ya cutting that 3.5" off the end of the barrel makes for a whole different gun in my opinion. i have sold all my 760 rifles except one and switched all over to carbines over the past 15 years.
as for the see-throughs, i live in the land of see-throughs. we had them back in the day cause the old scopes fogged easily. i still have one gun with them on and it is a serious shooter. but in the 35 years i have had it, i don't think i've used the irons except for zeroing.
