Remington Model 7600 ??

My father has owned a 760 in 30-06 since long before I was born. He still hunts with it now. We were talking about it the other day and he described it as "consistently reliable and accurate, but not exactly high end". I shot it a fair bit when I was a youngster learning to shoot. My memories of it reflect his opinion.

My grandfather also has a 760 in .308. And has had since before my father had his. I took my first WT buck with this gun and it operated just fine.

I wouldn't buy one myself as I am a much bigger fan of bolt guns, but I do hope that I will inherit one or both of these guns, but as far into the future as possible.
 
I had one in .35 Whelan, it would have been the 3rd or 4th gun I had ever purchased with my own money. Sold it because I was broke without even firing a round. It handled well and I was sad to see it go. About the only thing more desirable in that configuration would have been a .338-06 7600...

Slugo said:
They all have the same size action. The magazines for short action calibers have blocking in them.
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They were all built on what would have otherwise been turned into 20g 870 receivers.
 
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I have/had a bunch of these, model 760/76/6/7600 in various chamberings, 222,257R,243,25-06,260Rem,7mm-08,280,308,30-06,300 Savage,35Rem and Whelen. They range from accurate to very accurate. Triggers can be tuned easily, I like them as a hunting rifle..
 
Thanks everyone for the replies and input. Much appreciated ....

I have a couple more questions ....

1.) From my research and the pictures I found online, .... it seems that the trigger of the 7600 is very similar to an 870 trigger. And yes, I have to agree all the triggers of my 870 did need work .... Anybody knows if the 870 Timney Trigger fix works in an 7600?

2.) Accuracy? If I buy a new 7600 in 30-06 .... what accuracy can I expect. I know several of you mentioned that it is an accurate platform .... but what are we talking about?

1 MOA? 2 MOA? Sub MOA?

3.) It is my understanding that a 7600 will keep its point of impact as long as it does not get disassembled for cleaning. And I am talking here about a setup where the scope is mounted to the receiver. However, once the gun is disassembled and the barrel is removed from the receiver .... and putting all back together .... point of impact might have shifted .... and the scope might need some adjustments.

Is my understanding correct?
 
Disassemble it all you want. Won't impact point of aim. The scope stays on the receiver and disassembly doesn't impact anything. Don't it countless times and nary an issue.
 
For myself, removing the barrel to clean is not a normal practice and in that way, the actions differ between the 870's simpler barrel removal. I just clean and lube the bore and brush/spray out the action after each use and I'm G2G. Point of impact doesn't change for me.

In terms of accuracy, I only benched mine at 50 yds, but holes were touching. Buddy then tried my rifle from the same rest and got a similar result, albeit, a different poa. In fairness, the gun was just worked on by a smith and re-barreled at my request.

One weakness of this platform for me is magazine fitment. Depending on the mag, it can be difficult to properly seat the magazine in the action. If I'm not careful, I can easily think the mag is properly seated, only to have it fail to pick up the second (needed) round. This is all on me and something I need to be cognizant of when hunting, lest I lose a shot and/or magazine.
 
Just sayin' Amish machine gun doesn't sound nearly as fun.

:D

I like how when you shoot these off of sandbags it does half the work of cycling the action for you.

Nice guns

In my experience Hutterite and Mennonite men like the gun counter very much. Used to sell them lots of 410 remington pumps, but never a pump action rifle. I remember some of the younger guys would group up and look at more expensive guns with guilty expressions on there faces... There's gotta be a pun in there somewhere if you look hard enough.
 
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From my research and the pictures I found online, .... it seems that the trigger of the 7600 is very similar to an 870 trigger. And yes, I have to agree all the triggers of my 870 did need work .... Anybody knows if the 870 Timney Trigger fix works in an 7600?
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The Timney trigger kit will work on the 7600. It is an "ok" upgrade. Still not going to give you a trigger as nice as a good bolt action trigger. Definitely an improvement but not perfect.

Biggest problem is the price of the kit has gone full retard for all that you get. But I still bought it for my 7615P anyways.
 
0faustus0 said:
Thanks everyone for the replies and input. Much appreciated ....

I have a couple more questions ....

1.) From my research and the pictures I found online, .... it seems that the trigger of the 7600 is very similar to an 870 trigger. And yes, I have to agree all the triggers of my 870 did need work .... Anybody knows if the 870 Timney Trigger fix works in an 7600?

2.) Accuracy? If I buy a new 7600 in 30-06 .... what accuracy can I expect. I know several of you mentioned that it is an accurate platform .... but what are we talking about?

1 MOA? 2 MOA? Sub MOA?

3.) It is my understanding that a 7600 will keep its point of impact as long as it does not get disassembled for cleaning. And I am talking here about a setup where the scope is mounted to the receiver. However, once the gun is disassembled and the barrel is removed from the receiver .... and putting all back together .... point of impact might have shifted .... and the scope might need some adjustments.

Is my understanding correct?
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- Yes,870 trigger kit is the same.
- MOA at least is achievable.
- If you take the barrel off, you might have to make some sight adjustments. With that said, there isn't really any reason to be taking the barrel off on a regular basis. Just use a pull through from the breech to the muzzle for cleaning.
 
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conor_90, I know what you are talking about .... when I shoot my 870s from a sandbag ... even the empty shell gets ejected ... ;)
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I had a couple 7600s in 35Whelen that would do that same thing most times with heavy 250gr loads. Weird at first but others have reported the same.
 
Got one in a 308win love it as I'm a big shotgun guy and rem870 is my favorite older shotgun 7600 feels very similar. Shoot surplus rounds at the range and cheap hunting rounds in the fall as for the trigger meh I'm a shotgun guy it's on par. Found mine at a estate sale 1986 serial number mint condition.
 
760 gamemaster

I have the 760 gamemaster in 30-06 And its my favorite rifle by far wouldnt trade it for anything. There fast, shoots well and i have confidence in that rifle it never let me down Dropped many deer and bear and now this year I have my chance at a moose as i got drawn
 
A good dependable working mans gun. Nothing fancy about them. Typical Remington mass produced utilitarian gun. We had several in my hunt camp back east in Ontario mainly in 30-06. Accuracy seemed to good, well within minute of moose and deer. The fellas never seemed to have issues with them.
 
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