Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles What kind of experience have ya'll had with the model 7600 pumps?

Yup, on the sandbags.

I can't tell ya how many Cheese Heads have killed how many Whitetails with a 760,7600 or 742 version.

Mine's in .243, all those years I had no idea a .243 and factory core-lokts were inadaquate for Deer.

We take a '06 760 out west for the one backup rifle, easily shoots minute of Venison.

Nothing but fun times.

i bought one new in 1980 it was the deluxe model called the model 6 it was in 270 win and was very accurate. i bought it because it was a good deal, i still have it.

My former pastor (from Michigan) used one. He had nothing but problems with the magazines. Wouldn't feed, couldn't get the mag out of the gun. Killed stuff though.

Mine is one of my favorite rifles. It's an older 760 30-06. I bought it complete with a 2x7 Vx2 for 365.00 at cabelas a few years back.

Absolutely loves 150 grain Fed. blue box, and recently has began an affair qith Federal trophy copper 165s

I had one of the early 80s made Gamemasters in .308 that I loved. I ever own another Remington it will be one like it.

Of course they're great rifles, they're based on the most successful shotgun ever made.





DMc

MANY THANKS EVERYONE! LOADS of good info and reports here. It sounds from the reports that I have a good chance that this is a good rifle or maybe even a VERY good rifle.

I am going to try to get out and shoot it this weekend then report back here.

Mine is something of a custom as it is a 30/06 model re bored to 35 Whelen, has an aftermarket fiberglass composition stock, cerrakoted in desert coyote tan and carries a nice thick soft recoil pad.

If I ever get back to Africa, (WHEN I get back to Africa!!!) I would love to take this rifle along for mass shooting of baboons and or warties. I recieved some 180gr Noozler pistol bullets in a package of reloading supplies and am thinking those would make some nasty baboon and warthog bullets.

Usually when that happens the little notch on the rear of the mag that hold it in proper position is worn rounded.

As an experiment, I once had one tig welded with some weld buildup and filled it back in shape. Worked fine. A new mag is an easier fix.

Im surprised that the 7600 police rifle in 223 didnt catch on, especially in PA.

Yeah probably just this saying I heard somewhere:

"Show me good wood wrapped around a CRF action, chambered in a cartridge that is among the fastest of its caliber, or don't show me at all 'cause you did it all wrong".

Somehow I just can't see you using a rifle that won't blow the living sh*t out of whatever you are shooting at. The Whelen kills things dead without doing that, be careful that might trigger the DT's or withdrawl in you. You know I wouldn't bs you. good luck anyway. Magnum man

MM, yeah, I know that this rifle is a bit of a contradiction. But it made so much sense for some of the hunting applications that I have endured in years past.

Maybe I will have the bottom of the bolt ring removed so the bolt face picks up cartridges as they come up from the magazine, as a Sako type extractor, have the ejector button cerrakoted and lubed up good, and then have it chambered to 358 Norma!

Yeah well I think the Whelen is fine as it is leave the boltface alone and use it std so you can see why everyone who uses the Whelen likes it, pretty damn hard to improve on. IMHO try some 250 Speers or 225 NPT's with 4320 good luck. Magnum Man

One of my favorite models and calibers. mine seem to like the 250 gr bullets best but still shoot lighter ones fine. The only 7600s I've had that were a little finicky in the accuracy dept were 7mm, a 280 & 7-08. The triggers as others have said are not great but IME do fine.

My experience of one (30-06) was that it was pretty accurate especially considering the trigger. It also kicked harder than any 30-06 I ever experienced. It was quite unpleasant and I don't consider myself recoil-shy. It also fed very reliably from the the magazine.

I had an early Remington 760 carbine in .280Remington. It was and still is a great woods rifle, my nephew owns it now. I moved out to Wyoming over 30 years ago.
Bringing a 760 or 742 to an elk camp here would leave you open to constant ridicule. One outfitter I know coined the term "Colorado Magnum" to describe them.
Me? I like them and still do. I do have a Rem. 700 in .35 Whelen however, and feed it a diet of reloads using Nosler 225 gr. Accubonds. Kills Elk dead. Recoil is stout, but manageable.

I agree ..... I had one of those as well, but my SIL snagged it before I got to fire it and too attached to it.

Seemed like a good rifle but gets some pretty stiff competition here from the Mini14. ARs are resricted here in Canada, so shooters can only use them at a range.

The goofy smiling face at the end of my comment was meant to indicate that I was kidding, making a slightly bizzarre suggestion, only to make this rifle better fit my signature line. My much used and fantastically designed Benelli Super Black Eagle and my Kel Tec SU-16 are both synthetic stocked push feed firearms, too.

I agree that this rifle is plenty powerful and a terrific fit for the last niche I wanted to fill in my lineup.

Hoping to go and shoot it this afternoon.

Super cub - I had a M760 in .223 from 1973 for 15 years or so. Never hunted deer with it but used it extensively for chucks and jack rabbits. It was very accurate with home made bullets a friend made (3/4" groupings). Quit using it much when the chucks and jacks pretty much disappeared from around here.

It seemed to be a .22 bore in a standard weight barrel so it was almost like a semi-sporter. A guy finally bought if from me after about 3 visits and trying to get me to reduce my price. On his last visit I finally told him if he didn't buy it I would put it back in the safe and never offer it for sale again. I could almost see the moths flying out when he finally took out his wallet.

Jim

While the 760 might be ok for left handed shooters it lacks much of what I find desirable in a hunting rifle:

They are homely and look like a shotgun.
The forend rattles.
They lack CRF (Control round feed).
Small port to clear or single load.
They jam.
Poor trigger.
Inadequate trigger only safety.

I found a new place to hunt with lots of land and plenty of deer and varmints.

On opening day I was there early. As I walked up to the spot I had picked out for my stand another hunter was already there!

As I approached he got up and started past me in the near dark.

I asked if he was leaving. He said:

"Yes, my rifle is jammed!

It was a 760!