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I think the 742/740/7400 was the "Woodsmaster" and the 760 was the "Gamemaster" Ain't none of them worth the cash, IMO. I'd rather buy a reliable rifle. Anyone who says the 760 is not reliable has never used one.
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I think the 742/740/7400 was the "Woodsmaster" and the 760 was the "Gamemaster" Ain't none of them worth the cash, IMO. I'd rather buy a reliable rifle. Anyone who says the 760 is not reliable has never used one. agreed. The triggers tend to suck, but they were not meant for 300+ yd sniping either.
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I think the 742/740/7400 was the "Woodsmaster" and the 760 was the "Gamemaster" Ain't none of them worth the cash, IMO. I'd rather buy a reliable rifle. Anyone who says the 760 is not reliable has never used one. exactly
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I think the 742/740/7400 was the "Woodsmaster" and the 760 was the "Gamemaster" Ain't none of them worth the cash, IMO. I'd rather buy a reliable rifle. Anyone who says the 760 is not reliable has never used one. exactly +1 Just another dumb statement on the Fire with nothing to back it up. 760's with just normal maintenance are slicker than snot cycling multiple rounds into the chamber and completely reliable.
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I think the 742/740/7400 was the "Woodsmaster" and the 760 was the "Gamemaster" Ain't none of them worth the cash, IMO. I'd rather buy a reliable rifle. Anyone who says the 760 is not reliable has never used one. agreed. The triggers tend to suck, but they were not meant for 300+ yd sniping either. The triggers can be worked over to give a decent pull weight and crispness. Not bolt action crisp but much improved over the factory issue.
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Just another dumb statement on the Fire with nothing to back it up. 760's with just normal maintenance are slicker than snot cycling multiple rounds into the chamber and completely reliable. I've owned several over the years all the way from 223 to 35Whelen. All worked well and were easy to load for. The only issue other than the trigger (that can be improved) is that you have to FLR the brass and case life can be short. Not a big deal overall. I have found over the years there is a lot of negative bias against these rifles out west where the bolt action rules. Most of that is from folks who don't use them. They are just plain working rifles, not very tactical and only come in the old (boring for some) stand-by 270, 308, 30-06 chamberings these days, so are seeing a decline in interest overall.
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Growing up here in Maine I always heard how popular the 760/7600 was. I saw very few and have owned one or more since the early 1990s.
I spent a week in eastern Oregon elk hunting and saw more 7600s in the hands of guys from Idaho, Washington, Oregon, and Arizona than in 30 years here (also saw a lot more hunters). Go figure.
To be fair, I see more of both now, especially since the internet sensations said you had to have them to track deer (not referring to the Benoits).
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