7600 in 35W

7600 35 Whelen

The answer to the purchasing a new barrel assembly from Remington is no! I tried through several gunshops. Apparently Remington does not consider the barrel assembly a replacement part. Spare used barrels come up from time to time but are rare.
 
Also any thoughts on the 16" rate of twist (this is what appears in the limited offer 35 Whelen 7600 on the Rem site)
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Good question. My Remington 660 350 Magnum also has a 1-16 twist. One of the reasons I like the 250 gr Hornady rn better than the Speer 250 pointed bullet is it is more accurate in my rifle. Although it is only a personal theory, I suspect the 1-16 rifling in my rifle is just beginning to have problems stabilizing the longer 250 Speer while the 250 Hornady, which is considerably shorter due to it's round nose shape, is still adequately stabilized by that twist.

If I could change my 660 in any way, I'd be happier with a 1-14 twist. Not sure why Remington chose 1-16 twist in the 350 Mag and 35 Whelen, since both are obviously well suited to 250 gr pills.
 
That little 250HornadyRN shoots real accurate in alot of rifles no doubt. I've found that often. But its a destructive (effective) bullet too as you noted earlier. Blew a softball sized exit hole in this years smallish bear - much bigger exit than with the 250 SpeerHC the year previous - both with M600/350RM loads at around 2450MV with a through the chest placement.

I think that accuracy should be evaluated and considered separately from bullet stability. Though in instances of an unstable bullet the one can be related to the other of course. So I look for random oblong holes in my target as indicators of lost stability. I have 16", 14" and 12" twist 35s - most are 16". In my 35s I can't discern where a 16" twist won't stabilise adequately any 250 regardless of design. Maybe reduced loads may not stabilise well (???). Here's a typical 200yd target from my M600/350RM (16"twist) using the 250SpeerHC.
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Bearcat said:
That action opening thing must be a 7600 quirk ,cuzz the one I load shells for duzz that too, always has rite from brand new,has maybe only 4 or 5 boxes of ammo thru it !!!

Bearcat
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Ya! the heavy recoil of the 35 Whelen 760 and 7600 seem to do it, (OPEN THE CHAMBER) when your on the bench. Although when hunting and when holding on to the forarm they are fine.
These are great hunting rifles and find them all to be really accurate. I have two 760 Carbines one in .308, 2nd in 30-06, and another 7600 Carbine in 35 whelen. Bought two of the 7600 Carbine 35 Whelens at Epps e few years back. I almost sh-t:eek: myself when I found out that epps just received shipment of five Rem 7600 in 35 Whelen 18.5" barrel Carbines
I got in the truck and went to epps that same day. When I got there(ELLWOOD EPPS) they only had 3 left. I got to pick two out of the three:D
Sold one to my cousin.
 
aomancini said:
No doubt I have heard/read lots of great things ... I would love to hear from someone who hunts (likes) BLR and Marlin levers and could compare/contrast the feel/point of the gun. Which is more comfortable in close quarters? Does the 7600 feel like a Rem pump shotgun ... I have an 870 so that would be usefull info.

Also any thoughts on the 16" rate of twist (this is what appears in the limited offer 35 Whelen 7600 on the Rem site)

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AMan
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When I was looking to buy my first rifle, it came down between the Rem. 7600 and the BLR, both in .308 Winchester. I did a "VS" thread, you could do a search and probably find it. I decided to go with a synthetic stock 7600, mostly because of the saving in cost as both rifles received positive feed back.

I kept the rifle for two years and I decided to sell it. I liked the caliber, but I started hating the gun. For one, I am a iron sight kinda guy and the low powered scope and red dot that I tried on it didn't work out for me. The rifle had iron sights that I didn't like and the after market ones were so-so. Also, I really prefer the look of some nice wood furniture and blued steel. That wanna be packerized finish didn't cut it for me.

Also, the gun didn't have sling swivels and with a scope on it couldn't be carried by holding the receiver. There was always the option of installing a barrel band to mount a swivel, but I was worried that it may affect the already deceiving accuracy of the rifle.

Also, it was not as well balanced as the Mod. 94 that I had previously used. I finally came to admit that what I really needed was a lever action rifle. I sold the 7600 and bought a beautiful Marlin 336 RC in .35 Rem off of the EE. It came with a Lyman aperture sight and I have never looked back.
 
Here are some further thoughts on the subject:

I was also interested in the BLR in 358 win. but decided otherwise since it's basically impossible to find commercial ammo for it. I wanted something with a detachable mag at the time so that's why I didn't consider the Marlins and the Winchesters back then. If Browning made the BLR in 338 Federal, 35 Rem. or 35 Whelen, it would be awesome!

One of the things that made me "hate" the 7600 is due to my small size, since I am 5'6, my arm holding the for-end was overextended when shooting and caused some instability. You can keep your hand closer with a lever...

The best handling rifle that I have used so far is a pre 64 mod. '94 Winchester in 30-30. It is lighter and a bit smaller then my Marlin, but I wanted a bigger bore than the 30-30. I guess a Winchester in 32 spl. would of also fit the bill nicely, although I really prefer the pistol grip on the Marlin.

I hope that this info can help you in your quest, as there are so many options out there.
 
Federal also loads a 225 Bear Claw @ 2570fps for the 35 Whelen for a middle wieght load! I haven't tried it but a 225 Nosler Accubond @ 2700fps out of my custom Parker Hale 35 Whelen is pretty deadly. Very close to a 338 Win. Hits extremely hard and shoots into under an inch @ 200 yds. (witnessed)
 
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