How do these handle very or extreme cold weather? for operation and point of impact changing? just wondered how they perform .i doubt the sythetic would be much different to the wood .thanks for any info

I bought a 7615 in .223 for coyote hunting last year. First time out, it was about -5C and the damn thing froze up on me. Wouldn't lock up or fire. Had to use windshield washer antifreeze to get it unstuck so I wouldn't be sitting holding my dick all day.

Took it home and completely cleaned the action out with Hoppes, then lubed it with a graphite lube. Threw it in the freezer for 12 hours as a test, and it worked like a charm.

I have used one for years in Pa. Its cold and snowy most years in deer season, never a problem if its clean.

I hunted for years with a 760 in 280 rem, my first centerfire my father's before. zero failures in forty + yrs in all weather +20c to -30c as stated above degrease and lube with graphite.

My first rifle long ago was a 760 30-06 carbine. If I still owned it I would go throw it in the river.

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Originally posted by axle:
I hunted for years with a 760 in 280 rem, my first centerfire my father's before. zero failures in forty + yrs in all weather +20c to -30c as stated above degrease and lube with graphite.

I carry Break Free or Dri Slide I purchased from www.uniquetek.com )with me for loosening up internal parts in subzero weather.

I owned a model 760 .30-06 for quite few years and while I haven't used it in the negative number temperature catagory I can't imagine a more weeather proof gun. The action is pretty well protected from dirt and moisture so unless you didn't remove the grease I would think it would fare pretty well at any temperature. Besides it doesn't depend on an action bedded in a stock so the weather doesn't effect the accurracy. Mine at least was accurate and reliable.

Many years ago I went on a Moose/Deer hunt in Ontario between Christmas and New Years. Temperatures reached 44 Below F. To be honest not much of anything has to go wrong to cause a failure at those temperatures. I believe we cleaned all the guns with lighter fluid. A FN mauser had problems with bolt freezing closed. Older Remingtons with weakend springs on the fireing pins fired about half the time. A relatively new Remington 742 and a Remington 760 were the only guns we didn't have problems with. Be aware that your softpoint bullets at these temperatures are going to act a lot more like solids than softpoints. Incredible trip, but everything is a challenge.

if the 7600 is the same mechanically as the 760, you will have a reliable rifle. My dad and his buddies all used 760's in 30-06 for late season moose hunts, often hunting in -30 to -40 degree temperatures.
Degreasing is important, and use only cold-rated synthetic oil or graphite as previously posted. they are good cold weather rifles.

All guns will freeze in extremely cold weather if not degreased and lubed with graphite. I like a product called "lock ease". It is graphite in an alcohol carrier, spray can, i spray everything down except the trigger, leave it dry, let all parts dry before reassembly and you're good to go.