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760’s sure take me back to my early days of hunting!

I’ve always hunted deer with bolt actions and one lever action but for typical whitetail terrain and most shots in thick cover at under a 100 yards I’ve always thought that levers, pump, and autoloaders probably made more sense.

Eeehh, you won't have any trouble with it. The .308 recoil in the those trombones is just quick and weird to me. No biggie though. You'll like that 06 plenty.

Nice, Thanks T, I need to get started, left out part of the "I'm the rifles second owner" last night.............For 30 damn years, bought it in the summer of '91,

I grew up running bolt action, semi and falling block.
Even some levers.

Took to the pump in shotgun like duck to water
Got my first pump centerfire maybe 20 yrs ago.

Slick, fluid, natural.

Prefer over any lever gun.

LMAO!!

Agree completely, and couldn't have said it better myself.

Latest acquisition completed, the 760 Carbine in .308 I've been after from the guy for 7-8 years. He was pretty anal, had a tupperware stock and forend so he didn't scratch the wood while out hunting. He owns a small sporting goods store and knew what he had so I paid dearly but worth it to me. Every time I'd go past the store I'd stop in and talk to him about it, and always the same "I'm not ready to part with it yet", but I finally caught him in the right mood last week.

1970 vintage with a May 1970 date code on the barrel.

Removed the tupperware furniture and put the original wood back on, cleaned it thoroughly, brought the barrel down to bare steel with JB Bore Paste so I can dyna bore coat it.
Mounted a Leupold Vari X II 2X7 period correct gloss scope I had bought and never used from back then in Weaver Pivot Mounts and low Pivot Rings.

Range is currently closed for renovations, supposed to open the end of February, but with the snow, I think it will be longer. Got to get some brass from Crod1972 and work up a load for it.

Very pleased to finally get this gun, .308 Carbines are few and far between from what I've seen.

Very nice!

Wow what a nice rifle!! I know you paid for that sucker!

I bought the same gun from a member here a couple years ago that he posted on this thread. I thought I paid threw the nose for it, but It was the year I had been looking for and was in new condition. By today's standards I did really good though.

If you get a chance, try the Federal blue box 150 gr. Mine loves them. 3 shot clover leaves @ 100 are common. I reload too but for that gun I don't need to for a long time.

These?

Yeah in a 308 !

Jerry

I have 4 1/2 boxes of the blue box 150's in .308 I use in my 7400 Jamomatic, I'll try them too.

And I'm thinking the same thing as you, despite the price, in a few years it will in reality be a bargain and I'll be way ahead. Not that I would ever sell it, my son will wind up with it, he wants it now, LOL.

Accuracy wise, I've had good luck with federal blue box.

I wonder what this rifle would bring today?

Probably more than the $428 somebody paid for it a few months back.

I feel that way already bbassi. I just went on Gunbroker looking and there is a 760 Carbine in 30-06 which is much more common than a .308 Carbine. It started at $1399 by the seller and has one bid on it for the $1399 with 7 hours to go till it closes.
Carbine on Gunbroker

I'm under that for the .308 Carbine I just bought so it would appear I did good already.

I have a 30-06 Carbine also, purchased new in 1979 and I have the original box with matching serial number on it. It has WAY nicer wood than that carbine on Gunbroker, I think I put a picture of it on this thread somewhere, but I'll never sell that one either.

My only hope is that when I do kick the bucket further down the road my son looks at those guns; now his, and says 'the old man was ok, no matter what I used to say about him', LMAO !!!!!

Glad I only gave $350 for my 760 Carbine in 30-06 a month ago.

Guys I'm not being critical of any of you.

There is NO rifle I want bad enuff to pay "Gunbroker" prices for. If I can't find one I'll do without. TRUTH.


Jerry

Soooo glad I bought my 7600 in 308 ten years ago....for $275

Even more glad I bought my 35 Whelen pump Carbine NIB for $550

These prices are just nuts!