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A few years back I bought a 760 in 30-06 that Simpson LTD in Galesburg, IL, had imported back into the U.S. from Sweden. It has a PP, 06/67, assembly code, but in has a round tube forearm guide and the earlier, post-5-diamond style, checkering. The wood configuration doesn't seem to be in sync with the assembly code date, as I thought that Remington had changed the pressed checkering pattern on the 742/760 by mid-1967. Your input would be appreciated, as I am in the process of organized my last 10 760 and 7600 pump guns in order to sell them and I don't want to give the buyer incorrect information about this specific rifle.

This rifle has some additional "character", 4 Swedish elk/moose stamps running from 1996 thru 1999 and an undated capercaillie stamp on the right side of the stock. No import marks.

My understanding is that major firearms manufacturers phased in catalogued changes and there was often some overlap/discrepancy in parts used until existing inventory was used up (have read in numerous sources that Remington never wasted anything and always used existing inventory until it was exhausted). This may have been more likely to occur in a gun intended for a foreign market. In any event the June 1967 and mid-1967 dates are essentially the same time frame.

It may have had a barrel swap. That may explain things not seeming correct. The date codes can get confusing as well.

The year code of P has to be 1967, as the previous use of P as a year code was PP in 1945, prior to the introduction of the 760. The whole rifle looks to be in sync, it just looks like it should have been assembled a little earlier in than 1967 to me.

Wood doesn't mean much as people changed stocks and for-ends frequently. What rear sight does it have? dovetailed or second generation non-ramped? I'm sure I'm not the only one who would like to see those stamps out of curiosity.

Second generation rear sight.

There are 5 stamps on the left side of the barrel just ahead of the receiver 9 P P 33.

I don't have the Remington catalogs for 1967, but Shooters Bible #58 shows the checkering style that this rifle has on page 137. The more recent checkering style wasn't illustrated in the SB until 1969. I thought that the checkering pattern had changed prior to the introduction of the 760 BDLs with the basket weave checkering and the stepped receivers, but that style is also illustrated on page 137.

My Dad as an example.

He bought a 760 in the mid 60s which looked like this.
Dad did not like the new style wood. So he took the rifle to a local gun shop and traded srtaight across, his brand new wood for the stocks from an old beater on the shelf.



So Dad's rifle looks like this now.