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There is a 25 06 on GB that interests me. Gonna wait a while as I'm weighing the 7600's merits verses say a Savage 99 /300 Savage and 308 Marlin.

I have 4 7600's. I have 2 in 257 Roberts, a 35 Whelen, and a 35 Remington carbine. I have said it before; the 35 Remington has become my favorite rifle. I sold most of my other rifles and kept the pumps. I now shoot 870's and 7600's. It works out well to have that similarity between firearms.

FVA, if you want a 300 Savage, get one of the 7600's that Grices made up. This is going to be my next purchase.

I'm not so much looking for a 300 Savage as a easy/fast handling "in the thick stuff rifle" that can still reach out there 300+ yards in a pinch. A 6x42 Luepold with turrets is going to go on whatever I end up with.
I like levers but can't help think the 7600 might be a better animal.

I have one in 308. It shoots fusion 180's into one hole.

The 308 Marlins are getting good reviews, however...Leverevolution soft-tipped pointy bullets are not available for handloading, so if you handload you are gonna be stuck with flat points or roundnoses in that tubular magazine. The 99 Savage is a good rifle, and I've lusted after one myself at various times. Two points...1) you don't find 300 Savage ammo at every store you go into looking for ammo, and 2) make sure that the stock has no cracks, esp. in the tang area, as they are prone to it. A 99 in 308 might be a better idea than a 300 Savage. The 7600's have been made in various atypical chamberings as specialty runs, so there's always the chance of finding something unusual on Gunbroker or somewhere. A 7600 in .280 or 35 Whelen would be dandy. The 35 Remington is a good cartridge, in some cases being 'the little engine that could', as it is disproportionately effective for it's size and published ballistics. The only drawback is somewhat limited range, more similar to a .30-30. The advantage to it in a pump is the use of pointy bullets, with their attendant improved ballistic co-efficient helping the trajectory some. The truth remains, well, the truth...a 7600 in 270 or 30-06 or 280 or even 35 Whelen is pretty much a do anything/everything, although a 35 Whelen might be a tad heavy for varmint applications.

If a easy/fast handling "in the thick stuff rifle" is your objective, then I would seriously look at a 7600 Carbine. And if your hunting is going to be primarily limited to the thick stuff, then I personally would tote my Marlin 444P (fast, powerful, handy) loaded with Hornady 265 Flat Points, and knock the ever-loving crap out of whatever I pulled the trigger on.

Just saw this on Gunbroker. It would be perfect for your needs..
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=107514512

Pretty hard to beat the 30-06 Carbine or the 308 Patrol Rifle. There are one or two guys on another board I visit that have the Patrol rifles and they LOVE!! them. IIRC, one of the guys took a Weaver mount and chopped it a bit, added a few holes to the top of the reciver and now uses the peep sight as back-up and has a scope mounted as well. The areas we hunt are fairly thick and the carbine of mine carries real nice. My catridge choice limits my shots, but a 308 or 30-06 would do real well in just about any instance.

Been thinking about buying a 7600 myself. For people that have owned, shot, or handled them......do you think the regular .270 with 22" barrel would feel much different that the 30/06 carbine? I'm a fairly new hunter and want to know if there would be a lot more kick with the carbine and if there's much difference in handling in the feild between the longer and shorter barrel. I hunt Maine/NB as well.

I don't like lever guns, but 7600's are faster anyway. The 1.5X5X leupy is a helluva good choice for a fast-handling pump-rifle (or slug-shotgun). Magnifcation and field-of-view are excellent, along with the brand-name!

7600's and 7400's have a reputation for accuracy as good as some bolt-guns. Durability? Not bad, but how durable do you need? Don't know if I'd want one for a combat or dangerous game piece, but the .308 I had was solid and not-to-complicated of an action-rifle-hunting package design. I bought my gun to chop the barrel and make a truck-gun, but quashed the project when I couldn't find any reliable 10-rd mags. Was going to put a folding stock on it after cutting to 18inches. For a SHTF/walk-me-home weapon, I'd have liked it. But wanted more than 4rd mags. Decided to go with a modified Ishamore S.M.L.E.

elelbean, the carbines are LOUD. I've never found my 760 or 7600 rifles a problem in brush. The one carbine I shot had a heavier barrel so it wasn't lighter than a rifle. I wouldn't want a rifle with less than a 20" barrel. The carbine barrels are 18.5".

I don't know how they would handle with a 20" barrel, but I like the way my 7600 carbine (35 Rem.) handles better than the full length ones I've played with. The noise factor doesn't really matter to me as I wear hearing protection at the range and have never noticed the blast in the woods

For solo tracking days, my carbine has become one of my 2 "go-to" rifles. That may change as I play with my Little Sky more, but I don't think so. Odds are my old Model 100 is going to see less use this year.

George

Magazines for these (also the 742s/7400s etc.), are a crapshoot.. Some work just fine, others are absolute turds. Many can be adjusted to feed correctly but at what cost?? Last ones I saw new were nearly $25.00 ea..
It's the same trigger group as in the M1100s/11-87s/7400/742s etc.. They can be worked on to some degree but as-is from the factory, are non-adjustable compared to the 700s.. A good smith can get them down to an acceptable 3-3.5#... I personally won't go lower on those...

I have a 7600 in 35 whelen and I love it. I've taken shots out to 335 yards with it. I would agree with most other posters, highly recommended rifle. Very accurate and I have had no reliabilty issues. Funny how I always see posts asking about reliability with the 7600...no one ever asks about reliabilty of the Rem 870. same reciever. Been around a long time to. If you grew up on pump shotguns like me...you will really love this rifle.

I grew up around these rifles in Pa and have seen many here in AK; while assisting friends sight-in before hunting here in AK, I'm amazed at how well these guns will shoot. I now own a 760 in 30-06, and it also shoots very good for a non-tweaked rifle.

Dont like the rattle on the rifle. I want my rifle to be dead quiet when I sight in.

I had the same thoughts as you about 30 years ago so I bought a new 760 in .308. It almost cost me a nice 8-point buck when I was hunting in sub freezing weather. First shot was a light strike on the primer. Second shot got him on the run. The rattle is also a dead giveaway. If you get one, you should strip it down and clean all of the factory lube out of it and use some graphite. That's what I should have done. Thanks...Bill.

What rattles? The slide/handle I imagine.

I heard about a party that went out of the country for deer and two of the hunters had Rem. 760's. Both of them jammed. One jam resulted in the deer being lost. In one instance the magazine fell out of the 760 and in the other instance it was magazine trouble as well.

A couple of years ago I got to a stand I wanted on the farm. I thought I was early but some guy beat me there. When I walked by him he was fussing with what seemed to be the newer 7600. Soon he got up and left the field saying his rifle was jammed!

I have shot 760's and they have been reasonably accurate but the triggers are not up to standard. Its one of those guns I don't want.

If it jams, it is from a lack of maintenence or faulty ammo (bad reloads). These guns are as bulletproof as the 870s. Yes it can be noisy with the forearm rattling a bit, but knowing that lets the shooter use more care in jostling it.

A buddy of mine just traded for one in .30-06 with synthetic stock. I expect it to be about perfect as a utility/truck gun. We will zero it as soon as he gets his scope mounted. I expect it to shoot as well as most bolt guns.

Leon

I've got a 760 in .280 that I rarely shoot but absolutely love, I think it's going to be my gun for bear season this year. I have no scope on it and don't intend on using one, as it points too well with open sights for me to want to alter it.

I have one of the 7615's with 16" barrel and regular black plastic stock/forearm. It is tremendously handy and as accurate as almost any 223 I've shot. Makes a tremendous truck gun with it's parkerized finish and ar15 magazines. Only thing I need now is a truck.