[Kestryll]

Is anyone familiar with these guns?
I saw one up at my local gun shop and was very intrigued, a pump action .30-06, Hmm.....
Anybody have any info as far as quality, accuracy and such?

thanks,
Kest

[critter]

Brother in law had a 30-06 (carbine length) and I had a .270. Both were great guns-very reliable, relatively slick action and accuracy was much better than I had expected (well above the Rem 742's that I used to own). They are also not quite as heavy as the semiauto models. The forearm, however, does tend to rattle when carried-bad in the game woods.

They are not very good for the reloader UNLESS a fell length resize is used and in some cases small base dies are needed. Reason is that they do not have a very good primary extraction and a sticking case can be quite problematic.

[Al Thompson]

IMHO, these are very under-rated rifles. The trigger group is almost stok 870 and can be tuned to give you an "OK" trigger pull. They tend to shoot much better than yo would expect - probably the free floated barrel at work.

If the price is right, grab it. :)

[Mike Irwin]

Remington pump-action rifles have always been very popular and very well thought of in Pennsylvania, which doesn't allow semi-autos for deer hunting.

Quite a few people in my hunting camp carried 760s, normally in .270, which was also very popular in Pennsylvania.

[45crittergitter]

I have owned a 760 in .30-06 for some 25 years. The only problem I have ever had is once the chamber rusted a bit :uhoh: and I had to shine it up to get brass to extract. No problems with handloads, and I use the small base dies. It is wonderfully accurate, commonly printing in the one m.o.a. range. A basic trigger job helps. The stock is very narrow, and I added a shotgun type recoil pad to keep it from pounding.

[Big_R]

I bought one for $155.00 because it didn't work, misfires. That seems to happen a lot to me. I found the action stop bar (the bar that keeps the action closed until it's fired) was mushroomed. You can tell by making sure it's unloaded, and with the magazine removed, close the action and pull back, as if to open without pushing the release bar. Look for the action to start rotating. I was told that gun went to 4 smiths who couldn't fix it. I got the part from Ahlmans in southern Minnesota and after that, it shot great, very accurate and loved 180 grain bullets. I traded it for a Dillon reloading set up. I kind of miss it.

Ryan

[labgrade]

If you like 870s, you'll love a 760.

I've had one in '06 for a couple decades & it's a very underrated firearm, methinks. Prefer bolts, but picked it up for a very good price & it fills its niche.

Very accurate (totally free-floated barrel) & very quick.

The comment amount the slide being noisy on a sneak 'n peak is right on.

[Dr.Rob]

Dad's been using one for something like 25 years. Its's not as pretty as it once was, and I think is a little awkward to carry (the balance point is the steel receiver) so you'll tend to wear the bluing off of it there.

Works the same as an 870, though it has to be cleaned from the muzzle or with a flexible rod.

As reloaders we only neck size our brass, never had a problem with the 760 and reloaded brass.

Accuracy... once saw dad shoot out the bottom of a dixie cup at 200 yards.. what's that a 2 inch circle? That's pretty close to MOA from a pump gun.

You can eliminate slide rattle with an aftermarket kit, or just learn to carry it, port arms or cradled, it doesn't rattle.

Dad has killed more elk than anyone else in camp with that rifle. It's GOOD STUFF.

PS the Carbine model is handier with an 18.5 inch barrel, but is only available in 30-06.