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Looking at a very lightly used 7600 carbine at a shop near my office. It's not had a scope or even sling swivels mounted. It's a newer model, which is the only reason I haven't pulled the trigger on the deal yet. It's priced well.
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That rifle is a 760 BDL that Remington made in 270, 308, and 30-06 from 1966 thru 1980(?). They differed from the usual 760s in that they had pressed basket-weave style "checkering", a raised left or right check-piece, and a "step" at the top/rear of the receiver. I own or have owned them in 270 and 30-06, but don't recall having seen any chambered in 308.
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That rifle is a 760 BDL that Remington made in 270, 308, and 30-06 from 1966 thru 1980(?).
They differed from the usual 760s in that they had pressed basket-weave style "checkering", a raised left or right check-piece, and a "step" at the top/rear of the receiver.
I own or have owned them in 270 and 30-06, but don't recall having seen any chambered in 308. I suppose one could just swap out the stock to a RH 760 308 if they wanted that "variation". Do the LH 760s have LH safeties as well?
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Fyi, a LARGE percentage of executors couldn't care less what caliber that a rifle is (I get most of my rifles that way or from garage sales.) AND anything but "naught six" is deemed "worthless" by a considerable percentage of hunters here.
I got my .222 & .280 REM Model 760 rifles "for peanuts" at garage sales, as "You can't hardly find shells for those weird things." (Fyi, even the pawnbroker that I bought my "as new" 760 in .244REM, said, "I don't know what you want that thing for. I can't find ammunition for it." = He sold it to me for 60 bucks, in 1966.)
Btw, my niece, TARA, borrowed the .244 until I got tired & told her to "Just keep it", about a decade ago. - She gets her deer with that "oddball caliber" more often than I do. = BORN HUNTRESS, is our Tara. (She calls it: "PURR-fectly GIRL-sized".) 100 yours, tex I really believe that if bullets would have been as good back when the .244 first came out there may never have been a 6mm Remington. Back then unless you had a 100 grain bullet you were apt to lose your deer. The lighter bullets weren't constructed well enough for larger game as they were made for varmints. Now days bullets are just better. 80 and 85 grain bullets at 3300 FPS MV are great whitetail medicine and they would stabilize well in a .244 Remington barrel. Of course now days with the long range craze not even the 1:10 twist rate of the .243 was usually given back then is acceptable for that crowd. Even 1:9 is not enough to stabilize the long 110 grain and up special low drag bullets. But for what I use a .243 for the 85-100 grain bullets work fine.
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That rifle is a 760 BDL that Remington made in 270, 308, and 30-06 from 1966 thru 1980(?).
They differed from the usual 760s in that they had pressed basket-weave style "checkering", a raised left or right check-piece, and a "step" at the top/rear of the receiver.
I own or have owned them in 270 and 30-06, but don't recall having seen any chambered in 308. I suppose one could just swap out the stock to a RH 760 308 if they wanted that "variation". Do the LH 760s have LH safeties as well? A "standard" 760 wouldn't have the stepped receiver.
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IIRC, one of the Burnham Brothers was a fan of the 760 in 244 for shooting predators that they called in with their calls.
I have a late production 725 in 244 that has a 1-10" ROT barrel, so it shoots any bullet weight of 6mm factory ammo just fine.
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Have a '63 Remington 760 in 35 rem Exterior worn....shoots good. Popped a small 8 pt trotting through the thicket last yr (found a hole and he crossed it).
Plan is to use it again this yr. But i bought a new bolt gun....needs blooded.
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some of mine see the woods every year if even just for a walk. i haven't gotten a buck in 5 years so i think this years primary will be my 7600 carbine 35 remington. i call it the Meatmaster. shot my best two bucks with it.
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jwall,
Fyi, a LARGE percentage of executors couldn't care less what caliber that a rifle is (I get most of my rifles that way or from garage sales.) AND anything but "naught six" is deemed "worthless" by a considerable percentage of hunters here.
I got my .222 & .280 REM Model 760 rifles "for peanuts" at garage sales, as "You can't hardly find shells for those weird things." (Fyi, even the pawnbroker that I bought my "as new" 760 in .244REM, said, "I don't know what you want that thing for. I can't find ammunition for it." = He sold it to me for 60 bucks, in 1966.)
Btw, my niece, TARA, borrowed the .244 until I got tired & told her to "Just keep it", about a decade ago. - She gets her deer with that "oddball caliber" more often than I do. = BORN HUNTRESS, is our Tara. (She calls it: "PURR-fectly GIRL-sized".) 100 yours, tex I really believe that if bullets would have been as good back when the .244 first came out there may never have been a 6mm Remington. Back then unless you had a 100 grain bullet you were apt to lose your deer. The lighter bullets weren't constructed well enough for larger game as they were made for varmints. Now days bullets are just better. 80 and 85 grain bullets at 3300 FPS MV are great whitetail medicine and they would stabilize well in a .244 Remington barrel. Of course now days with the long range craze not even the 1:10 twist rate of the .243 was usually given back then is acceptable for that crowd. Even 1:9 is not enough to stabilize the long 110 grain and up special low drag bullets. But for what I use a .243 for the 85-100 grain bullets work fine. Remington and Peters cataloged the 244 with 90 grain Pointed Soft Point and Bronze Point bullets for shooting medium game. When I got a 660 in 6mm my Father bought a couple hundred rounds of the 90 grain Bronze Point ammo for me to shoot 'cause he thought that it was a better bullet for shooting deer than any of the available 6mm factory ammo back in 1968/69.
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That rifle is a 760 BDL that Remington made in 270, 308, and 30-06 from 1966 thru 1980(?).
They differed from the usual 760s in that they had pressed basket-weave style "checkering", a raised left or right check-piece, and a "step" at the top/rear of the receiver.
I own or have owned them in 270 and 30-06, but don't recall having seen any chambered in 308. I suppose one could just swap out the stock to a RH 760 308 if they wanted that "variation". Do the LH 760s have LH safeties as well? Yes.
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I want to thank Whelen Nut and Skane on the guidance they gave me last year with the 7600 I had worked on. The rifle worked very well in the woods and I had a 10pt opening morning at 125yds that dropped like a ton of bricks. The big 9pt came on Thanksgiving with a different rifle. Randy, good to hear everything worked out for you and your 7600. Good luck this coming season!
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Here’s the real question...
760 or 7600?
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Looking at a very lightly used 7600 carbine at a shop near my office. It's not had a scope or even sling swivels mounted. It's a newer model, which is the only reason I haven't pulled the trigger on the deal yet. It's priced well. Haven't you pulled the trigger on that yet ? Per your ? about 760 or 7600, obviously - IMO - both are very good. I have friends who have had 7600s for years with NO problems. Myself, I always bought M Sixes and no regrets. I have had a couple of 760s, one I rechambered to 35 Whelen again NO problems with either. I personally like/prefer 7600s because of appearance and the new bolt. Other's MMV. Jerry
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Here’s the real question...
760 or 7600? I have no preference between the 2nd generation 760s and the 7600s. I prefer those over the 1st generation 760s that do not have a free float bbl.
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Looking at a very lightly used 7600 carbine at a shop near my office. It's not had a scope or even sling swivels mounted. It's a newer model, which is the only reason I haven't pulled the trigger on the deal yet. It's priced well. Haven't you pulled the trigger on that yet ? Per your ? about 760 or 7600, obviously - IMO - both are very good. I have friends who have had 7600s for years with NO problems. Myself, I always bought M Sixes and no regrets. I have had a couple of 760s, one I rechambered to 35 Whelen again NO problems with either. I personally like/prefer 7600s because of appearance and the new bolt. Other's MMV. Jerry I like the 7600 better as well. No, I have t picked up the carbine yet. I don’t know if I will. It’s a new’ish model.
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All my Sixes are 90s models. I’ve heard about Rem C C (?) in recent production but I don’t have any first hand or reputable info on more recent 7600s.
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My father in law had a .243 and left it to my late wife. It is very accurate. I wonder how I would like a new barrel in .338 Federal or 358 Winchester? whelennut
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You could have it rebored to a 338 or 35 caliber. Since it's very accurate I'd leave it alone.
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I got sucked back in to the pump scene. Went to the LGS today and they had a 760 BDL Left Hand 30-06 with a Leupold VX-II for 5 bills. I wasn't strong enough to resist and it's here in my living room now. I used to have one just like it but this one is nicer.
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Nice and 870 shotgun feeling those 760's are, put them in an '06 and they kick. Probably the same as would be the case with a .358 for Whelennut and I might be wrong, but I suspect that he has more than a couple of whitetail capable rifles already. Stamped parts with mediocre triggers, but more accurate than lots of others out there and way better than the 740-742 semi's of the time.
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