Remington 7615 Advice

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I am a right hander shooting left due to eye dominance so mostl of my rifles currently are 760/7600 rem or semi's which work well for me, do have the odd right hand bolt but I am not very quick with them on the left side.
Just cannot shoot a lefty bolt, lever etc and tried them all.
I am looking to pick up another 223 for coyote hunting and wondering if the 7615 will be suitable.
I have never shot one or handled one so relying on you guys to tell me honestly what your experiences have been with them.Both negative and positive.
Also I assume they are classed as non restricted and Ok for hunting even with the 10 round clip?? Would a 5 round clip be hard to locate for one.
Thanks in advance for the feedback:)
 
I can't speak to your provinces regulations regarding hunting with a 10 round mag, but it shouldn't be a problem to get your hands on a 5 round AR mag. The only thing I have against the 7615 is its price tag.
 
3macs1 said:
I am a right hander shooting left due to eye dominance so mostl of my rifles currently are 760/7600 rem or semi's which work well for me, do have the odd right hand bolt but I am not very quick with them on the left side.
Just cannot shoot a lefty bolt, lever etc and tried them all.
I am looking to pick up another 223 for coyote hunting and wondering if the 7615 will be suitable.
I have never shot one or handled one so relying on you guys to tell me honestly what your experiences have been with them.Both negative and positive.
Also I assume they are classed as non restricted and Ok for hunting even with the 10 round clip?? Would a 5 round clip be hard to locate for one.
Thanks in advance for the feedback:)
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3Macs1 check NS regulations. I believe they state that you cannot have a centerfire rifle in semi-auto, with a magazine holding more than 5 rds, in any game habitat.
I use LAR's in my AR and understand their legal reason, I believe th NS laws probaly just copied the general idea from Federal laws on mag caps.
 
RememberTheSomme said:
3Macs1 check NS regulations. I believe they state that you cannot have a centerfire rifle in semi-auto, with a magazine holding more than 5 rds, in any game habitat.
I use LAR's in my AR and understand their legal reason, I believe th NS laws probaly just copied the general idea from Federal laws on mag caps.
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Your right about the mag restriction but the 7615 is a pump.Incidently, i thought these expensive lil buggers came with a 5 rounder.I was under the impression that you could have the 10 round mag but it had to be pinned to hold no more than 5.Not sure.I'm curious about the effects of the short barrel on the .223 cal in terms of accuracy and energy?
 
RememberTheSomme said:
3Macs1 check NS regulations. I believe they state that you cannot have a centerfire rifle in semi-auto, with a magazine holding more than 5 rds, in any game habitat.
I use LAR's in my AR and understand their legal reason, I believe th NS laws probaly just copied the general idea from Federal laws on mag caps.
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Correct as far as I can see but if I use a 5 round assuming they are available the gun should be OK??
Plus this one is a pump action so I am not sure where the pump would fall??
 
nomad 68 said:
Your right about the mag restriction but the 7615 is a pump.Incidently, i thought these expensive lil buggers came with a 5 rounder.I was under the impression that you could have the 10 round mag but it had to be pinned to hold no more than 5.Not sure.
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Hi Nomad;
The one I am looking at is factory 10 round and not pinned. I would sooner just remove it and put in a 5 if they are available just to keep the weight down. If I cannot hit a coyote with 5 shots, 5 more is not going to make the difference. Remington say a standard AR15 5 shot clip will fit this gun but I have no idea nor does the shop selling it others say it fits but doesn't work right. Also this one is not the short barrel it is the camo version with the 22".
I have read about mag feed problems and bad ejectors leaving brass in the chamber every 2 or 3 of 10 rounds fired but I would like to hear that from a gunnutz member that owns one rather than the internet.Like you say pricey to end up with a problem gun
http://www.remington.com/pages/news...615-offers-ranch-carbine-and-camo-hunter.aspx
 
If the rifle is sitting there with a 10 round magazine, other than a LAR pistol magazine, there is a problem.
 
tiriaq said:
If the rifle is sitting there with a 10 round magazine, other than a LAR pistol magazine, there is a problem.
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It is and factory supplied that way from remington. I am confused now.
Guys hunt here with 303 enfields all the time with thier original WW2 10 round mags and they are legal in canada are they not.
What is the difference here , if it was a semi I agree but it is a pump action
Just asking since I don't know.

I just found this on the rcmp site so the 7615 being a pump would fall under other long guns with no restriction would it not??

Q7. What is the maximum number of cartridges that a firearm magazine can legally hold?

A7. As set out in Criminal Code Regulations, some large-capacity magazines are prohibited regardless of the class of firearm to which the magazines are attached. As a general rule, the maximum magazine capacity is:

•5 cartridges for most magazines designed for a semi-automatic centre-fire long gun; or
•10 cartridges for most handgun magazines
A large-capacity magazine is not prohibited if it has been permanently altered so that it cannot hold more than the number of cartridges allowed by law. Acceptable ways to alter a magazine are set out in the regulations.

There is no limit to the magazine capacity for semi-automatic rim-fire long guns, or for other long guns that are not semi-automatics.

So legal in canada as is but I could not hunt with it in nova scotia without a 5 round clip based on their provincial regs . Am I reading this right???
 
Yes, it's non-restricted. Any AR derived magazine higher than 5 round capacity is prohibited for use in the 7615. An exclusion is the LAR15-10 round pistol magazine as it was designed for a CFC classified handgun, not an AR.

I've had the 7615 Camo Hunter and currently have the 7615P with the 16.5" bbl. Both of the ones I had were very accurate for a pump gun. Essentially, the barrel is free floated on these.

I did fire a few rounds of the Russian Wolf ammo out of the 7615P and about 50% of the cases got stuck. I'd attribute this to the ammo or steel cases, not the rifle, as neither gun has ever done it with Federal American Eagle,Remington UMC or Ultramax remanufactured ammo.

The Camo Hunter came new with a 10 round factory Remington mag,illegal here in Canada but in the box nonetheless. The 7615P came with a pinned/altered 5 round. I bought 2 LAR 10 rounders and that's all I use now. They're not as well contructed as the Rem factory mags,thinner steel, but they work flawlessly. I haven't tried AR mags as I don't have an AR. Length on both magazines is the same, so there's zero advantage to using a 5 round one,IMO.

The Camo Hunter didn't come with sling studs, front or back. I had no luck in finding any of the Uncle Mike's that fit the forend, so after buying a couple of different styles that were supposed to fit, I gave up and used a barrel band type. The 7615P came with studs from the factory.

I prefer the 7615P since it's handy with the shorter bbl. and I don't like camo guns, personal preference. This is more or less my short range coyote/wolf beater gun, so I have no interest in velocity differences.

I had also at one time mounted a Knoxx stock on the 7615P, but that felt all wrong so I sold it. For a scope, I mounted a Leupold M8-4x on a picatinny style rail. The open sights are also a great selling point,IMO. Too few guns nowadays come with open sights, maybe I'm old fashioned.
 
Remington advertised the 7615 as taking AR magazines. Therefore any 7615 magazine is an AR magazine.
It would seem that Remington shipped rifles to Canada with their 10 round magzines in them. Doesn't afffect the illegality of the magazines. Block it to 5 rounds, and if you want a shorter magazine, get an AR 5 rounder. If you want 10, get the LAR.

As bearkilr has pointed out, the Remington pumps generally shoot very well, and the free floating barrel is likely a contributing factor.
 
When the 7615 first came out some were shipped to Canada with the US 10 round magazine since it was a pump action .When the ar mag question came up they started shipping the rifle with a 5 rnd mag.The 5 rnd i have is marked 7615-5 on the bottom, the 10 round wasn't marked at all.I have the 16.5 inch factory barrel and no iron sights.Because of the short barrel i was getting a ball of gas obscuring the target when i fired so i had a smith bros vortex flash hider installed which fixed that.

The only 10 round mags i have are the lar-15 ones,others including the factory ones need to be pinned to 5.
 
tiriaq said:
Remington advertised the 7615 as taking AR magazines. Therefore any 7615 magazine is an AR magazine.
It would seem that Remington shipped rifles to Canada with their 10 round magzines in them. Doesn't afffect the illegality of the magazines. Block it to 5 rounds, and if you want a shorter magazine, get an AR 5 rounder. If you want 10, get the LAR.

As bearkilr has pointed out, the Remington pumps generally shoot very well, and the free floating barrel is likely a contributing factor.
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Fully understand what you are saying but is the 10 round in this pump illegal.?? Not based on what I posted from the rcmp site.
Or am I reading that wrong?? Also this is not an old stock gun it was shipped here in 2011??
 
3macs1 said:
Fully understand what you are saying but is the 10 round in this pump illegal.?? Not based on what I posted from the rcmp site.
Or am I reading that wrong??
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Yes you can use the LAR15 10 round magazine, no other. Any AR magazine must be pinned to 5 rounds maximum capacity.

As tiriaq pointed out, the 7615 was advertised as using AR mags, that restricts the uses. Lots of info on CGN site about this topic.

These are the ones you want:

https://shopquestar.com/shopping65/shopexd.asp?id=1772&bc=no

And info about legalities:

https://shopquestar.com/shopping65/shopcontent.asp?type=Mag Ruling
 
Yes it is illegal.
It is an AR magazine. An automatic rifle magazine that holds ten rounds.
If the 7615 did not, by design, accept AR magazines, then there would be no issue with magazine capacity.
But it was designed to accept AR magazines, and was advertised as accepting AR magazines. So a 7615 magazine is an AR magazine.
 
bearkilr said:
Yes you can use the LAR15 10 round magazine, no other. Any AR magazine must be pinned to 5 rounds maximum capacity.
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Ok. Now I understand. This lar / ar stuff is all new to me. Dam I am a shotgun guy:)
Thanks for the clarification
Also Bearkilr this camo one made in 2011 has factory sling swivels so maybe remington can supply them to you now if you still want them.

Thanks guys for all the help so far:)
 
tiriaq said:
Yes it is illegal.
It is an AR magazine. An automatic rifle magazine that holds ten rounds.
If the 7615 did not, by design, accept AR magazines, then there would be no issue with magazine capacity.
But it was designed to accept AR magazines, and was advertised as accepting AR magazines. So a 7615 magazine is an AR magazine.
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Thanks. I understand now.:)
 
3macs1 said:
Ok. Now I understand. This lar / ar stuff is all new to me. Dam I am a shotgun guy:)
Thanks for the clarification
Also Bearkilr this camo one made in 2011 has factory sling swivels so maybe remington can supply them to you now if you still want them.

Thanks guys for all the help so far:)
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I sold the camo hunter, just kept the shorty, thanks anyway.... :)
 
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