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Fantastic picture there Kid! Congrats to that young hunter he's off to a great start! Neither of you will forget that day.

Smile says it all

Pumps rule. RZ.

So 7600/760 guys,

How often does this happen?



Got my newly done 7600 back and start working load development. It's a JES re-bore to 358Win, barrel chopped to 19", added synthetic furniture, had it Cerakoted in Burnt Bronze and added a Swarovski 1.25-4X.



Scratch load for pressure testing, first 4 rds at 50yds out of the newly bored barrel, 1st shot low, then an adjustment:



The next 3 shots were similar. Then things started getting goofy as I was doing load testing. I was getting two groups per test load, around 3MOA total at 50yds. It would hold windage pretty well, the the elevation was terrible. So I tried a different benchrest, then tried resting the forearm on my hand in a standard grip. Still the same. I'd get it zero'd then.. 2 rds out of a group 4" higher. I also tried 2 different bullets, same same.

I checked the normal culprits, scope rail and mounts were solid etc. The scope had zero issues on my 350RM

I desided to strip it down and check everything. Then I noticed the forearm was loose(r), then I notice than the action tube was also slightly loose. So basically a loose barrel. I think my smith didn't want to risk scratching the new Cerakote, and 7600/760s aren't all that common here, so he went easy on the tightening.

I had already bought a 7600 action tube tool so I could really get it tight.

So, is this loosening common? Should I go ahead and red loctite it? I kind of like the idea of being able to break it down every couple years for a good cleaning.

Try holding the forend at the bench as well. I had a couple 7600s in 35W that worked better this way.

Is that a JES rebored 308?.mb

760’d this one on Friday. 30-06, 165 Interlock…vanilla, just the way I like it 😁

Love this pic

I bought a pump rifle maybe a couple years ago and haven't hunted with it yet. I took it out the safe today and looked it over. Might drag it out to the woods in the next couple weeks and let it eat.

It’s a re-chambered 35 Rem.

Deer I put a stalk on in some high weeds along a cut corn field this yr. Old Remington 141 in 35 Remington with a Lyman peep. Shot was 45 yds, it went 10 ft.




Last evening approaching very last legal shooting light I got a chance at a big doe. The easy thing would've been a scoped rifle, especially overlooking a field, but I stuck to the plan. Wanted to shoot 1 with this. Remington 7600 in 30-06 with a Skinner peep. Shot was around 80 yds, took out the top half of the heart, deer ran a good 80-100 yds.

Nice work ST! Great stuff!

Thanks bud. No buck this yr, but that's the way the cookie crumbles sometimes. Never got a opportunity at a legal buck. But thankful to have 2 that will go in the freezer. Got late flintlock season yet, and a buck and doe tag left.

Pennsylvania Doe



Maine

Get after em! With that pretty flintlock you should have a good time just being in the woods with it!

Bringing this back up and am wondering if you got the stock and how you like it?? I really like this rifle, carries well and shoots well, but I will admit that if I practice just snapping it up I'm a touch high with my head/eye when I first shoulder it. I don't think about it otherwise because with a peep your eye naturally looks for the most light and the most light is when your eye is centered in the peep but that takes an extra second or so to get burrowed in proper. If not snap shooting I don't think about it.

The most natural shouldering peep rifle I have as far as eye alignment is a 141. If I look at a small spot and snap it up my eye is naturally centered in the peep.

Time for the latest installment of Pump Gun Insanity for all of us to watch and shake our heads at. Over $3k in the first 24 hours.

760 in 222

Model 141 in 35 on a 6.5yr old PA big woods buck

And my model 14 in .35rem with a coyote

Have two pump guns, a 73 Gamemaster and an 87 7600. They havent been in the woods yet. Safe queens right now. Looking for a 14 or 141 to go with them, along with a first year .35 Rem 760.

Thinking about cutting one of them down to 18” and hanging the 30-30 up for a season.