Father in law died a couple years back and he left some guns behind in a safe. I sold some of them at gunshows and gave my mother in law the profits. One I didn't bother selling was this old 760 gamemaster. Great condition at first glance. Wood was still glossy and had all the nice stock figuring in place with just a few scratches. Well, I tried racking the action and it felt like I was pulling the slide through play-do, and the scope, an ancient weaver 3-9 could only go 3-4.8 before it locked up, and the front bell just spins free. I figured I couldn't get much for it in that condition.
Long story short, I got bored yesterday and decided to pull the old thing out and give her a good cleaning to see if I can at least get her cycling the way she should. After a couple hours with a brush, CLP, and break free, I was able to smooth her up pretty good and got most of the sludge out of the action. This coming weekend I'm planning to take her apart even further and give her a more thorough cleaning until everything is nice and slick.
I'm considering replacing the scope and bringing the old girl out of retirement as a hunting rifle again if all goes well.
Can anyone give me some pointers on this? What kind of ammo do the 760 owners here have luck with? What kind of accuracy can I expect assuming the barrel is in good condition? Based on the serial#, it was made sometime between '68 and '70.
Long story short, I got bored yesterday and decided to pull the old thing out and give her a good cleaning to see if I can at least get her cycling the way she should. After a couple hours with a brush, CLP, and break free, I was able to smooth her up pretty good and got most of the sludge out of the action. This coming weekend I'm planning to take her apart even further and give her a more thorough cleaning until everything is nice and slick.
I'm considering replacing the scope and bringing the old girl out of retirement as a hunting rifle again if all goes well.
Can anyone give me some pointers on this? What kind of ammo do the 760 owners here have luck with? What kind of accuracy can I expect assuming the barrel is in good condition? Based on the serial#, it was made sometime between '68 and '70.