rem 7600 270 Gunk!!

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A friend brought me his friends 7600. Says it is not working properly so..... I take it apart and guess what? I cleaned out about a teaspoon of black ,hard, accumulated dirt from slide,trigger group ,bolt and inside reciever. Now it is as slick as a...(?) Is this a common feature or design of this rifle? I've never owned one. The barrel was relatively clean so he had done something right . I'm wondering what charge him ,it took me acouple of hours to do it all. JITC:runaway::evil::jerkit:
 
that kind of gunk in the trigger assembly is not that common in a pump. did he use it for an anchor? usually a gas auto i.e. 7400,BAR gets gunked up but not all that much in the trigger assembly. it may have been used a lot and just never got touched beyond the barrel. most guys think that cleaning a gun means swabbing out the barrel.
 
that kind of gunk in the trigger assembly is not that common in a pump. did he use it for an anchor? usually a gas auto i.e. 7400,BAR gets gunked up but not all that much in the trigger assembly. it may have been used a lot and just never got touched beyond the barrel. most guys think that cleaning a gun means swabbing out the barrel. $40.00 to $45.00
 
I think the cost of cleaning a rifle must be determined on a case by case basis. Some are so bad you could easily eat up your profit with the products you use. I would charge him the $40.00 or so as a basic rate, plus the cost of your cleaning supplies. Often it is a friend or acquaintance who brings you the work, thinking you won't hose them - and you shouldn't, but your work has value and there is nothing wrong with charging them for the value they receive If they don't like it they can clean it themselves.
 
Those 760/7600s are so easy to clean, there's almost no excuse not to.

I just pull out the trigger group, and run it under very hot water to get the crud out. The retained heat in the metal will dry out the remaining moisture and a spray with light oil to finish. The action is very easy to clean by hand with the trigger out.


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Legally you can't charge anything if you don't hold a federal gunsmithing license.

A licensed gunsmith is justified in charging $50 to $80 for a full strip and cleaning of this model in my opinion.
 
i've always done my "cleaning /repair" on a barter basis- a quart of honey, 50 lb sack of flour, that sort of thing- 40 bucks for 2 hours is fair, value wise- even a tank of gas on his credit card
 
it's a pump- other than a bore snake, what choice do you have?- i know about foaming bore cleaner, but that's about it- if it's anything like the 7400, you need to be darned near a smith to take the barrel off
 
Wait a minute, I was supposed to be charging my friends everytime I worked on one of their guns?:confused: I wonder if it's too late to collect? We might have to shut the province down for a month or so while I tally it all up, but should be worth it in the end.
Every hunting group has their "gun guy" that everyone takes their problems and questions to, but I always thought it was an unpaid position. What's next, paying the computer gurus for their help?:eek:
 
seeing as it's your friend's friend, thats like 2 degrees of separation, so i think a mutually agreed settlement is in order- that way everybody's happy- take him to the station, fill up and met him pay for it, to the tune of about 40 bucks- that way, no MONEY changes hands
 
getting advice is different than actual physical work- it's knowledge, which is shared freely- at least here
 
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