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I have a 760 made in1953 in 270Win. Talk about a fun gun to shoot and is DOA on just about anything it shoots. Come August, I'll have 4 grandkids.....one of them will be gifted it !!

Time to resurrect this thread because I need a break from resizing and trimming brass, so I took a quick picture.

I just realized with the purchase of my last 760 That I have one of the very early and last of the 760's made.

Top gun has a manufacture date of March 1952 as per the date code.
Bottom gun has a manufacture date of December 1979 as per the date code.
Both in 30-06.

Up North here the Remington pumps are commonly called "Mennonite Machine guns " , never did find out why.
Maybe because they are fairly accurate, inexpensive fast cycling, and very common in farm country.
I have never owned one personally but have worked on a few and every owner just loved theirs!
The only complaint I ever heard was the weak mag springs
If ammo was stored in them for a long time .
Cat

Interesting subject. I never had a pump centerfire, I recently bought a Rossi pump 22 which is a fun gun.

Also known in Pennsylvania as the "Amish Machine gun" because semi_autos are illegal to hunt big game with there and the Amish like the 760/7600 with aftermarket 10 round magazines for deer.

I shot one of my deer last year with my Remington 141 in 35 caliber. I may try it again this year. I used an old 200 grain Core-Lokt, but I also have some 220 grain Speers and some 180 grain Speers too.. I user the 220s years ago from another 35 Rem I had, that one being a marlin 36. I killed 7 deer with them. Had no complaints at all. Maybe I'll try the 180s.
Anyone out there ever use the Speer 180 grain 35s?

Yes sir Szhin I used the Speer 180s in a couple of 358 Win. I don't recall the speed but they were faster than
the 35 Rem. I killed ?some? deer and honestly don't remember how many but more than 1 or 2. It was in the
70-80s before I took pictures so I can't help you there.

During that time I was ONLY shooting 'lung' shots/ ribs and they worked plenty good (well).
I never had any problem with them like that.

When i got my 35 Whelen I used 200 H S P between 2800-2900 fps. That's a diff bullet.

If you're using them in a 35 Rem you won't have any trouble with the bullets.

Good Luck

Jerry

Since I'm on this subject again I'll post a pic that is WAY back in this thread.
M Marc will remember. I've been a Pump man a long time.



They are all Model Sixes. 6mm Rem, 2 - 270s, 30-06.
I guess you could say I like em. lol


Jerry

jwall, that's a heck of a Six collection. Reminds me I need to take my 7600 out on Monday and stretch its legs some.

Thank you Sir.

I was attracted to the Six as soon as it was introduced. The one with 'see thrus' was my first one. 270 W.
It now belongs to my Son.
Top one is 6mm Rem
2nd one is 30-06

I was fortunate enough to acquire these before the price was above $300. The M Six was only $20. more than the
7600. I never understood why people wouldn't pay $20. more.

Jerry

Well, that is interesting , funny how regulations change from State to State , Province to Province.
Cat

I started hunting in 1947 in the NC area of Pa when i was 12 years old.
In 1949 i had a brand new model 141 Rem in 35 Rem.
It was bought at a store in Bristol Pa on a layaway plan for $104.95, alot of money in 1949.
I used 200 gr bullets in it and killed several nice bucks.
When the 760 model was introduced i decided i wanted one mainly because of the detachable magazine.
After a couple years i found a very nice used one at Paul Yeagers gun store in Jenkintown Pa.
I traded the 141 on the 760 in 30/06 which had a Weaver K2.5 scope on it, my first ever scope.
But the 30/06 760 was not nearly as accurate as my model 141 was, and when Savage introduced the lefty bolt 110 model i sold the ( thrashing machine ), and got one of those.
Most guys were happy with hitting a 5 gallon bucket at 100 yards in those days. lol

Thanks JWall for the info.

I have shot the 180 grain bullet in my AR 358, and so far they have been the most accurate in that gun but have never fired one at a living animal yet. I have not tried them in the 141. But I think maybe I should. My remaining Remington 200 grainers are the old scalloped nose bullets and I shoot them into about 1-3/8" at 100 off the bench from my 141. But I am thinking about a replacement because Remington is not making them anymore and I have only about 100 left. They do sell a 200 Gr. RN bullet, but it's not the same one. It doesn't have the scallops, the cannelure is in a different place and the jacket is thinner.

I want to try the 220 gr FN in my 358 also. I just got some from a member here on the Fire. I killed deer with them 35 years ago but loaded in a 35 Remington. The bullet worked perfectly from the 35 Rem, and I believe it may be quite good in a 358, but I can't say for sure yet. I tried some 225 Gr Accubonds in the AR and they shot 7". The barrel is rifled 1-14" and I am guessing the BXC on the Accubond is too high for a 1-14. Shot from a friends 35 Whelen (which I made form him) with a 1-12" twist they shoot under MOA

At my age, if I can "marry" each gun to one load and buy 300-500 bullets I bet I will not live long enough to shoot them all up. But I load for acceptable accuracy and then want to make at least 5 kills with any given bullet before I consider the ammo and rifle "married". In my 358 I was hoping for good results with the 225 Partition, but in the last 14 months I have not found even one box for sale. I also have some 225 grain Sierras and they are far shorter then the 225 Accubond, so maybe they will work out well.

But, coming back the the M141, I am going to buy 500 bullets for it and before I do I want to find one I feel will do all I ask of it. The old Remington was such a bullet, but Remington had a goal to destroy everything of any real value they ever produced and push sales of the junk and sub-standard things, and the predictable result is exactly what we've all seen.

The 35 Remington did good work for elk hunters in the woods for many years, and maybe the Speer 220 would do as well as the old Remington bullets but that remains to be seen. It's not all that likely I'd kill any elk with my 35 Rem, (having several other rifles I'd probably take before I took the 141)but I might, and if the bullet expands and hold together on elk the killing of deer is not likely to be much of a problem. 35 are big before the open up and if that 220s only opened up to 40 or 45 cal, they will still do fine. I have killed quite a number of deer and antelope with some 357 magnum handguns and see about 40 killed with 357 Mag carbines and the 357 done fine. The 35 Remington can't be worse if the bullets don't break up completely, which seems unlikely at MVs of 2050 or as low as 1900 if shot with the 220 grain bullets'. With the Speer 180s getting close to 2200 is realistic.

I love learning about different bullets and how they preform and have been interested in those effects since I was a young teenager. Now as an old man I regret knowing I can't shoot enough game or enough different bullets in the time I have left to answer all my questions, but I'll keep doing it as long as I can. I have about 1/2 a century of "testing' behind me and I believe I need about another 100 years of hunting (at the same number of kills I averaged per year in my 20s 30s and 40s) to learn about the bullets that we have now, disregarding what may come out in the future)

I can't get it all done myself so I truly enjoy and appreciate honest and accurate reports form other hunters

Thanks so much for the feedback

You are welcome. I have total confidence in the Speer 180 FN at 358 Win speed.

Jerry

I remember it, inspired me to find a Six. If you are on Facebook join the 7607600Six group. Very active and some huge collections posted.

Here are a couple of Pump bucks not in this thread. They are in a Deer Hunting thread 2016, Maybe Ark deer hunting 2016
but were not posted here.

11-12-16 Model Six 30-06




And this one 12-14-2016 Same 30-06



I named him freak in Oct. our Antlerless Only season.



I searched back thru Nov - Dec of 2016 and they are not posted. P 100-105

I still like em, pix & pumps.

Jerry

A 35 Whelen would be nice.

Has anyone owned the short lived Browning pump?

Nice!

Thanks Marc


Jerry

Well I finally found the website for the new Remington Arms by the Roundhill Group.

And while there was no mention previously of the 7600 being produced again, according to the new website it's going to be.

Limited calibers initially and the Carbine version will only be available in 30-06.

Link:
New "Remarms" 7600 pump rifle