Why do guys love the Rem 760/7600 pump rifles so much?

gobigorgohome said:
I'm from Sask, hunt in Sask. Many, many animals are taken from a fence post here.... it's a nice rest and they're absolutely everywhere...
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IIRC the last Elk I shot was off a fence post, too. Pumps are not unheard of out here... but my kin and friends don't use them I suppose, can't even recall having seen one in quite some time.
Even if you can't get to a fence post...going prone is usually your best action is kinda how it seemed to go...longer shots because the the prairie...nah.
More likely it is because of the size...the biggest bucks are only 4 -5 pointers... Youze guys have 8 - 10 pointers, prolly why you need that fast 2nd shot. A deer that big is like DG!
Just a regional peculiarity I suppose, all funning aside.
 
I've always been a bolt guy. As a kid, my first hunting firearm was a Stevens Model 58, in 20 gauge, so muscle memory took over when I bought bolt action rifles.

Same argument goes for pumps. Lots of folks hunt pump action shotguns, so a similar action in rifle would feel natural.

Now, I lost my dad just over a year ago , and his guns came to me. Among which was his old reliable J.C. Higgins 12 gauge ( pump), and the beautiful Remington 7600 in .308Win.

Lovely wood, and fleur de lis, checkering....smooth as butter to cycle. Dad added a peep sight a few years ago, and it's not only pretty, but super accurate. While I haven't hunted it yet, I think i'm going to take it to the woods this Fall.
 
SuperCub said:
There are many hard core bolt gun shooters out west who will never like a pump rifle. Most of those folks have nothing but disdain for a pump rifle having never used one.

I will second many of the aforementioned attributes for the pump gun with 1st hand experience. One of the reasons for it's success is the lack of reliability of the 740/7400 rifles. The 760 is far more reliable while still offering a fast 2nd shot if required.
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Awww SuperFuddCubb, I wuzz jest funn’in yah.
I knew yewd be along.
Pump guns are fine.
I just grew up inna diffrint inviromint.

I recall one chap with a new shootsgun he was try’in tuh pump.
Errr, uhm, you know that’s ahh semi…….huh?:slap:

Sum peoples chillrun.
 
gobigorgohome said:
I'm from Sask, hunt in Sask. Many, many animals are taken from a fence post here.... it's a nice rest and they're absolutely everywhere...
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I have used lots of posts and trees for rests. It's not that it can't be done with a pump, but if you need 2 or 3 shots from the post, it isnt as convenient as a bolt I guess.
 
kamlooky said:
Awww SuperFuddCubb, I wuzz jest funn’in yah.
I knew yewd be along.
Pump guns are fine.
I just grew up inna diffrint inviromint.

I recall one chap with a new shootsgun he was try’in tuh pump.
Errr, uhm, you know that’s ahh semi…….huh?:slap:

Sum peoples chillrun.
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Well that was funny!!
 
I always laugh when I read comments like this"8-10 pointers" I guess it must be from where a guy is from. Here in Alberta we call them 4x4 or 5x5 or 6x6 bucks. Never count the brow tines, count one side points, then "x" and count other side.
Its interesting seeing different regions call the same thing different names.
 
leeelmer said:
I always laugh when I read comments like this"8-10 pointers" I guess it must be from where a guy is from. Here in Alberta we call them 4x4 or 5x5 or 6x6 bucks. Never count the brow tines, count one side points, then "x" and count other side.
Its interesting seeing different regions call the same thing different names.
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Lots of difference in some terms between the East and West.

Beaver tail = Elephant ear
10 pointer = 5 pointer
Hoody = Bunnyhug
Sister = Wife.....;)
 
Bluebulldog said:
Lots of difference in some terms between the East and West.

Beaver tail = Elephant ear
10 pointer = 5 pointer
Hoody = Bunnyhug
Sister = Wife.....;)
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Well, kinda hard to compare us to Hillbilly's...no hills.
Don't you folks run animals with Dogs? Now that goes along with Cousin kiss'en right there... when hunting involves pushing animals or chasing them with dogs... " You done taken a wrong turn! Now drop them pants..."

The Appalachian Mountain Range stretches through both the United States and Canada. In Canada, they can be found in the coastal provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, and Quebec.

Kind of wonder if it is an Appalachian thing...pumps and cousins
 
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leeelmer said:
I always laugh when I read comments like this"8-10 pointers" I guess it must be from where a guy is from. Here in Alberta we call them 4x4 or 5x5 or 6x6 bucks. Never count the brow tines, count one side points, then "x" and count other side.
Its interesting seeing different regions call the same thing different names.
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Sumwarezs east’oh wee-oui land they dun tewk ahhh noshun tuh’ang thar fur by dem ears.
Nawt shure ‘bout duzz mannewver.
 
The guns I seem to grab the most (for hunting) are:

Remington 870
Remington 7600
Remington 7615
Remington 572

Pretty much covers everything you can hunt around here.

If I'm just going out shooting I hardly ever grab a pump but there's just something I like about them when hunting. Grew up hunting with pumps and for some reason I still enjoy it.
 
I owned a 7600 in 30.06 for 16 years. It was quick and accurate and I shot a pile of deer and a handful of moose with it. It served me well and had no complaints. As I got older, I yearned for a new challenge so I sold it and bought a single shot.
 
I'll admit to a fondness f or them though love would certainly be a stretch. The examples I have had didn't rattle, or perhaps I don't shake like a frail old lady with Parkinson's. For those of us who shoot off our hind legs unsupported and occasionally at moving game the fact it handles like a familiar bird gun while offering good accuracy and cartridges with more reach than a lever certainly appeals. Every example I have had produced lethal to deer accuracy to 300 yards with what was once cheap and easy to find factory ammo so they check a lot of boxes for a lot of hunters. Some shot much better than that.
There are certainly rabid fans of it like a great many of the classics. Their strongest feature was always being more reliable than the 7400 series.
 
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They have always interested me, I have never shot one, shouldered a carbine at the range one day and it seemed to fit. I read here somewhere about a re-barrel to 9.3x62, Conor90 mentioned Whynots, that or a 35 Whelen in a carbine might get me to try one.
 
There’s nothing to dislike about them.
Ambidextrous
Shoot well
And handy.


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