Remington 760 Accuracy

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Just wondering what to exspect for accuracy out of one of these rifles,I did some load development today and tried some loads threw it and the best I did with it was 2" groups @ 100 yards.Is that about par with these or can they shoot better.I just got it awhile ago on trade and it is in very good shape.I gave the barrel a good cleaning,bore and rifleing look great and I dated it to early 70's.Its a 30-06.
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I had no problem holding 1.5-2 MOA with my .270 and factory ammunition. I would think a person could keep it around 1.5" with hand loads in a perfect world. Definitely not going to get bolt action accuracy with it but a very functional and effective hunting rifle in my experience.
 
I had a new 760 carbine back then that shot the same with factory Winchester 180 grainers. T'was about standard accuracy for these rifles before Remington improved the fore end hanger assy' with the 7600 series.
 
They normally shoot pretty good... an inch with reloads should be obtainable... sometime factory ammo works pretty good too.
 
OK just watched a takedown of a real old 760 and it looks like back when they had a steel dust cover they also had a small plate that went around the pump tube and reached up to cradle under the barrel.
The 760's I have seen had a plastic dust cover and a full floating barrel.
 
My experience with 760/7600s has for some reason been exclusively with rifles chambered for the .30/06, and all have been topped with 3-9X Bushnells. Out of the box accuracy has uncannily been 1.5 MOA, for 3 at 100, although I've never attempted to tweak loads to a specific rifle, since none belonged to me; either folks wanted to bum ammo, or get me to confirm their zeros. The loads have typically been loaded with Remington 180 gr PSP bulk bullets or 180 gr Winchester Power Points, seated to the cannelure, and loaded with whatever appropriate powder was on hand. When folks come looking for cheap '06 ammo, they aren't going to get Accubonds, A Frames, TSXs, or new match brass for that matter. There have been two occasions, where full length resized brass wouldn't chamber, and I had to run the brass through my Redding .308 body die to bump the shoulder ever so slightly so the rifle would lock up without effort. I'd be tempted to say that there is a tendency for the .30/06 chambered 760s to have a tight chamber, but obviously I haven't seen enough of these rifles to draw that conclusion. With respect to trigger quality, the 760s I've shot have quite good.
 
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In my experience the 760 has shot better than many bolt guns I've owned. My dad has one circa 1955 in .35 Remington that will put three 200 grain corelokts under a toonie at 100 yards. Not just once in a while, every time!!
 
I used to own a 30-06 one back in the 70ies...long before I took up reloading...It would regularly put 3 shots into 1.5" to 1.75" at 100 yards with almost any 180 grain brand of ammo. I did find that Rem, 180 Pointed Cor Lokts would often group right around 1" give or take .25...and I was only using an old Leupold fixed 4X on it...so I am sure with better optics it would have done much better. Only thing I never liked about the rifle was the forearm would "Klinck" sometimes at the most inappropriate times and scare off the game...had that happen twice to me so I got rid of it...but I have since regretted doing that many times.

Jim
 
I have my dad's old 760 game master, in 30-06 of course, with a good ol' Bushnell Scopechief 3-9x40 on it. It's a pretty sweet 70s Fudd classic imported from the Soo to here on the west coast! It is pretty consistent at around 1.5" at 100 yards with most standard 150-180 gr Remchester factory loads. While I do reload it's the one gun I have that I haven't bothered. Not sure why I never tried... maybe reloaded NP'S, Bergers or tsx would ruin the 'flavour' ??
 
I owned the "el cheapo" version.............. the model 76 (birch stock, made from 84-87) and I was able to get 3 shots under an inch with sierra 220 grain bullets, 180 grain accubonds and 150 grain TSX's. I only sold it because I found the "clackity-clack" it makes when you rack it hard to be a tad too noisy for an unsuspecting wolf or moose in tight cover. I just covet bolt actions. I found that the same gun (it was in .30-06) shot the Winchester 180gr Powerpoint ammo and Rem Coreloct 180gr at 1.5" - 1.75" or a bit under if I shot well that day.
 
Shot it yesterday after I arma- coated it and painted the stock and forearm,it shot 1.5" and 1.75 " 3 shot groups so will call it good ,gonna sell it ,its just not what I want,I will keep searching for the right rifle,maybe someday I will find it. JK
 
Shot it yesterday after I arma- coated it and painted the stock and forearm,it shot 1.5" and 1.75 " 3 shot groups so will call it good ,gonna sell it ,its just not what I want,I will keep searching for the right rifle,maybe someday I will find it. JK
They usually shoot better if the stock is painted in darker tones, but Arma-coating always helps no matter what the colour is.
 
I tried some 165 Hornady BTSP and IMR4350,I was just wanting to try it out it seamed to shoot about the same as I worked it up,nothing terrible,But I don't have much brass for it.It also liked the Nosler 165 gr Bal. Tip and imr 4350
 
They shoot better when rested on the side view mirror of a Chevy half-ton. I believe they were designed so that the vibration of a 350 Chev dampened the harmonics of the barrel.
 
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