For those that like pump centerfire rifles lets here about them and maybe post some photos as well.

I started useing a Rem 760 in 30-06 in 1973. Very accurate rifle. About ten years later I thought that I needed a bit more velocity so I rechambered it to a 30-06 Ackley Imp. Still a very accurate rifle. Two years ago I decided that I needed a bit heavier bullets at a bit slower velocity so I rebarreled it to a 338-06. That accurate too.

I have an old Remington 14 pump, it's chambered in .30 Remington IIRC. With a peep sight, it might make a nice pig rifle.

My first rifle was a Remington 760 in .270...hard kicker and best accuracy was close to 2.5" with anything I tried. Would have been a fine deer rifle except I also did a lot of varminting and it just didn't make the grade for that....it also had a terrible trigger pull. I was 15 and just learning about this stuff. I really wanted a M-70 in .264 at the time.....my father talked me into the .270 pump as it was less costly.....absolutely the worst decision I ever made.....that .264 probably was just the ticket for me at the time.

I've never had a desire for another one.

Since then I've seen some shoot extremely good groups....but the triggers still suck.

Rem 760 06 Hunted with it for 30 years a lot of game, very accurate around 1". Gave it a face lift with a Myrtlewood Stock, & a Bead Blast Blue
finish.

I have one of the first in 35 Wheken when they first came out in the early nineties and a synthetic 30-06 carbine. Love the carbine, hate the 18.5" barrel, too much muzzle blast for my taste. My son likes the carbine just fine, so I sold it to him and bought another one with a regular 22" barrel. This one I'm going to make into a carbine but my way. I'm going to shorten the barrel to 20" and shorten the LOP to 13" to allow for heavier clothing in cold weather. I'll end up with thr same OAL as the factory carbine. All three of them will shoot 1" groups.

First pump rifle I had was an old 760. The kind with the forend that resembled the 870 vertically grooved forend.
Damn thing shot very, very well. But it was HEAVY!

Then grabbed a parkerized 7600 in 35 Whelen. Now there is a good Sambar rifle! Not as accurate as the 270, but still good for 1.5 MOA. That rifle accounted for several deer, until I was talked out of it by a hound man, who still uses it with good effect.

I had been thinking of getting a 7615 Police for my wife, but haven't been terribly impressed by the quality of late. I might look around for an older model in 243 in good condition for her. Trim the BBL and shorten the LOP to suit her.

KK,

That's a beautiful rifle.
Myrtle Stock has great figure, and that bead blasted finish is excellent.

Don

I have two. My '06 is an early 70s vintage with a 1.5-6x42 Zeiss Diavari on top. Embarrassingly accurate, perfect setup for Minnesota deer hunting and reliable, never jams.

My 243 is a 7600 bought used. The original owner must have put 5000 rounds through it without ever cleaning it. I spent weeks cleaning it out but the damage to the barrel was too much. I could fling rocks more accurately. Sent it back to Remington via Ahlmans and got a new barrel. Put a lightweight camo stock on it and 1-4x24 Leupy VX-II on top. Shoots an inch now and I expect it will get better when I get time to refine the loads and it gets a few rounds down the barrel. This gun is my ideal drag around pest whacker. Not so nice you can't leave it banging around in the trunk for a few days. Light enough to sling it over your shoulder and walk in a mile or two to work coyotes. Can be loaded down to 22 mag levels for quiet work and is hell on deer with a Barnes 85 grain TSX. The only problem with the gun is that damn pipe wrench I need to drag along to adjust the power on the Leupy.

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Originally posted by miles58:
... The only problem with the gun is that damn pipe wrench I need to drag along to adjust the power on the Leupy.

One of my buddies had the same issue. He got a Black HEAVY Duty plastic Tie-Wrap and snugged it down real well with a set of pliers on the Power Adjustment Ring. The "Lock Mechanism" of the Tie-Wrap sticks up just enough that it makes a nice short Lever for him to push against - works for him.

Best of luck to you.
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Hey KK, Mam-O-Man that sure is a fine looking rifle.

I've always wondered why the Remington Marketing Group does not offer extra Barrels "off-the-shelf". Get one in 30-06(like KK's) and then be able to buy Barrels in say 25-06, 270Win, 338-06 and 35Whe.

Here's my early 760 Carbine in 30.06. I removed the peep sight about a week ago and mounted a Lyman Alaskan 2.5x to see how I like that in the woods. Even with the short shots, I have sometimes found that a low power scope would have been better. I'll try to take some pics with the scope on it, it looks pretty cool.

I've taken a couple of deer with 760s. Around 3-4" groups at 200yds and good reliability.

The sear spring can be easily replaced with a lightweight spring for a descent pull, but the creep is pretty ridiculous. There are a few outfits that speacialize in the rem auto/pump trigger assembly. Lighter springs and alittle polishing usually makes the triggers much better.

I just replace the sear springs in my Rems. I can handle the creep when the pull is only 2.5-3lbs.

Good Luck

Reloader

For those that didn't know.....the Remington pump was also produced in .222......and extremely rare.

If someone here owns one please post some pics and tell us about it.

Vapo,

I have some experience with a couple of different Remington pumps.

My Dad own a 760 Gamemaster in 270 Win that I have seen him drill many, many critters with. He has used it since 1967.

I have done some load work up for him, and it will shoot solid, repeatable 1.25" groups.

I also have a 7600 that I had rebored to a 338-06 for him. It is very consistent as it will put almost everything into 2", and I have found one load that is between 1-1.25" consistently.

I just installed a B&C straight comb stock on it. The factory monte carlo is just too high for both me and my Dad, with the peep sight.

I will snap a couple pics tonight if I have time.

The other day my Dad asked what I wanted after he passes away. First, I told him that we will cross that bridge when we get there. But out of all his firearms, that 760 Gamemaster in 270 Win is the only firearm I want. It is nothing special as far as steel and wood, but it has too many memories and sentimental value for me.

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But out of all his firearms, that 760 Gamemaster in 270 Win is the only firearm I want. It is nothing special as far as steel and wood, but it has too many memories and sentimental value for me.

That's exactly how I wound up with a Savage 99 in .308 and a M-92 in .25-20....not for sale at any price.

I have sighted in many of the Rem 760s over the years and boy do they shoot right out of the box..Many of them are 1 inch rifles..Also the old CIA used them in 222 for assinations rifles because of the accuracy they got when testing them..They don't assinate so I always wondered why they purchased them, but hey thats big Gov. for you...

I have an old Rem M-12 22 and its a tack driver.

I have shot the older pumps and they always shot well..I particularly liked an old 25 Rem I had and it was a shooter deluxe. It was such a well made rifle, the machine work was dazzling and that 23-35 cartrige head inlaid in the metal was a neat touch..It was a great rifle.

My only complaint about the Rem 760 is it rattles like a big ball bearing in a box car and that is the reason I never owned one for myself..My cousins all got them for Xmas right after they first came out. The all got 222s and they are still shooting deer on their ranches with them and they are successful hunters for sure, guess they never knew any different! ..

Yeah, I like pumps, don't have any except the M-12 22 but I like'em.

Dad has a 760 Gamemaster in .270 Win. Nice Monte Carlo stock. Load development with Hornady 140 SP/54.0 gr IMR 4831 will shoot MOA.

Only complaint of 760/7600 rifles; poor cleaning access.

I have owned a number of 760s but have always thought one with a short stroke that handled a cartridge in the 44 mag class and perhaps just a little longer would be ideal. When I did the X 41 series this is what I had in mind. Never happened. roger

A friend of mine's father owned a 760 in
222 Remington, he passed away about 10 years
and I assume one of his children got it,
he had several guns. I saw a 760 in 223
about 7 years ago for sale in a pawnshop,
one of the old ones not the police rifle.
Wish I would have bought it.

Sounds like that 760 is a real winner!!! I never owned one tho wish I had.

I have always like them as well, although have never owned one. kk alaska's and Prewar70 are handsome rifle's.

i once had one that was rebarreled in 358win very accurate some how i let my self be talked out of it(idiot)

I've got a Model 14 Remington in .30 Rem.(a rimless 30-30), and a Model 141 Gamemaster in in .32 Rem. (a rimless 32 Win. Special). You can still get .30 Rem. brass, and with one pass through a sizer, you have a .32 Rem case.

The .32 shoots better than I can hold it, but the Model 14's (.30 Rem.) throat is shot out and the barrel fouls something furious when I shoot it. Accuracy is good only out to about 80 yards. I'm determined to kill a deer with it, however, and then I will retire it.

I also have a Model 8 Remington (the first commercial autoloader) in .35 Remington.

I could really enjoy a .308 with sights and short barrel in a pump, especially if it looked half as nice as kk alaska's rifle. Gorgeous woodwork.

I just picked up my first CF pump this week, I got this nice condition 1928 rem. M14 in .35 Rem at a local auction. I hope to take a pig with it some day.

Rob,

That Model 14 is a real old beauty! Don't know what you paid, but whatever it was you got a really nice old gun.

I have a 14 in .25 Remington (which is NOT a rimless 25-35, just as the .30 and .32 Remingtons are NOT rimless .30/30 or .32 specials. The Remington cases have less taper and a sharper shoulder.) Anyway, my Model 14 belonged to my wife's granfather and was passed on to me through her father. Actually, I have given it to my son. It easily shoots inside two inches with its Lyman Alaskan 2.5 scope.

I recently acquired a Model 12 in .25-20. What a sweet little small game rifle!

Those accolades bestowed, I wouldn't give you squat for a modern 760 or anyone else's pump rifle. They're outmoded. If you want accuracy or power, get a bolt. If you want speed, get an auto. There's really just no place for a pump. Except, of course, in our hearts.

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Rob,

Those accolades bestowed, I wouldn't give you squat for a modern 760 or anyone else's pump rifle. They're outmoded. If you want accuracy or power, get a bolt. If you want speed, get an auto. There's really just no place for a pump. Except, of course, in our hearts.

Golleee Stone Creek? What's your thoughts on a lever rifle? roger

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Originally posted by Stonecreek:
Rob,

That Model 14 is a real old beauty! Don't know what you paid, but whatever it was you got a really nice old gun.

I have a 14 in .25 Remington (which is NOT a rimless 25-35, just as the .30 and .32 Remingtons are NOT rimless .30/30 or .32 specials. The Remington cases have less taper and a sharper shoulder.) Anyway, my Model 14 belonged to my wife's granfather and was passed on to me through her father. Actually, I have given it to my son. It easily shoots inside two inches with its Lyman Alaskan 2.5 scope.

I recently acquired a Model 12 in .25-20. What a sweet little small game rifle!

Those accolades bestowed, I wouldn't give you squat for a modern 760 or anyone else's pump rifle. They're outmoded. If you want accuracy or power, get a bolt. If you want speed, get an auto. There's really just no place for a pump. Except, of course, in our hearts.

Thanks for the compliments, I paid $400 at an auction, I figured the Lyman is worth at least $100 so, I think I did well.
Now I just need to find one in .30 Rem to go with the box of ammo I have!


Rob

The remington pumps and autos are in my heart. :^)
A little 14 1/2 in 38-40

12c 22 long rifle and a model 25 in 25-20

121 22long rifle

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Originally posted by Stonecreek:
Rob,

Those accolades bestowed, I wouldn't give you squat for a modern 760 or anyone else's pump rifle. They're outmoded. If you want accuracy or power, get a bolt. If you want speed, get an auto. There's really just no place for a pump. Except, of course, in our hearts.

Golleee Stone Creek? What's your thoughts on a lever rifle? roger

Again, no real place for levers except "in the heart". Doesn't mean I wouldn't jump at the chance to own a clean Model 92 Winchester, or even a Sako Finnwolf.

But please, don't ask me about those ugly, cumbersome single shot break open rifles that are converted from a pistol that was made out of a shotgun. I get so sick of watching all those TV hunters get paid to shoot something with those friggin TC barn-door-hinged monstrosities that I could just scream.

I have a 7615. It's the police version with a 16" barrel but has a regular black buttstock rather than the pistol grip version now produced.It has a 16 1/2" barrel and of course the AR15 magazine well. Finish is dull matte something like parkerize. With a Leupold 1.5-5 Vari-XIII it is a consistent 1" gun with any cheap ammo I can find. Stock and forearm are nicely checkered and it has a nice recoil pad from the factory. Have not seen another exactly like this one. Makes a wonderful truck rifle ,now all I need is the truck. Fits well in the trunk of my Mustang though. It would be one of the last guns I would trade off.

One of my first rifles was a Sportsman 76 in 30-06. It was utterly reliable, but kicked your ass off. I wouldn't mind having an older 760 in 308 for the truck.

I have to agree with Stonecreek about the TC monstrosities. That's why my single shot is a Browning Highwall.

I had one for a short time. I was selling some firearms for my boss. I liked it. It shot about 1 1/2 inches with all the ammo I tried in it. I ended up trading for something I wanted worse but I still think one would be a nice truck gun with a peep site or low power scope. It wasn't to long, or to heavy and balanced quite well. For what I could have bought it for I should have kept it.

It was mentioned earlier about the Police 7615 and I purchased one of the early ones and can say that it was of very poor quality and failed to feed from various mfg.'s magazines. I was able to return it for full credit with my friendly dealer and unless they have improved them over the past couple years have no desire to own one again. Perhaps I got a "bad" one, but upon inspecting the magazine port/opening up in the action,it appeared someone had used a hand file to relieve an area toward the rear and file marks plainly visible.

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daleatkins

Nice collection daleatkins, I just love the glow of old Rem. wood.

Thanks Rob, I just got a thing for the remingtons. Old and new :^)
Dad did this one a few years back.

that old remmie is the official Maine deer rifle. there is more of them kicking around than any other rifle I think!

My 76 yo dad is still using a 760 in 300 SAV and it has killed alot of deer and a few elk with several dozen coyotes thrown in for good measure. I sighted in for him and it will do 1 1/2" at 100. Also this soon to be classified as an assult rifle has never had the bore cleaned after its close to 50 year life. Typical farmers rifle!