I too have owned both and I am quite fond of each design. There are merits to each for instance, I use Wingmasters for my shotgun shooting so operating a Remington pump rifle is just natural. As mentioned above a scoped BLR creates an improper cheek weld with the stock design. I still have my BLR but only because I shot my first deer with it.
Browning BLR vs Remington 7600
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That's also the design defect on the BAR. The BLR is a straightforward detachable box.
Nope, I bought it off a fellow member who got it(and another) from epps in that shipment!Did you die and now come back to life or am I dreaming??. Did you not sell that gun right after that odd shipment came to canada and a few of us lucked out on them at epps??? or is that a different one Looks good regardless
Nope, I bought it off a fellow member who got it(and another) from epps in that shipment!
Interesting. Some lucky to find that one. For some reason I thought you were one of the original buyers of the 6 that came in but I am wrong I guess. Oh well that accounts for 4 of them. Cheers
Ya he had got 2 out of those 5, the one I bought from him was still NIB
I bought a BLR last year. It's a nice looking and seemingly well built rifle. I bought the white gold medialian and I think I would have more enjoyment out of it if I didn't buy something so dressy. I bought the 300wsm and it doesn't always feed very well but that might be partly due to lack of use.
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BLR hands down and for your application 308, i own both the in 760 in 30-06 and the BLR in 243 both of which have taken deer. The Blr is allready a smooth short throw lever and 308 being a smaller cartridge then 06 and more then adequate for the game your anticipating using it for. But if i had to pick for sure it would be the BLR. Sling studs are an easy install on both, each come as a kit with new forend hardware.
Ya he had got 2 out of those 5, the one I bought from him was still NIB
Thought there was 6 but could be wrong. I never thought he would ever sell one of those two. You are one lucky dog Congrats
I have one salted away of that batch Never fired and tried to get a second at the time only the next week and they were gone gone gone
Cheers
I purchased one too from that shipment and hunt with it still. However I recently traded away my NIB blued/syn version I had set aside which had been acquired new a few years later.
I like my 7600carbine/35Whelen for use here in Ontario woods. A Leup 1x4x20 mounted close to the bore is about perfection. When I had it I also liked my BLR/358Win with steel receiver. So can't be much help to OP except both are good rifles I think.
Both of my FACTORY 7600 carbines in 35 Whelen were 21st century and Non-Montecarlo - no high comb just like the old 760s. One was wood and one syn. Those non-montecarlos are my preference.
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My 760 in .243 has the straight stock and the sight are actually usable. That rifle shoots inside an inch all day long. My .30-06 Weathermaster's sights are useless with the stupid buttstock that Big Green puts on them.
I'm not sure how the new 7600s are but I bought mine new in 1989 (.308). Use to shoot pop cans at 100yds with open sites (back then I could see a pop can at 100yds) and almost never missed one useing 180g core locks. Use too shoot grounghogs and crows past 300yds with the open sites. It should be shot out by now but will still hold a 1" 100yd group, mind you I reload hotcores for it and leupold scope now. I have a barrel band sling swivel on it (for about 15 years now) and it has not moved. Moose, white tails, black tails, wolves, coyotes, elk, black bears and various other critters.
Enough game to break the springs in my 1 ton easily.
If I had to go back to 1 rifle this would be the one.
Enough game to break the springs in my 1 ton easily.
If I had to go back to 1 rifle this would be the one.
