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I am going to check out a 760 Carbine in 308 in the morning. I had one a few years back and sold it shortly before this thread was started and I have kinda regretted it after following this thread over the years.
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First I’m not much of a Carbine guy...However IMO the 308 W is probably the BEST cartridge for a carbine. I had a Ruger 77 OG ( Original Gangster red pad) Ultra Light w/a 20” bll. Was a VERY good rifle and in handloads — I never bought or chronod factory ammo — The 150s STILL were getting 2900 FPS & accurate.
If you liked the one U had, might be a good OP to get another.
Good Luck
ps: the 308’s smaller powder capacity does. NOT hurt the velocity - in appropriate powders. Don’t know if U handloads or not, The slower burning powders still produce the best velocity.
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Being a Savage guy, I always thought the 760 chambered in 300 Savage would make a nice deer gun. I used to see them up here, well used, for about $250.00. That was a while back, but I'd guess even the beaters are more expensive now.
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Gophergunner beat me to it, but an older 760 in a .300 Savage would be preferable to a .308 imo. One of our guys has one and shot down three of the four deer that we got last season. Ammo selection isn't as good as a .308, but a 150 grain soft point should do anything in a deer woods that a .308 would do and recoil less. Back when I was looking for a M99 for the kid, I thought that I wanted a .308 only I found a M99F in .300 Savage instead and in retrospect I like it more than the .308 that I had.
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I've never had a 300 Savage and I DO appreciate them and ALSO would like to have a 760 in that round.
However, a 308 W can be found much quicker and in GOOD condition ->->-> Handload it to 300 Savage specs.
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A .300 savage in 760 is the only pump rifle I’ve ever had that shot for crap. Damn thing shot a pattern at 50 yards.
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Interesting to hear that Tom. I'd hate to invest in a rifle that can't even hit earth like that.
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I had one in a 760 in a .257 Roberts and that was a neat little rifle and the first time I shot it, I wondered where the recoil went? Mine shot well but it rattled in the slide, so it went on the used rack. We had a guy with a 760 in deer camp that had an '06 and it kicked more than he liked. I suppose that a .308 would be better, but not much. There was a thread running a while back about what cartridge the guys thought recoiled more than they expected and surprisingly the .308 got mentioned a whole lot of times.
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I am going to check out a 760 Carbine in 308 in the morning. I had one a few years back and sold it shortly before this thread was started and I have kinda regretted it after following this thread over the years. Holy phug I am glad I went and looked at this 760, I nearly broke my fingers trying to get my wallet out so fast. I do not think it has been shot much or seen field use. The old guy loved his WD40 though, could barely get the mag out. I will post some pics tomorrow. Made in 1968 Matt
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Great swag
I hope it shoots as good as it looks.
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I had one in a 760 in a .257 Roberts and that was a neat little rifle and the first time I shot it, I wondered where the recoil went? Mine shot well but it rattled in the slide, so it went on the used rack. We had a guy with a 760 in deer camp that had an '06 and it kicked more than he liked. I suppose that a .308 would be better, but not much. There was a thread running a while back about what cartridge the guys thought recoiled more than they expected and surprisingly the .308 got mentioned a whole lot of times. Actually, all the .308’s in pumps I’ve had seemed to recoil more than my 06’s. Its a snappier recoil o don’t care for in that gun. Strange but that’s how it went for me. They seem to be fine out of a bolt.
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Holy phug I am glad I went and looked at this 760, I nearly broke my fingers trying to get my wallet out so fast. I do not think it has been shot much or seen field use. The old guy loved his WD40 though, could barely get the mag out. I will post some pics tomorrow.
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I had one in a 760 in a .257 Roberts and that was a neat little rifle and the first time I shot it, I wondered where the recoil went? Mine shot well but it rattled in the slide, so it went on the used rack. We had a guy with a 760 in deer camp that had an '06 and it kicked more than he liked. I suppose that a .308 would be better, but not much. There was a thread running a while back about what cartridge the guys thought recoiled more than they expected and surprisingly the .308 got mentioned a whole lot of times. Grice's Gun Shop in Clearfield, Pa. had a special run of those in the Bob. Had to be at least 25 years ago, and I'm still kicking my self for not buying one. Whenever I hear of one, I wonder if it's from that run, as I believe the Bob wasn't a common chambering in that rifle.
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In this thread there is a listing of cartridges chambered in 760/7600/Six. That list is in the first 50-60 pages. I believe. ?
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I’m not sure if he posted or not but Rooster7 on here picked up a beauty of a 760 in 6mm this summer. Another pretty rare one.
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That’s a sweet heat there.
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Hi Folks If you know of a source for replacement stocks for 760(0) please post them. Calling Remington tomorrow.
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Nice early 2nd generation 760. Note the rear sight is different from the std. 700 style sight. Berry nice!
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