who ownes a OLD Remington 760 GAMEMASTER

[High Desert Hunter]

Mine loves the Lee 200gr RNGC bullet, stacks them one on top of the other, does well with 180gr Sierras too.

[LAKEMASTER]

The neat factor around my area is pretty high. I mention 30_06 pump action and people think I'm joking

[nekshot]

kinda funny reading the comments, they can be and most are as accurate as bolt action rifles of the 70's. They are extremely fast to shoot and shoot accurately, my only beef with them is they are noisey when working action and rattle alot with movement if you don't hold them just right. They are alot of fun and the spring to catch the clip on some needs alittle tlc to seat properly or they drop out somewhere along the way.

[LAKEMASTER]

kinda funny reading the comments, they can be and most are as accurate as bolt action rifles of the 70's. They are extremely fast to shoot and shoot accurately, my only beef with them is they are noisey when working action and rattle alot with movement if you don't hold them just right. They are alot of fun and the spring to catch the clip on some needs alittle tlc to seat properly or they drop out somewhere along the way.

I do believe that's caused by bad magazines... but don't quote me on that. I know mags are hard to find for these

[altheating]

The neat factor around my area is pretty high. I mention 30_06 pump action and people think I'm joking

So many people don't even know pump action rifles exist. Kind of sad. The only guns they are acquainted with are AR-15's. And everybody knows you can't kill deer with a 30-06, you need some type of short mag, or super mag this or that. All these yahoos think they are shooting game the size of elephants. Deer are still 150-200 pound critters.

[LAKEMASTER]

Yeah, I talk about my 06 to old hunters and they say it's overkill on most deer/hog

I mention hunting to someone my age, and they say "oh yeah we use 7mm magnum for deer and turkey "

I get a headache sometimes talking to those who think equipment substitutes or is equil to skill

[altheating]

Yup, if you can't hit them with gun you have, get a bigger gun to make up for your lack of shooting skills instead of practicing with something with less recoil. I know a guy who bought a 338 Laupa for whitetail deer. I asked him how far his shots were on the farm he hunted. He responded "under a hundred yards". I just shook my head and walked away.

[OnHoPr]

They are alot of fun and the spring to catch the clip on some needs alittle tlc to seat properly or they drop out somewhere along the way.

That reminded me of an opening day about 30 years ago. After a big last night supper and pretty good size breakfast about 11:00 am the couple cups of joe in the blind finally started working. So, I went down and on the other side of the ridge to dig a hole a couple hundred yards . Back in 2 miles there really isn't many proper facilities. On the way back to my blind when I got about 60 yd away from it I seen a deer about 25 yd in front of it. I pulled up and scoped it and it was a spike, well it didn't take long for a boom. The deer spun around over a 180 degrees and was down with a couple of kicks. Then I noticed deer taking off from behind it which was about 70 in front of my log blind. I rack another shell in and there were more horns (little rack) in the scope. The crosshairs hit way front center mass hair and click. I looked at what the heck and there was the new clip I had just got for the 760 on the ground by my boot. The new clip had to have that little slap in, not like the original which work smoothly. The venison was tasty, just too bad there wasn't more of it.

Those 760 06s are like Zeus in the whitetail woods and most likely any north american hunting scenario.

[Teddy (punchie)]

As to the speed shooting. All I can say about shooting more then once. Last nice deer a 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 old 10 point. He knew what he was doing, on a fast trot he was heading away at 125 yds. and I worked the old bolt like I do fast and accurate. I ended up hitting him 3 out of four shots and he traveled some 150 yds. across a wooded/field mix hill, in brush. Buddy of mine as we studied the hillside and deer, seen that he was hit and just keep going and not down or showing any sign of being hit. As we walked he asked where I was sitting, he said he would not have believed that those shots could have been made in that brush. We would have just looked and watched him run through and said there went a nice buck. Not everyone shoots to just make noise, I try to make every shot count.

[tim338]

I have one in 35 Remington my Dad bought me for my first deer rifle back in 1981. It was made in 1954 and was new in the box! I shot my first buck with it and it is my most prized possession. It is also very accurate shooting sub 1" groups at a 100 yards with cast or jacketed bullets.

[rr2241tx]

This 35 Remington chambered Remington 141 came to me practically unused. The loading gate still has full case colors. Barrel date is March 1950, so would have been the last official year of production. Spiraled tube magazine was to allow use of spitzer bullets. No magazine to drop. I've never used the Marbles tang sight, but it is plenty accurate offhand to hit 5/5 on a 1/5th size pig silhouette at 100 yards using the barrel sights. Trigger is typical, you could hang it on a nail by the trigger without shooting yourself but breaks clean. Rattles when operating but locked up it is completely solid. It loves Hornady Leverevolution ammo.

[nekshot]

I do believe that's caused by bad magazines... but don't quote me on that. I know mags are hard to find for these

not to beat a dead horse but we always thought it was the clip also then after I pulled the trigger groub I saw there is a little ledge or something for the spring I think (I have a thread here somewhere about this problem) anyhow I reassembled making sure all was in correct place and clips went in like butter and locked in place without wacking the clip bottom. I hunted with abunch of fellas in pa and all had 760's except for a few of us, I also had one and a bolt and a lever and a...

[LAKEMASTER]

not to beat a dead horse but we always thought it was the clip also then after I pulled the trigger groub I saw there is a little ledge or something for the spring I think (I have a thread here somewhere about this problem) anyhow I reassembled making sure all was in correct place and clips went in like butter and locked in place without wacking the clip bottom. I hunted with abunch of fellas in pa and all had 760's except for a few of us, I also had one and a bolt and a lever and a...

ill have to find your post. its something i may need to fix in the future.

[CJR]

Lakemaster,

I own a 760 300 Savage. It's been my meat gun since I was a teenager. The 760 was used in the Olympic Running Deer event and was used by the FBI years ago.

I discovered a safety problem with mine that was easily corrected. Years ago I was hunting alone in a remote hunting camp. On returning to the cabin, I unloaded the 760 and decided to lock it in my car. As the 760 was placed in the car, the muzzle was slightly low for a moment before it was laid flat on the floor. Early next morning, I removed the 760, loaded the mag, pointed the 760 in a safe direction, and chambered a round. Bang! I thought maybe I touched the trigger and racked another round. Bang again! I unloaded the 760 and noticed the firing pin was frozen in a forward position by some residue oil.

When I got back home, I stripped the 760 down and found the firing pin is free-floating and had no hold-back spring like a 1911. Schematics I checked showed no firing pin hold-back springs. I sent a letter to Remington and got no answer. I was able to fit a firing pin hold-back spring, check it at the range and all is well.

Apparently, when I placed the 760 in my car in the camp, muzzle low, the firing pin stayed forward and the residual oil + cold temps froze the firing pin in a forward position and caused my problem. I might have used a 1911 firing pin spring for this simple fix. Likewise, I found out that oils for low temps sometimes don't work. Hope this helps someone avoid what happened with me.

Best regards,

CJR

[LAKEMASTER]

Lakemaster,

I own a 760 300 Savage. It's been my meat gun since I was a teenager. The 760 was used in the Olympic Running Deer event and was used by the FBI years ago.

I discovered a safety problem with mine that was easily corrected. Years ago I was hunting alone in a remote hunting camp. On returning to the cabin, I unloaded the 760 and decided to lock it in my car. As the 760 was placed in the car, the muzzle was slightly low for a moment before it was laid flat on the floor. Early next morning, I removed the 760, loaded the mag, pointed the 760 in a safe direction, and chambered a round. Bang! I thought maybe I touched the trigger and racked another round. Bang again! I unloaded the 760 and noticed the firing pin was frozen in a forward position by some residue oil.

When I got back home, I stripped the 760 down and found the firing pin is free-floating and had no hold-back spring like a 1911. Schematics I checked showed no firing pin hold-back springs. I sent a letter to Remington and got no answer. I was able to fit a firing pin hold-back spring, check it at the range and all is well.

Apparently, when I placed the 760 in my car in the camp, muzzle low, the firing pin stayed forward and the residual oil + cold temps froze the firing pin in a forward position and caused my problem. I might have used a 1911 firing pin spring for this simple fix. Likewise, I found out that oils for low temps sometimes don't work. Hope this helps someone avoid what happened with me.

Best regards,

CJR

you guys will probably laugh, but this guy from my work is a guide in alaska and he told me the best lube for freezing temps ( from his experience of exposed guns to the elements/snowmobiles ect) is a full synthetic 0w20 engine oil.

and he uses another type of oil in the barrel but i wont say for fear of continuous laughing

[dubber123]

you guys will probably laugh, but this guy from my work is a guide in alaska and he told me the best lube for freezing temps ( from his experience of exposed guns to the elements/snowmobiles ect) is a full synthetic 0w20 engine oil.

and he uses another type of oil in the barrel but i wont say for fear of continuous laughing

My brother and I have been using 0W-20 Mobil 1 sythetic motor oil on our guns for at least 10 years. Works great in all temps, and you get a full quart for about $6. Doesn't gum up or dry out like some oils either.

[JohnH]

you guys will probably laugh, but this guy from my work is a guide in alaska and he told me the best lube for freezing temps ( from his experience of exposed guns to the elements/snowmobiles ect) is a full synthetic 0w20 engine oil.

and he uses another type of oil in the barrel but i wont say for fear of continuous laughing

Could be something to that. I prefer oils for refrigeration. These oils are wax free and don't turn to sludge when temps hit freezing or below.

[guywitha3006]

I have a Remington model 76, I believe the precursor to the 760/7600. I bought it when I was 13 (ok I paid for half and dad paid for the other half for birthday and Christmas.). The gun is decades older than I am but still shoot like a champ... 180 grain CoreLokt and I haven't had a runner yet.

[gunauthor]

I bought a model 7600 in 30-06 for deer hunting in Missouri (Indiana law prohibits the use of this caliber) and it's more accurate than I can shoot it. The trigger isn't great (too heavy) but Timney makes a trigger kit which helps quite a bit. And I also use synthetic car oil (Royal Purple), EVERYTHING runs much more smoothly than with standard gun oils.

[pietro]

I have a Remington model 76, I believe the precursor to the 760/7600. I bought it when I was 13 (ok I paid for half and dad paid for the other half for birthday and Christmas.). The gun is decades older than I am but still shoot like a champ... 180 grain CoreLokt and I haven't had a runner yet.

AFAIK, the Model 76 was introduced after the Model 7600, when Remington introduced economy versions of their main line rifles (Model Four/M-7400/M-74 autoloaders, Model Six/M-7600/M-76 pumps, and the Model 700/78 bolt-actions).

IIRC, the econo-versions were "Sportsman" Model 74's, 76's & 78's.


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