The answers are as follows: 1. The 760, rebored/rechambered feeds 9.3x62mm factory or GCCB smooth as glass in my experience. and 2. NO problem with COL using the factory 232 "Oryx" to 286 grain JHP/JSP/solids.
Jessie knows what he's about, his price is reasonable & his work is flawless, imo,
yours, tex
"VICTORY OR DEATH"
William Barrett Travis, Lt.Col., comdt. Fortress of The Alamo, Bejar F'by 24, 1836
Pardon me for pointing out that REMINGTON's own factory literature describes LONG & SHORT actions, though both receivers are approximately 8.25 inches in length. (I know that, as I just measured my .30-06 & my .300 Savage receivers.)
Are the so-called "stepped actions" also 8.25" long??
Btw, at one time or another, I've owned several rifles that were Model 7600 & I regard them as inferior to my "old school" 760s in quality. = Over the last 1/2 century at least a dozen of each. (My beloved "adopted" my last "new school" Model 7615P carbine & LOVES it. Darla says, "It's just my size". =====> Do NOT consider standing 200+M downrange from her, as you would soon appear to have as many holes as a Swiss cheese. - She shoots that little 5.56mm WELL.)
yours, tex
"VICTORY OR DEATH"
William Barrett Travis, Lt.Col., comdt. Fortress of The Alamo, Bejar F'by 24, 1836
The answers are as follows: 1. The 760, rebored/rechambered feeds 9.3x62mm factory or GCCB smooth as glass in my experience. and 2. NO problem with COL using the factory 232 "Oryx" to 286 grain JHP/JSP/solids.
Jessie knows what he's about, his price is reasonable & his work is flawless, imo,
yours, tex
Thanks for your reply. I have a mannlicher stocked Interarms Mark X in 9.3x62, via a Lothar Walther barrel, and didn't want to have to load differently for a 760 conversion.
The actual difference is in the 'design' of the magazines (clips). The OAL length of the mags are the same, the receivers are the same, the pump cycle is the same.
I have 1 in 6mm Rem and the design of the case requires the 'follower & probably lips of the magazine" to be diff.
I haven't compared but the mags for 243 & 308 'might' be interchangeable.
When the receivers / action bars / & cycle length are the SAME.... how is one Long Action and another Short Action?
I have the 1981 Rem catalog introducing the M Six & 7600 plus I have several Rem Owners Manuals for the various cartridges in M Sixes I have. I have never seen Rem refer to L A -- S A.
The following quote of mine is from P 5
"I've owned 2 , 760s. 1 in 270 Win, the other was a 35 Rem I had re chambered to 35 Whelen (wish I'd kept it ! ! )
All the rest of my pumps were/are Model Sixes. I let a good shooting 06 get away from me - dumb dumb 1 have 2 in 270 Win / 1 of which my Son is inheriting. I have 1 in 6mm Rem I REPLACED the 30-06 a couple yrs ago. Killed deer w/it last yr.
*** I never owned a 7600.
The Model Six has all the features I like/prefer.
Larger Lugs on bolt. Cone shaped fore end. Cut line checkering. Small dia. pistol grip Cartridge head embedded in receiver.
The M Six is the Holy Grail of the pumps TO ME. "
I'd like to point out that the ONLY differences between the M Six & 7600 are cosmetic.
NOPE. Never had any experience whatever with that one. - I'm too cheap to use any but my own homebrew @ 270 grain GCCB (or my cousin's similar boolits) & seldom shoot anything else but cast in any of my rifles.
I'm planning a trip to southern Africa in the Fall of 2018 for Cape Buffalo & (hopefully) a leopard & will buy "factory ammo" for that trip.
yours, tex
"VICTORY OR DEATH"
William Barrett Travis, Lt.Col., comdt. Fortress of The Alamo, Bejar F'by 24, 1836
The 6mm Remington & .244 Remington magazines will interchange (as the cases are the same) but I don't think that any of the other magazines will fit the .244/6mm rifles. (Btw, the FIRST pump-rifle that I bought in 1966 was in .244 REM for 60.oo in "as new condition". I ended up giving it to my niece, as she constantly asked to "borrow it".)
Fwiw, my 1954 Model 760 in .300 Savage will only work with magazines "marked" for that caliber for some odd reason or other. - The magazines for my .243 (which look the same) will NOT interchange & .300 SAV mags are rare/$$$$. (I lucked out & located one on ebay for 30.oo & after I bought that one, the same seller emailed me & asked if I wanted 2 more at the same price. - I said, "YES".)
NOTE: My .300SAV will NOT accept "some" marked magazines, as I ordered a NOS 15 round "police magazine" that is marked ".300SAV" from George F. Cake Company of Dallas. (That magazine DOES work in my cousin's .308, so it wasn't a total loss.)
YEP. The .243 & .308 magazines WILL interchange. = My cousin has used my .243 magazines in his .308.
yours, tex
"VICTORY OR DEATH"
William Barrett Travis, Lt.Col., comdt. Fortress of The Alamo, Bejar F'by 24, 1836
We have a model 760 pump in 257 Roberts. We have 3 magazines for it one came with the rifle and says 257 Roberts. You can load the over all length to 2.825 maybe a little more. One magazine says 243 and fits ok both of those magzines have a filler that limits OAL to the 2.825, the third magazine say 6mm fits good and has no filler, can load bullets a lot longer than the other 2. Don,t remember the exact length. I always load to 2.825 so I can use all 3 magazines. The 257 Roberts magazine seems to load a little better, don,t know why. Very accurate, just as accurate as my model 70 in 257 Roberts.
18,000 rounds = impressive!!! How well did it shoot when you sent it back for a re-barrel?
It was grouping around 3.5" to 4" and in pretty sorry shape when I sent it back (when I got it, it would hold an inch to 1.5" with GI LC match) . The buttstock was cracked in 3 places and the trigger group was broken (the hammer would follow down about 50% of the time). I REALLY used this rifle, though, mostly shooting 5-shot rapid-fire groups at 200 yds from the sit. It would easily group into the 10 ring on a 200 yd rapid fire target when new. I had a Lyman All-American 4X on it then.
Before I sent it in to Rem I asked about a rebarrel price (I was just a poor E-5 paratrooper with only one rifle). Rem responded by inquiring about what was wrong, guessing maybe it was not grouping. Their response to my telling them about the number of rounds fired was "please send it in". Probably 25% of the rifling was gone, from the chamber forward. No pitting, just smooth. It was literally getting shot 4-5 days a week, mostly in rapid fire strings. I usually didn't bother to clean it but once a week (probably after about 200 rds), so it wasn't treated like a bench-rest rifle.
Remington said they loved my "torture test" and rebuilt my 7600 for free. The new barrel is very accurate (no more rapid fire strings) and the buttstock they put on is a nice piece of lumber. I also sent the Lyman 4X back; Lyman wanted the scope, so they sent me a brand-new All American.
I like the Zeiss 4X I just put on it. My 7600 is now relegated to mellow bench sessions (I let the barrel cool between shots) and easy hunting trips. It's been thru hell and back and is enjoying its 2nd life as an occasional hunting rifle. Once in awhile I'll still let loose with a five-shot string at a metal gong at 200 yrds though, just for old-times sake. I'll be riding into my twilight years with this Remington next to me. Bob
Bob,
Thanks for the info. What a great story! Very impressive on the barrel wear. Also, it's nice to see the old rifle is still seeing some use. Billy
We have a model 760 pump in 257 Roberts. We have 3 magazines for it one came with the rifle and says 257 Roberts.
the third magazine say 6mm fits good and has no filler, can load bullets a lot longer than the other 2.
The 257 Roberts magazine seems to load a little better, don,t know why.
G T -
I don't know if you've checked but there is "little" difference in the cases of 257 R & 6 mm R. The Rem magazine makers know exactly the specs for different cartridge FIT.
It does make a real difference. I have an Xtra 6mm R mag for mine. Haven't used it, but I have a spare.
My son and I actually have a 257 Roberts 760 pump. I gave it to him but it,s still in my safe. The only change to it is a different after market stock the previous own put on it. May have a pip sight. Shot it recently thru Chronograph got 3008fps with 115gr Nosler partitions. Used to shoot IMR 4350 at 2925fps with same bullets.
18,000 TIMES?!?!?!?! That rifle doesn't even look like it has been fired 1x let alone 18KX's
You sir unequivocally have my complete envy. I have ALWAYS as long as I can remember wanted a 7600 but when this year I finally decided to buy, examples equal to or approaching the condition of yours are running $800 or more. One with your custom touches would certainly command an even higher price if not much higher. Considering I already have a safe full of rifles and sons wanting their own rifles, I simply couldn't justify the expense on a pure want of s firearm purchase.
Your 7600 fills me with but to emotions: LUST and ENVY.
I like this one. 760 carbine 308 that I killed my first buck with in 1985. Still the only Remington rifle I own. Just mounted a 2.5-8x36 VX-3 on it today.
Fwiw, IF you have JES convert a Model 760 to 9.3x62mm, you'll NEVER let it go. = MY 760 with a 2.5X Leopold is PRICELESS. (At 200M with 286 grain Privi Partizan ammo, it will make a BIG/ragged hole, if I do my part.)
yours, tex
"VICTORY OR DEATH"
William Barrett Travis, Lt.Col., comdt. Fortress of The Alamo, Bejar F'by 24, 1836
Fwiw, IF you have JES convert a Model 760 to 9.3x62mm, you'll NEVER let it go. = MY 760 with a 2.5X Leopold is PRICELESS. (At 200M with 286 grain Privi Partizan ammo, it will make a BIG/ragged hole, if I do my part.)
yours, tex
You're going to hurt my bank account.....
-Jake
Small Game, Deer, Turkey, Bear, Elk....It's what's for dinner.
If you know how many guns you own... you don't own enough.
IF you'll "look about for a bit", I suspect that you'll find a CHEAP Model 760, which has a rusted/pitted barrel for CHEAP. (I've recently bought TWO .30-06 versions in GOOD shape for 100 bucks each from local estate sales.)
ADDENDA: I'm planning to have one of the pair made into a .400 Brown-Whelen Improved, as my budget cannot handle a REAL English or European Dangerous Game Rifle in a big-bore chambering. = My .400B-WI will cost me less than 400 bucks including S&H, so that's doable. (A quality 400 grain bullet at 2000FPS, given a decent shot, will handily collect any game animal on every continent.)
Jessie's prices are reasonable & his conversion work is FLAWLESS, so NOT a big hole in the average member's budget/bank account.
BEST WISHES with your "new to you" 9.3x62mm pump-rifle.
yours, tex
Last edited by satx78247; 12/23/17. Reason: addenda
"VICTORY OR DEATH"
William Barrett Travis, Lt.Col., comdt. Fortress of The Alamo, Bejar F'by 24, 1836
so why a 9.3 and not a 35 whelen? seems they are pretty similar and whelen ammo/components are easier to find. i love my whelen carbine. its a one holer with remington factory ammo.
