Looking at picking up a Remington 7600 carbine. What should I look for in a pump 30-06?
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Looking at picking up a Remington 7600 carbine. What should I look for in a pump 30-06?
I’ve got a 7600 in 35 whelen and an older 760 in 35 remington. I really enjoy them both. They are reasonably accurate and fun to shoot. The only draw backs to me, are the trigger and that they are hard to hold steady in a rifle rest because of the wobbly pump. Both of my rifles shoot 1.5” or better at 100 yards, which adequate for me out of a pump rifle.
JTD
The short action in the pump gun was more reliable than the semi-auto's. Had friends with 270,30-06,semi's that gave them all kinds of problems.
Alot of the poo-poo's that came from the long action pump owners were they were short strokeing the guns. They were also torqueing the forearms while pumping during times of excitement.
Keep everything lubed with a good quality gun grease. I use Tetra Gun or Reel Lube. If you get a used weapon,tear it apart and you will see the wear spots. Lube there.
Do not try to jack the loads up too far. Not needed for normal hunting. Crimp your bullets for anti inertia pull.
Google different mags for the gun. Buy quality or with good rateings. Enjoy. --- SAWMAN
Thanks guys. This rifle has been a safe queen and doesn’t show any wear at all (yet). I’ve always wanted a pump back in Texas for hog hunting but never got around to it.
IIRC the problem with some of the older guns were the guide rails made into the receiver that the carrier slid back and forth on.
Owners would slick these up and some of the problems would go away. --- SAWMAN
Never had a 7600 but have had several 760s over the years, all have been 30.06, in fact I picked up another one a couple of weeks back that I have not got out to the range with. All have been problem free and had acceptable accuracy. Only issue was the one carbine length that I had that ate scopes, I could only get maybe 2 hunting seasons before the scope would fail but until it did it was a sub moa shooter.
Wondering what is was about barrel length that would determine the longivity of the optics. Maybe a small difference in weight would increase the inertia caused by the recoil.
Possibly the carbine versions should have only been chambered in the short action cartridges due to the produced recoil ??
I always wanted a 7400/740 carbine chambered in 243Win. --- SAWMAN
Could be a number of things. The first that comes to mind is a rifle I have that was drilled and tapped off center. Because I had to use so much of the internal adjustment to sight it in, the scope would become more prone to damage from recoil. I went through 3 scopes before I figured this out. I use Burris signature zee ring now, and problem solved.
JTD
I on' know, but I have an internet friend from other forums with the same carbine that does the same thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by SAWMAN
Checked that, adjustments were always close to center when sighted in.Quote:
Originally Posted by JeffreyDeGraff
I have heard of guns that were just brutal on scopes even though they were not chambered for brutal cartridges. I guess the combination of short barrel, rifle design, and the 30-06 make it rough on scopes.
JTD
Average "normal" might not ever have the issue. Shoot a few rounds to verify zero then a few more during the hunting season not that much stress on scope. Me it I take it out of the safe and to the range give them a good workout.
I like to call it . . . "two way recoil". Any semi auto has it.
With an empty gun,pull the action all the way open then let it go (don't ride it home). Except for the bolt/carrier stripping a round off the top of the mag,which slows it down some,there is your fwd recoil.
Much harder on sights/scopes,and their mounting hardware than a bolt,lever,or single shot.
Most times the chambering only has a small amount to do with the battering action. The moving mass (BCG),how gassed,dwell time,etc,has a lot to do with two way recoil.
To me,a Rem 7400 is about the worse,even chambered in 308Win.
If I were to mount a scope on a gun that I suspected the recoil inertia extreme I would do several things:
1. Drill and tap for extra mounting screws for scope base.
2. Lapp the base to the receiver
3. Use BLUE Loc- Tite to secure the screws
4. Use Burris Extreme Tactical rings. (They are wide and 6 screw + have 1/2" nut) (Use Loc-Tite on these also)
5. True and lapp the rings before installing the scope. (I have the Brownell's kit for 1" or 30mm)
This is what I basically did when mounting a scope on my NEF Handi Rifle chambered in 500S&W Mag,that had the bbl cut back to 18 inches and LOP reduced to 12.5 inches. Also my 45-70 and 444Marlin configured the same way. --- SAWMAN
ADDED: Sorry gents . . . pic was before I changed the rings with the above procedure.
Also did the same thing to my 10ga "carbine".