New rifle purchase?

7600's are normally quite accurate. Brakes need to be installed very accurately or accuracy may suffer... The brake install is suspect until proven otherwise.
 
rustynut1 said:
More on the muzzle brake. What I would do is go way back in the woods, like 15 miles on my quad, trike in those days. I would end up shooting the 7600 and hitting my face with the scope. But I wouldn't know it and have blood running down my face. Get back to civilization and run into someone and they would see me with blood all over the place. Sort of embarrassing. The trouble was the eye glasses were wrong but I didn't know it. Once I got the proper subscription all was good. Your eye sight goes bad over time and it isn't always obvious to the person. You make due how ever you can, unaware of the problem. I just about fell over backward the first time I put on glasses.
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I'd start with getting a good pad and having the trigger done. Guntech does excellent work on both. Might as well send him the whole rifle and let him look it over for you. There may be a problem with the crown or other unseen problems. I've even read about guys bedding the contact to receiver area of the buttstock.

After the tune-up, I would would look at another quality scope with more eye relief and have it set up at the most forward position you can use it at comfortably use it at. I've used straight tubed scopes like Leupold 1x4 and 1.5x5 with very good luck in the past and have never been hit with one to date incl 4 7600s in 35Whelen.

This gun should shoot. If you weed out any possible gun problems, then you can determine if it's shooter related. A brake is not required on a 30.06.
 
I loaded up 20 hand loads. This is the first time for me doing rifle loads. I was sold sold IMR 4831 but if I was to put 59 grains in the cartridge was basically full up. I ended up with 53-54 grains on a 150 grain round. I just checked the scale and it is accurate against test weights. Based on a couple books I have I should have around 59 grains to get full load so these rounds are weak. I think I would have been better off with a different powder but this is what the gun shop sold me so I have to use it I guess.

I am going to go out again and try the rifle. I will remove the rifle brake, it is screwed on the bbl. The brake ID is larger than the bbl ID by a fair bit. The brake has round holes all around it for maybe 3 inches.

Let you know how it goes. My shooting isn't marksman quality for sure.
 
I took the 7600 apart and gave it a good cleaning. I could see no issues but a bit of burnt powder. I used two different copper cleaners than oiled the bbl. The bbl is clean and shiny. Had a bit of trouble getting one pin to stay in place but managed it on the third try. Cleaning wasn't that hard but a bolt is much easier. There is no way the bbl is lose. I looked at the scope mount but it seems tight, been there since the 80's. I have maybe 20 rounds left so I will go out again and give it another go. Will be warm tomorrow so this is a good time.
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curious -- did you remove the action tube and barrel for cleaning?
 
The only way to clean the bolt is remove the bbl and slide. There is a tube that requires a punch or screw driver to tread out to remove the bbl. That maybe called the action tube!

I tried to remove the brake and it didn't want to come off, I used a right sized screw driver and when the blade started to bend I called the exercise off.

I shoot 6 groups of three, mostly the 20 new hand loads, total 23 rounds. This time most of the rounds were to the left, last time almost all were to the right. I had one group of three one 1/2 inch space but could not do it a second time, again 4-5 inches seems about my normal. I even took a video of my shooting to see if I could see an error I was making. I guess the bottom line is I'm not a marksman, I did the best I could but the groups are not good. I don't think it is the gun, the brake or the scope, but it could be the scope if anything beside my shooting.

I'm going to buy a scope for the new .308 I bought and if I can do a lot better with the .308 than I may look at getting a new scope for the 30-06. I know I have done better shooting with the .270 prior to last years hunting season.

Thanks everyone for the thoughts EH!
 
No issue with owning more rifles, but if you has a 30-06 and you were looking at a .308 (which I know you bought) .... how was a .270 to much gun?? did I miss something?
 
duncansuds said:
No issue with owning more rifles, but if you has a 30-06 and you were looking at a .308 (which I know you bought) .... how was a .270 to much gun?? did I miss something?
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The .270 is a Weatherby .270 Mag. A box of 20 rounds cost $80 or there abouts. Shoot 4 rounds and the bbl is hot. If I lived on the prairies and needed to shoot 400 yards this is the gun to do that. For the hunting I do a .308 is good enough.

The book value for the 7600 is around $300, checked it at the gun store. And the hunting season is over where I live so this gun is in low demand. Not to mention it may have issues. For that kind of money it can sit in my safe till hell freezes over, just saying!
 
Well I bought a new 4x12x40 Redfield Revolution scope for the .308, it was on sale 20% off at a local store and I got a used 3x9x40 Elite from a member here for the 30-06. That should keep me busy for a little while. Money I didn't need to spend but life goes on. Can't wait till the wife gets the Visa bill! Going to try to find a 100 once used .308 brass I guess. Let everyone know what happened with the 30-06 and the new scope but that will be a while due to Canada Post.
 
I shot the .308 to sight in the scope. I was shooting at 25 yards only as there was lots of wind and the hand gun range is sheltered. I placed three rounds in less than 1/2 inch so my shooting is OK I think. Waiting for a better day to sight it in at 100 yds. This Savage Axis it a pretty cool gun.
 
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