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There's just something about a 7600 in .270! I've had a .270 in a 760 as well as multiple .30-06's. The only 7600 I've owned was a .7mm-08. But a 7600 .270 seems like something I need.

You need one

I know I do.

Man, all this talk about these old cornshuckers is really making me want to get one. There's an old 760 out there, maybe in 300 Savage, that's calling my name. I really like well worn guns. Not abused guns, but guns that have seen lots of good, honest use. My dad used to look at a tired old gun and say "every one of those scratches was EARNED." If only we could know their life's story. The trips into the back country on a man's shoulder. The countless times they'd bumped into a step as they ascended a tree stand. The thousands of brush stokes up and down the barrel from being cleaned. The deer that were taken, and the ones that were missed. And the many friends that were lost along the way.

Dammit guys, it's time to go gun shopping.

The 760/7600 are the best rifles Remington ever made. The 700 has an assortment of problems and the 742 is plagued by a host of gremlins but whatever goes wrong with a Remington Pump?

Pretty much!

I have a few expensive bolt rifles, but if I just had my 7600 in .30-06 I think I'd be OK for all the shooting I've been doing. Even the pressed checkering grows on you, after awhile.
Bob

Has anyone handled or shot a current model 7600? Just wondering if they're any good.

You know,that's just pretty darn nice. I like it.

The 7600's are the Rodney Dangerfields of deer rifles.

It just screams "I'm a deer rifle" don't it

My 3 year old carbine is not the same quality as my son's older 270. The new magazines are junk and I had feeding problems right out of the box. Remington fixed it and when I spoke to customer service, the person said that these were not the 7600s of old. They had a code for my issue so I expect I'm not alone but what do I know. I respect his honesty but bet he isn't working for Remington anymore..

Going price for a new one is $773 at Grice gun shop. They are only chambered in 30-06,270 and 308.

I took a 760 in .270 Win out west one year and killed two Antelope. I didn't feel a bit handicapped. My 760 was a MOA shooter so what more would a bolt have given me?

They should have never dropped the Whelen though.

Funny you should say that.

I was at the LGS last night and they know I love 760/7600's. He told me Remington isn't making them or the semi's anymore.

It is however, listed in the 2016 catalog. So IDK?

Wow, I sure hope that isn't true.

That's a damn shame if it's true. The 760/7600 is a classic deer rifle and a pretty good one at that.

They dropped the semi -auto other than the AR styles . Still making the pumps though as of now.

It's a shame a rifle of that linage dying, but the Savage 99 died.