Pump Action style rifle are NOT tactical. I was looking at the new style of pump actions firearms that accept AR mags and in my opinion, they are not tactical. They may fit the “need” to be able to accept different magazines but that is it. Tactical to me is shooting with speed, accuracy while shooting in and from different positions.
I had the opportunity to shoot the Remington 7600 with ghost ring sights. It was a pleasure to casually shoot,. I was able to consistently hit metal gongs at approximately 200, 240 and 280 yards.
After firing several rounds and getting comfortable with the 7600, I started to see how fast I could place rounds on metal targets at 25 and 50 yards. The 25 yr target was a breeze but with the ghost sights, the 50 was more challenging. Not a problem firing one round but when attempting to place several rounds on target, the fun started.
As you have to manually cycle (pump) the rifle to feed the next round, I found myself coming off target and having to reacquire the target before firing the second round. My best string of shots were when I would fire, make an intentional small counter clockwise circle to the right of the target with the circle terminating with the sights back on target. With practice, speed increased.
The fun really started when attempting to fire prone. To me, a tactical rifle has to be able to be fired from several positions. Try this with any pump action rifle. Lay down, rifle out from and attempt to stay on target while cycling the action. Unless you have gorilla arms, it can be difficult. Now add firing, keeping the muzzle pointed at the target. You may find this interesting to do.
One issue that I had with the 7600 that I was firing was that standing, kneeling or prone, it would jam. You had to ensure that you did not short stroke the action or you would cause a jam. Ok, operator error but when thinking globally, including the “Oh ####” factor when fine motor skills are lost, this may not be a good thing.
It would also jam when you fired and held a slight rear pressure on the pump mechanism. As the rifle recoiled, the action would move slightly rearward and lock solid. When you are expecting to cycle the pump rearward to eject the spend round, nothing would happen. You would have to apply a slight forward pressure before you could pull back and cycle the action. I thought it was just me but this also happened to others shooters trying the 7600.
These are just my observations of the Remington 7600 pump action rifle (.223 caliber). I would suggest that it would be an acceptable rifle for a hunter or casual shooter but for my idea of Tactical shooting (moving and shooting from different stances and rates of fire) I would not chose this rifle.
I had the opportunity to shoot the Remington 7600 with ghost ring sights. It was a pleasure to casually shoot,. I was able to consistently hit metal gongs at approximately 200, 240 and 280 yards.
After firing several rounds and getting comfortable with the 7600, I started to see how fast I could place rounds on metal targets at 25 and 50 yards. The 25 yr target was a breeze but with the ghost sights, the 50 was more challenging. Not a problem firing one round but when attempting to place several rounds on target, the fun started.
As you have to manually cycle (pump) the rifle to feed the next round, I found myself coming off target and having to reacquire the target before firing the second round. My best string of shots were when I would fire, make an intentional small counter clockwise circle to the right of the target with the circle terminating with the sights back on target. With practice, speed increased.
The fun really started when attempting to fire prone. To me, a tactical rifle has to be able to be fired from several positions. Try this with any pump action rifle. Lay down, rifle out from and attempt to stay on target while cycling the action. Unless you have gorilla arms, it can be difficult. Now add firing, keeping the muzzle pointed at the target. You may find this interesting to do.
One issue that I had with the 7600 that I was firing was that standing, kneeling or prone, it would jam. You had to ensure that you did not short stroke the action or you would cause a jam. Ok, operator error but when thinking globally, including the “Oh ####” factor when fine motor skills are lost, this may not be a good thing.
It would also jam when you fired and held a slight rear pressure on the pump mechanism. As the rifle recoiled, the action would move slightly rearward and lock solid. When you are expecting to cycle the pump rearward to eject the spend round, nothing would happen. You would have to apply a slight forward pressure before you could pull back and cycle the action. I thought it was just me but this also happened to others shooters trying the 7600.
These are just my observations of the Remington 7600 pump action rifle (.223 caliber). I would suggest that it would be an acceptable rifle for a hunter or casual shooter but for my idea of Tactical shooting (moving and shooting from different stances and rates of fire) I would not chose this rifle.
