I currently own three. I have had three others in the past. I have loaded for several others. Only one, a .243 with a barrel that had never been cleaned would not shoot into an inch consistently. I replaced that barrel and the gun shoots into an inch easily now.
I had one in .35 whelen for about 3 years before I foolishly traded it away on some whim,as far as acuuracy went it was a good shooter my main bullet the hornady 200 grain spire point would shoot pretty much moa out to 300 yards,if I was doing my part behind the trigger.
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My 7600 Carbine 30-06 Spr. with a Leupold VX-II 2-7x33mm Scope, 165 gr. Fusion shoots 1 1/4" groups at 100 yards. However, the more I shoot it and the better my back gets (had back surgery last spring) the better it gets. I should have no problem shooting 1" groups with it by next deer season. It's a great little carbine.
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I have a 7600 synthetic 243 Winchester that will shoot 3 into an inch at 100 yards With Barnes Vortex ammo (80 grain TTSX),this using a Leupold M-8 4x scope. I also have a 7600 270 Winchester that will do the same with Federal Blue box 130 grains,again with Leupold M-8 4x scope
http://www.realguns.com/articles/364.htm is an article on a recent test. Target shows sub-moa with Core-Lokt, both 150-gr and 180-gr. It was shot at 50 yards, but groups are under half-inch. Velocities are close to factory specs. I have read that Remington pump rifles are known to be very accurate. The one in the test seems to be an example of that. The article discusses some of the reasons they shoot well, including the bolt to barrel extension lock-up, and the floated barrel.
Possible problems - cleaning from muzzle could damage the crown and hurt accuracy - a muzzle guard could solve that. Do the fore ends rattle? Probably not, as it is a popular deer rifle. Owners could tell us.
There is really no reason that one shouldn't remove the barrel from the 7600 to clean it. It is a snap and can be done in about a minute.
Actually, I've had a little project in mind for a Remington 760 or 7600 that would make it a poor man's Blaser.
Just get another barrel headspaced to the same bolt and you could have quick change barrel capability. Use Weaver mounts and it would also be a snap to carry another scope zeroed for the other barrel. Broken down, the whole package would fit in a very short case not much bigger than a brief case. You might need to carry a couple different magazines for the different cartridge, but then again, maybe not depending on what the second barrel was chambered in.
I'm thinking a .270/30-06 and a 9.3x62 combo would be perfect for Africa or anywhere else you might have need of a rifle.
Yes that all sounds great except for one little thing,finding other barrels! got a line on where to find them ?
Craig
You can put any barrel made by any barrel maker on them just like anything else. The barrels are not mounted to the receiver but to the barrel extension. What you need to make it work is not another barrel, those are easy, but another barrel extension.
where can the barrel extensions be found and what do you recon would be the cost to have a gunsmith mate a barrel to the extension and have it headspaced properly?
where can the barrel extensions be found and what do you recon would be the cost to have a gunsmith mate a barrel to the extension and have it headspaced properly?
Craig
Well, that is the problem, as far as I know, Remington doesn't sell the extensions. However, if one really wanted to do it, a used 7600 can be had for around three to four hundred dollars. Plus, the 742 and the 760 use the same extension as do the 7400 and the 7600. There are plenty of 742s and 7400s around that have basically been junked and they could probably be had for a good deal less.
Well, that is the problem, as far as I know, Remington doesn't sell the extensions. However, if one really wanted to do it, a used 7600 can be had for around three to four hundred dollars. Plus, the 742 and the 760 use the same extension as do the 7400 and the 7600. There are plenty of 742s and 7400s around that have basically been junked and they could probably be had for a good deal less.
If you have a 7600, you can't use an extension from a 760, they have different locking lugs and won't mate up.
I had a 760 rebarreled to .338 Federal with a Douglas #2 cut to 20". Was a fun project and the original .30-06 barrel was pitted.
