Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles Tell me about your REMINGTON 7600 pump

I know they are popular but I would like:
1) scope recommendations for less then 200 yards in timber and open fields.
2)Also I would like a scope with BDC lines showing POI NOT dial in with TOP turret.
3)I just bought one in 30-06 and plan to load 180 and 200 partitions any load suggestions.

I really don't want to hear comparisons on why I should have bought a lever or bolt or semiauto gun. Cause those comments will just be ignored.

Pictures and actual experience tell a lot.

THANKS IN ADVANCE
ABLE

I shoot a 760 with a Zeiss 1.5-6x42 on top of it. I run Barnes 130 grain TTSXs over 53.5 grains of Varget, If it's inside 300 yards and I want it dead, that setup does it as well as anything I've ever shot, and better than most. Kills just the same at a few feet as it does out there a ways. With a load like that there's no reason on earth to have to fiddle with a scope or BDC lines inside 300. In my experience they penetrate better than any 180s out of an '06. Kill better too.

Able,
Are you saying all your shots are under 200 (including fieldwork) or just in the timber.

Not a 7600 but it's ancestor, A 760 in .270 that I inherited from my Dad.

It has a Bushnell Scope Chief 2.5-8 scope on it which I've found to be a good choice for everything from a 30 yard shot to longer shots in the hay field. I've always been impressed with the Remington pump rifles and this one has sure stood the test of time and killed half a metric buttload of game and varmints.

I'm a lever gun fan but I usually hunt with Dad's rifle a couple of times a year just because it was his. This thread got me thinking about it so I think I'll take it with me this evening.

Low power variable. 1.5-5 or 2-7 will do I all. The newer Nikons are great, as well as mid range Leupolds.

Around here the are nicknamed the Amish Machine guns

My7600 (06 carbine) wears a Vari X III 2.5x8
My son's 270 has a VXII 2x7

I like the 2x7 better.

2x7 nikon with bdc

My favorite rifles. I currently have 5.
1) .30-06 Carbine, Leupold Vari-X III 1.5-5x
2) .30-06 Rifle, Redfield Revolution 2-7x
3) .358 Win 20", Leupold Vari-X III 1.5-5x
4) .280 Remington Rifle, Leupold VX III 1.5-5x
5) .270 Winchester Rifle, Leupold VX II 2-7x

Yes, I know, a lot of overlap. But I could be spending my money on worse things and will hand a couple down to my sons in a few years.

My favorite is my 06' Carbine with the 1.5-5. Quick handling/pointing and very fast with follow up shots in our dense Northeastern woods when tracking or on the move. My shots for the style of hunting I do are under 100 yds. I shoot 180 RN out of the carbine. You should not need BDC lines for less than 200 yards.

Dave

How about just a way better/cooler pump?

I have a Redfield Revolution 3-9x40 accu range on my old beat up 77,and love it .It would be good for your application I think ..I think that either IMR,or H 4350 is good all around powder for the long action stuff,and it's always easy to find...I just got a good deal on a model six in 270 a few days back,and it has a Redfield widefield 3-9 on it.It has see thru mounts which I aint a fan of,but I don't think I would mind them on a 06 loaded as heavy as you intend especially if they were already there.

Try this:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/400760318258?lpid=82

Be sure to use see through mounts/rings!!

Now that is cool and classic. .35 Remington?

I have a 7600 7mm-08. Use a barrel band type front sling swivel so you don't put too much strain on the forend like the swivel mounts that replace the forend screw. I've got a Warne one pice base and Burris signature rings on mine. If you are going to use lens covers like the Butler Creek flip ups a longer scope makes it easier to get to the front cover. 200 yards and less? Find a used Zeiss 4x and call it good! YMMV

Many thanks to all the responders. I really appreciate all the suggestions. Please keep the experiences coming.

I originally bought this rifle with the intent for quick off hand shots like when that big 10 pt jumps up in the middle of thick cover and start running though Short pines. It seems to happen to me at least 3x a year. I don't believe in opening fire and spraying lead but I would like to hopefully nail one. I have long range bolt guns for the right applications and a 30/30 for light carry; I just want this for the moment. How accurate are these rifles?

Maybe more then 200 yards in open timber is possible 300 yds achievable???

I have a M760 in 30-06 and love it. My scope is more than needed for my hunting in WV (Leupold 2.5-8X). I could easily get by with a straight 4x but....the scope is already there. If you don't anticipate shooting farther than 200 yards then I think a drop compensating reticle only complicates things, just my thoughts. You could zero 1" high at 100 yards and be plenty good from zero to 175 yards or so without thought of holdover. Even at 200 yards, you'd likely never see the 2" or so low impact on game. The pointing/handling capabilities of a pump rifle are only noticed by those of us that hunt with them. I'd go with a straight 4x or a 2-7x variable and mount as low as I could. You have a great deer hunting firearm, just picking the scope that suits you is probably a tougher issue.

They are as accurate as most middle of the road bolt actions, like the Remington 700, Savage 110, etc.

Just because the action cycles faster than a bolt gun, doesn't mean it's limited to short range and low-power optics.

Able,
For a "jump 'em and shoot 'em" gun, it doesn't get much better than a pump.

The last thing I'd consider for such an application is clutter in the scope.
No lines, to spinners - just a simple crosshair.

300 yards is easily achieved with a 4x or 1.5x5 scope but if you want more magnification, I'd consider a 2x7ish.

And, yes, the 7600's are quite accurate. This one was taken from the tree line in the background with a 1.5x5 - right around the "possible" distance you're inquiring about.

The half dozen or so I've had all shot inch or better. The last time I put the '06 on paper it put 3 each at 51.5 grains Varget, 52.5 grains Varget and 53.5 grains Varget and 130 grain Barns TTSXs all into the same inch.

300 yards is no problem with them.

Don't skimp on the glass. They're well worth good glass.

I think Remington gets a well deserved bad rap of today. That being said I think their older guns were very good guns. I never have cared for semi-autos of ANY brand, but we used to call the 740's etc. Jamingtons. Their pumps and bolts are a whole nother story. They rank right up there with the best. JMHO.