Took my new to me 760 Gamemaster out today. Built in March of 1952 it is one of the first built. It is scoped with an old Weaver v7.

At 300 yards 6 out of 8 shots were in a 7 inch group. Plus each of the loads were 1/2 grain different as I was shooting a ladder. The two tightest shots were less that an inch from each other.

I never shot ladders before but just this group at 300 yards impresses me for an old pump gun with such an old low powered scope. I can only imagine what it might do when I find it's sweet load.

And I thought pump guns wouldn't shoot past 150 yards.

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Originally posted by Donald Nelson:

And I thought pump guns wouldn't shoot past 150 yards.

In reiteration; IMHO the Mod. 760 is among the best field hunting rifles ever. roger

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Originally posted by bartsche:

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Originally posted by Donald Nelson:

And I thought pump guns wouldn't shoot past 150 yards.

In reiteration; IMHO the Mod. 760 is among the best field hunting rifles ever. roger

Absolutly!

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Originally posted by Donald Nelson:
At 300 yards 6 out of 8 shots were in a 7 inch group. ...

That is promising. If you can feel any movement where the Barrel enters the Receiver, it is possible to "Tighten" the fit by Peening some small raised Crater Edges around the Barrel Tang. If it moves a bit more, you might try some very Thin Brass Shim Stock.

Best of luck to you.

Don:

I once had a Remington .270 pump. It was one of the most accurate rifles I ever owned. It would shoot with any bolt gun I had.

Thanks Hot Core I will say though this rifle is tight!

I have three of them. They will all shoot half that easily. Work with your best loads and you should see them drop under three inches at 300.

The .243-7600 came with a really messed up barrel. It took three weeks of cleaning to get it back to bare metal. When it was finally clean it still wouldn't shoot. A couple hundred dollars and a trip to Remington cured that with a new barrel.

My 760 in 30-06 just love TTSX 130s. Put some Varget under them and they shoot into an inch without worry about how much powder more or less. Very non-picky.

That is excellent. Those groups at 300yds are indeed promising. Even if you can just get them to 4.5", it will beat a lot of other rifles.

By the way, if there is any Creep or Drag with the Trigger, it would be very difficult for me to tighten the groups more.

Also just noticed you mentioned a V7 on it. That is even better than I first thought for the groups. My old eyes need more Power, but obviously you are shooting well and the rifle is performing great.

Always nice to see a person shooting good and with an older rifle at that. Congratulations!

Thank you Hot Core,
Yes this is a nice old vintage rig. I am amazed at how clear the scope is. Not enough adjustment to sight dead on at 300 but it will be set for a point blank range anyhow once I have my load chronyed and do the math. Any idea how old the scope might be? I know nothing about these old scopes.

I think you have already found your load. That thing is not a paper printer but rather a deer & elk slayer. I inherited a 760 in 06 from my Grand father sometime in the early 90's. It's as accurate as you say and reliable as the sun coming up tomorrow! My nephew has used this rifle every year taking deer every year and a few elk here and there. He even uses the ammo that came with it. a dozen or so boxes of Winchester Western 150 SP. that was purchased on sale at GI Joe's in Oregon sometime in the mid 80's. He shoots about 10 rounds a year. 3 or 4 to tweak the scope and the rest to take is game.

A solid accurate reliable hunting rifle. That's all our grandfathers asked for and Remington delivered! Our grand-kids will probably still be shooting good groups down range if taken care of!

Yes I would say one of the two will be my load. I don't think I will need to try any more combination's. Makes me happy because I like IMR 4350 and the Hornaday 180 grain Interlocks are cheap and I believe they will work fine on black bear and white tail. Plus it looks like it wants near max charge and that will be good for bear.

I do have 8 rounds loaded to shoot another ladder with IMR 4064 and Combined Technology 168 grain BT's as a deer only load but the 180's will be the go to load I sight in for.

No idea on the age of your Weaver.

I still have two of the El Paso Weavers. Bought a K3-C3(Tapered Post reticle) on a Used 243Win M77 in `71. Went to the PX and bought a V9(Range Finder reticle) shortly there after so I could shoot a bit farther with the same rifle. That was `71 also.

If it was an El Paso Weaver, I feel sure it will say so on it.

Phil Parsons Scope Service might know the age and he can generally Repair them if anything is needed. (513) 867-0820 I've had the best luck reaching him between 6-8PM EST. Really a nice fellow.

Mine is an El Paso that is what is marked on it.