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Never owned a Remington 7600, had a Rem 760 in 6mm for a few months back in the 80's. Have little experience with the Remington pump rifle.
Thinking of going with either a .270 or .308,
Synthetic or Walnut ?
What say you ?
Leaning toward the .270 due to ultra light 6.8 deer bullets, can load them to .257 Roberts velocities which is perfect for the southern Whitetails in my area.
Can probably do the same with the .308, the 125 grain Accubond seems cool....
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IMO that slide gun is made for a SA cartridge.
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I have always preferred the looks of the wood stocked 7600's to the synthetic. It's a matter of personal choice I guess.
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IMO that slide gun is made for a SA cartridge. Was thinking the action was the same whether it for short action or long action ?
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I have several 7600's. I dislike the plastic stocked versions for me personally. If you're willing to search a bit, they also made limited runs of 7mm-08, .260, 257 Roberts....
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IMO that slide gun is made for a SA cartridge. Was thinking the action was the same whether it for short action or long action ? Yes it is. All 760's, 7600's, 740's, 742's, 7400's and 750's are long action receivers, regardless of caliber. A 'divider' or 'block' is built into the magazine for the short action cartridges. If I were you, I'd go for the .308 they have a much higher resale value than a 270 in the pump guns. I'm a remnant of the 60's and grew up on the theory that those guns were meant to be made of blued steel and walnut, but thats just me. I've shown this pic here before, but this is to me what they should look like:
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The carbine 760 version in 300 Savage.
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I have several 7600's. I dislike the plastic stocked versions for me personally. If you're willing to search a bit, they also made limited runs of 7mm-08, .260, 257 Roberts.... .257 Roberts would be perfect. Found a wood laminate stocked 7mm-08, they were wonting $1,200 for it....
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To me the synthetic version seems barrel heavy and doesn't balance as well as the wood one. Probably due to the buttstock being lighter in synthetic.They also made some in 25-06. If you're not opposed to laminated or maple and paying more you can get these other calibers. But I think the 708 would be a good pick.
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I agree with what most everyone else has said. The plastic stocks are very uncomfortable for me, especially with the high comb if you plan on using open sights. I also prefer the SA cartridges, especially in the carbines. For reasons unknown to me they offer a .270 and .30-06 with an 18.5" barrel.
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go with a nice walnut stock all the way. They balance better and they are just purtier than a crappy black plastic stock.
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Thanks guys for the tips!
Would like to find a Maple stocked .257 Roberts for under $1,000...
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Here they are guyz.. side by side. I personally prefer the plastic for it's durability, but was far out-voted on another thread. DMc
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I like synthetic, used to be a 30-06. Rebored to a 338-06.
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I began my hunting career with a 760 in .30-06. I once owned a 7600 in 7mm-08. These guns are usually shooters but the actions on them today aren't slick like the used to be. They seem to have a lot of resistance when you operate the pump. Don't know that I'd buy a new one?
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My Dad has a 760 that he bought in the early 70's that he has hunted with. The action is smooth, but the 7600 I have above is pretty close.
I think that the more you cycle them the smoother they get. I bet my boys have cycled the one above thousands of time. Even though it has less than 200 rounds through it.
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The 7600s made before Remington's quality went down are as good as 760s. I have a 7600 that is not as well made as the 760 my son has. My 7600 shoots good, it's just not finished as good over all. My 7600 is a 7mm-08 special run model with laminated stocks. If you pull the butt plate off a walnut stock and seal it you'll not have problems with the wood stock. I see no advantage of short action cartridges in a Remington pump. IMO get what you want to hunt with and be happy.
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all my 760's and 7600's are great guns. 35 rem, 35 whelen, 06, 270, 308, all shoot good and look good. i prefer the wood myself. my favorite is this one. 7600 35 whelen factory carbine with a bushnell elite 3200 2-7x32.
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CRS & DMc Are those synthetic stocks off from an 870 20 gauge? They don't appear to have the high comb that I find so objectionable.
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