in 30.06 for it. I have not run it on a crony yet but think I am duplicating around a 30.40 kraig round.
At 100 two of us were able to get around 1inch moa.
And it is polite to shoot. Hopefully it will see a deer and a elk coming up here pretty quick. I have heard for ever about them being noisy and not accurate, but neither appear to be true at least with this one. A Very underrated rifle. And I paid about what one of the "new" remington kit guns with scope would run, but this 760 is a much superior weapon.

the 760 shown above was sold locally today.

What do you lube the o-ring with? My o-ring really "sticks" when moving the slide.