Remington 7600 advice

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cmdc

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I have a post in the Hunt section regarding a synthetic 7600 in .243. I am thinking about getting another one in a larger caliber and would like some input about which one to get. They come in .270, .308 and .30-06 as well. I would be using the larger caliber for game up to elk, potentially. Input about relative recoil in the various calibers in this gun would be appreciated also. It's my understanding that the 7600s have more recoil than some other rifles in the same calibers.

Thanks
 
The recoil of the 7600 in 30-06 is the same as any other 30-06, no worse no better. I personally found it easy to shoot in that caliber. I would put it on a par with my 270. But mine was a wood stock.

Jim
 
My 760 is in .30-06 and I find it comparable to other -06s in my battery. With a good pad, the recoil isn't an issue and I like good pads on all my rifles. What I like about the 760 is the absolute repeatability of the first two shots. This is a hunting rifle, not a benchrest rifle, but it excels at putting two shots touching at 100 yards. It'll do it time after time. Like this.

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I know that two shots isn't a group, but this rifle will do this day in and day out. One quick shot, or two. Go get your venison and go home.

I'm always looking for another one in the used gun racks. I believe that the Remington 760/7600 is one of the more under-appreciated rifles currently made.
 
Synthetic stoked 7600's weigh about the same, probably slightly more than the wood stocked versions. I have identical 870's one with a walnut stock, the other factory synthetic. They use the same stock as the 7600 but with different forends. The walnut stocked gun is 1/4 lb lighter.

Compared to most bolt rifles the 7600's are quite a bit heavier, so in the same calibers should have less recoil than most bolt rifles.

The ones I've owned and shot tended to be very accurate. The triggers are not as good as any bolt rifle and cannot be improved upon much. If someone could put a better trigger on one I have no doubt they would probably shoot as well as most factory bolt guns.

For offhand rapid fire shooting they are very close to semi-autos and much faster than any lever rifle. For field shooting using any type of improvised rest such as tree limbs, backpacks, or shooting sticks the forend just gets in the way and a bolt rifle is faster for repeat shots.
 
Thanks for the input. I know I can find a synthetic 270 but don't know about one in 30-06. I don't care as much about the stock material as I do about getting the most appropriate caliber for me.
 
The 270, 308, or '06 will have the same felt recoil in the 7600. The stock is cut more like the 1100/870 shotguns, which have more drop in the comb than a bolt rifle. The result is improper placement of the butt on your shoulder gets you slapped in the face. I would get the 308 caliber.
 
I have the 308 & 270 in wood I like the 270 a lot better recoil is a non issue for me. It is kind of hard to find the right limb saver pad for the wood stock but a light coat gets me where I need to be recoil wise. The 7600's are great hunting rifles if you like pump shotguns the 7600 is the ticket. One draw back is the sling mounts never did like that setup so I don't use them. Took a couple Elk, lots of White tail deer hogs, bear with the 270-7600 its one of my favorite rounds & rifles. If your looking for a fast action,Dependable flat shooting hunting rifle the 7600 in 270 gets the nod.
 
I've got a beautiful 760 BDL in 30-06. The BDL is the one with the basket-weave checkering. It's so pretty that it gets very little hunting time. It is as accurate as any bolt action I've ever owned.

That being said, if I were deliberately looking for one to hunt with I'd look for one in .308. The reason is the cartridge length. That half inch length difference between the .308 and either the .270 or 30-06 means a slightly shorter pump stroke.
 
Actually there's only one action length , so no difference in stroke !
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Yes, but if you short stroke your pump on one of the long calibers you are more likely to get a misfeed. Don't ask me how I know that. :mad:
 
The biggest shortcoming of the 760 and 7600 is they need to be cleaned from the muzzle as one improper pass with a cleaning rod and you have just ruined your barrel.

http://www.superiorbarrels.com/Bore Guides/Bore Guides.htm

The above is the fix. I have these on about five cleaning rods and they protect the muzzles from cleaning rods wearing on the rifling.

As well you can get 10 round mags from Checkmate Industries on Long Island. they make the mags for Rem 7600 police rifles.

I believe it is Uncle Mike that sells a sling swivel for the front of the lower rod and they are good. Make sure to get Uncle Mike MILSPEC sling swivels as well.

If you take care of the muzzle and clean often and just as soon as you get through shooting the barrel will last many thousands of rounds. When propellant is burned it leaves carbon residue which becomes quite hard when it gets cold. Leaving this in the barrel will allow follow on bullet to load it up in the soft copper jacket and give your barrel a fit on the way out shortening it's life in the process. Thusly clean every ten rounds while shooting and just as soon as your last shot is fired for a long barrel.

Oh yes one more thing. Use a 6.5MM brush on your cleaning rod and wrap patches around the brush so the won't fall off. Works much better for cleaning.
 
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