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Gunner,

not a critter in the world that can a punch from a 165gr and a 30-06.

Good to know T, Thanks, seems You, WN and the old Man i got the rifle from knew the score with 165's, as did Big Green, Weaver and Redfield, as low as that scope fits that rifle for the straight buttstock with maybe 5 pages of printing paper clearance on the front bell, your eye comes dead center scope glass when shouldering, it's a great setup.

165's prolly the way to fly but I been thinking I'd like to try some 180 gr rn in the 760 5 of diamonds I scored last winter...mb

Yep, i can see nothing wrong with that MB, and congrats on the new rifle, in fact, i have partial boxes of 150 npt's, 200gr Woodleigh, A-Frame and partitions, as well as some 220gr partitions set aside to burn in the old 760 Gamemaster, as i see it max book loads of IMR or H 4831's will be accurate, recoil from any bullet weight in an '06 is a non-issue, simply isnt enough to be uncomfortable, particularly in a hunting situation with heavier clothes on.

TTT

Funny you brought this back up today. I just accidentally bought a 141 on GB and was going through this thread looking for info. Too bad most of the pictures are gone.

I got a brand new one in 1949, i was 14 years old at the time.
It cost $104.95 at a store in Bristol Pa.
We reloaded for it using 3031 powder with 200 gr bullets, and it shot pretty well.
I later traded it for a 760 in 06, but that didnt shoot nearly as well as the 141.
Paul Yeager gave me $60 on trade for the 760 which was used but in new condition.
It hade a 2.5 Weaver scope on a Yeager detachable side mount, my first ever scope.
Later traded the 760 for a lefty bolt Savage.

My 760 30-06 has been taking deer with 165gn reloads since I bought it new in the early '80s. The most recent 760 I bought doesn't seem to like the 165's but groups well with Remington 150gn factory ammo which has been pretty good at killing deer also.

I bought a 141 several years ago without realizing the stock had been cut down, I found a replacement at an old gunsmith shop for 40 or 50 bucks, when it arrived in the mail I found out it was a very nice vintage Bishop stock. I also found an original Marbles (Mi UP company) tang mounted peep sight. After mounting the sight using the factory D&T holes I found that it sits off to one side far enough that even drifting the front sight isn't enough to get it sighted in at 50 yds. One of these days I will get it back out and see if I can remedy that issue, just not sure how to go about it.

If anyone needs the cut down buttstock I think the LOP is maybe 13" ? with a recoil pad. It's in good condition otherwise.

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I have zero doubt what rifle I am hunting with this year. Lost my Dad in June. His only rifle for years was an old style 760 '06. Currently wears a cheap Tasco 2-7. 165gr Sierra handloads. I'm going to shoot the first legal deer that walks by me, them it's getting a good wipe down and going in the back of the safe until my boys are old enough to use it. Have about 2 dozen other 760's that Dad acquired in the last 10 years.

Have any of you guys heard about remington coming back with the 7600?

Tom, I was told next year, by a tech at Remington.

That would be nice. The new guns I've seen from them look promising.

I loaded up some 180 grain hornady round noses. The powder was 43 grains of 4895.I wanted to see if they shot as well as the 180 grain sierras. They did! This 7600 is the most accurate hunting rifle I own. Ragged hole groups consistently

I have a nice 760 30-06 for sale in the classifieds. I think it's priced very reasonably.

https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/17225180/wts-760-30-06#Post17225180

I usually use a bolt action 270 for deer and bear. I will be using my 308 pump this year. It will be loaded with 180 grain sierra round noses

I loaded some .358 Whelen for a guy to shoot out of his 7600 this fall. I did sight it in and it does shoot well at least at 50 yards. He is a lefty and would not let me change the scope settings, afraid it wouldn't work for him so I did not take it to 100.

kwg

Will be out in the deer woods this fall with this new-to-me pump gun.

Too late for handloading so will be using factory ammo. Lyman receiver sight is enroute so should be GTG.

Really cool old school rifle