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I feel your pain, I did the same thing, My primary regret letting one rifle get away, I did the same with a 760 in .35 Rem.

I picked up my Savage M170 30-30 today. I'll see how it does with the 150 gr TSX this week. Pig hunt early March.

Those are cool rifles. Not many of them around anymore. If you got a good one, it’s a hellova gun.

I picked this .30-30 carbine off Cabelas sale rack last year for cheap. Sweet little gun. I've been contemplating sending it to JES to punch it out to .375. When I called and inquired whether it was feasible, he said he's done several and they work great. Might have to get off my a$$ and send it in.

You're exactly right, slick as can be, i'll find out Mon or Tue how the old girl shoots, did a little inventorying on bullets after the Speer Hot Cors are gone, I found:

35 150gr NPT's
39 200gr Woodleighs
41 200gr Swift A Frames
72 220gr NPT's

I will load all with max charge of H-4831 sc, re-zero and use as needed for inside 200 yard hunting, being careful to have the same number of firings on all the new WW cases, after that, i'll work up a lifetime load for the old rifle with 200gr NPT's, concentrating on max accuracy and speed, I have a pile of those.

LOL, Sweet! sounds like you have a pair of nice ones too there Big Buddy, have done a little research on the 760 Remington during the crazy hit and miss, hurry up and wait day I had yesterday, this rifle has a plastic dust cover, I went to the old box the Man gave me with the rifle 30 years ago, inside an oily brown paper envelope wrapped with tape was the factory metal dust cover and a couple small springs, that old Man may have already de-rattled this rifle some as well as lighter trigger springs? don't know, do know the trigger is nice for what it is.

This old rifle has a soul, you can feel it, much different than the current plastic stocked stainless Remington offerings, Uncle has an old BDL walnut stocked heavy varmint in 22-250 and a wood stocked monster 300 Win Mag single shot 40X, same/same, the old guns have a soul.

That’s a fact! I picked up an older M725 280 Remington awhile back and it’s a slick old bolt gun. Wood and steel still is pretty darned nice, and it seems like the older bolt guns were much cleaner to me.

Yessir, simply made better Buddy, another old friend has a 722? I think it is 300 H&H, bughole shooter it remains.

Yeah those old 721’s were a pretty neat rifle. Like a dummy my Dad gave me a 721 30-06 when I was younger he got in a trade for some firewood. Like a dummy I sold it and bought a M70.... while the M70 was a good one it wasn’t anything special.

Oh well, live abs Learn on that!

LOL, BTDT too Buddy.

TMitch, I'm no 760? [old pump gun] aficionado by any stretch, and your rifle of course, but I wouldn't drill that 30-30 Sir, that's got to be a rare bird, running 170gr Partitions at 2400 fps with RL-15 aint going to run from much, plus, you could send 150gr Partitions outta that little mag fed? banger, nice rifle, Congrats on the purchase.

I hear ya gunner, but this isn't a 760, it's a Savage 170 tube fed trombone. Not sure they're all too rare, they were kind of a budget gun in their day. It's a nice handy shell shucker as is, probably why I haven't sent it in yet.

If you have a rattle in the fore end a new Oring will take care of it. It’s not that bad to change, plenty of videos showing how to take it down.

Neat rifle though. They shoot well?

I haven't sat down and tried to squeeze groups out of it. I did run a box of WW 150gr Deer Season through it checking sights and function at about 50yds. It fed, fired and ejected perfectly and the cheapo scope in Weaver roll off mounts, as well as the irons, were still spot on. It shot as well as I held sitting with my back against a tree, easily "minute of deer heart".

If someone wants a 760. I bought a couple yesterday in 30-06. Let me know.
I'm cleaning them now. I think I'll probably sell one, I don't care which. The older one had a totally shot recoil pad on it and I'm putting a better one on now. The forearm has some damage to it. I also put an open sight on it. The original was missing.

The newer one is pretty good shape with slight dents throughout the stock.

If someone wants a 760. I bought a couple yesterday in 30-06. Let me know.
I'm cleaning them now. I think I'll probably sell one, I don't care which. The older one had a totally shot recoil pad on it and I'm putting a better one on now. The forearm has some damage to it. I also put an open sight on it. The original was missing.

The newer one is pretty good shape with slight dents throughout the stock.

Genuine from Pennsyltucky.
For sale.
Ain't got nuttin to do with it.
Saw it and thought of posters here wanting a 35.







Sorry, on review noticed Trade Pending.
But, if one was interested it might fall apart.

LOL, 10-foe TMitch, just affirmed my no aficionado status! cool old rifle nonetheless, I hope you bust some venison with that rifle this year.

Thanks MagMarc, for some reason this rifle isn't that loud, I would have to be really acting like a goofball for any deer too hear me getting ready to put him in the bed of my truck, many Thanks for the tip anyway, the old Gent I got the rifle from may have already quieted her down.