Pump-action rifle?

How far will you be from the target? What roles? Nostalgia, hunting, defense? If hunting, what game?

The easy answer is a Remington 760/7600 in .270/.30-06/.308. But if you're shooting at 50 yds and home defense is #2 maybe an IWI Timberwolf in .357. The Remington 141 is pretty cool if you like the .35 Remington.

I’m with Pudge. A Remington 760 in any flavor is about as good as one could do if your wanting a center fire pump in my opinion.

Not many options, no good ones.

The Remington 760/7600 family is about the only option and I'd choose a bolt gun 10 times out of 10 over one. Browning made a few, but they are rare. If you want to shoot fast repeat shots a semi-auto is the only thing significantly faster. Real world, manually operated pump and lever actions just aren't that much faster than a bolt gun for "aimed" repeat shots. If you're just throwing lead downrange with no regards to where it lands you can empty the magazine a little faster with a pump or lever.

Pumps have proven to be quite reliable in shotguns, pistol calibers, and 22's that operate at much lower pressure levels. When you get to more potent cartridges you run into extraction and ejection issues with pumps. And while many have the potential to be acceptably accurate they are all handicapped with poor triggers. On top of that they are heavy and expensive for what they are.

With your $1000 budget you can get an AR and a decent bolt rifle and fill all of your roles.

Sub-1K$ rules out the Troy PAR unless you can find a deal, as their MSRP is a few bucks north of a grand.

https://worldoftroy.com/product-category/sporting-rifles/

Kind of a fun rifle in .223 that offered a spiffy adjustable folding stock at one time -- I think they changed their folder to a skeletonized version recently. I like mine well enough.



The old IMI Timber Wolf in 357 and 44 Mag was a good choice back in the day, but they are commanding premium prices now.

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/892197753

Remington Model 14 and 141's were interesting rifles and a lot are still floating around at decent used prices. Many of the chamberings they were offered in are somewhat obscure today -- I think a model 141/2 in 44-40 would be a peach if you could find one.

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/892015685
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/890810508

There's the Uberti Lightning. I think that is a pump action.

If you’re looking for extended mags for a 760 you’re looking for the wrong rifle. They were pretty much vintage hunting rifles with a 4 or 5 round “clip” if I remember correctly. Sorry about the “clip” thing, that’s what we called them back when I was a kid We had 2 of them in our family when I was growing up. One my dad had was in 30-06 and it put a lot of meat in the freezer. The only issue it ever had the action froze shut on a moose hunt in Ontario but it was 35 below actual! I had one in 300 Savage that was trouble free as well. They were plenty accurate for hunting and a friend of mine had one in .308 that was a 1 minute gun. Fine rifles for what they were intended for.

I'll vote for the 760/7600 30.06 too. I love mine.

My favorite pump is my Remington 141 in .35 Remington. My Remington 14 has the crescent butt plate which looks pretty, but will start taking a toll after a few shots. While I'm not The Rock, Iam 6'3" and not a slender build, my shoulder doesn't really fit inside the crescent, it just gets two small contact points. The 141 has the shotgun butt plate which is actually very comfortable.

wiscoaster said:

I should have explained a little better. I already have all the other options. I just don't have a single pump-action rifle, so maybe that's my primary motive: plug a niche. I could pick up a Henry rimfire, but I've already got enough rimfires.

wrt to the Remington - are there extended-capacity mags available for it?

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No factory extended mags, and the aftermarket ones vary from "mokay" to "turrible." Ramline and Eagle were the two main extended producers, IIRC, and they are long defunct.

I was not a fan of my 760 in .30-06. Punishing recoil, inaccurate, and hard extraction were the main reasons, but I also found it difficult to remove, load, and insert the factory magazine.

Additionally, the newer production magazines that Remington advertised as compatible with the 760, 740, 7600, and 7400 (with integral bolt hold- open) most certainly DID NOT function in my old 760. Only vintage Remington magazines would work properly and they are $$ and hard to find.

For some strange reason, these had a problem with excessive rust and gunk buildup in the chambers too.......

Remington 7600 in 308 win with 10 round mags. https://www.triplek.com/product/remington-740-742-750-760-30-06-10-rd/

I have the 760 in 300 savage, love it, tack driver, i have original 4 round "CLIP" and a 10 round "CLIP", one of the local gun shops has one on the rack for just under 400, 300 savage too

Since the trigger hand doesnt move a pump gun can be quite fluid and faster than a conventional bolt rig IMHO.

And that is aimed shots.

I’m pretty fond of my 760.

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/892732111 Buy now $950

7615 if you want high cap mags.
223 though.

Like my old beater 760 in .35 rem.
That chambering commands a bit more than say 270/3006

I had a 760 in .30-06 w buttplate.
150gr was not punishing at all, even w just a T shirt

My choices would be 760/7600 in 35 Whelen or 30-06 with a carbine length barrel

I want a BPR https://www.gunbroker.com/item/889917536
, and a BLR to go with my BAR but if I was making a suggestion it would probably be a 7600

I've had a 760 in 30-06, I found the recoil a bit much for my taste, but it was a tack driver. I also had the 10rd triple K mag for it. It was ok, wouldn't stake my life on it, and really, after 5 rounds in quick succession, I'm good for a bit. I now have the 7600 in 270. That I like. Recoil is manageable, its lighter than the 760 and still very accurate. I shoot most long guns left handed, (right handed, left eye dominant) so bolt guns are not my favorite. I grew up shooting right handed pump shotguns from my left shoulder, so the 7600 is a perfect fit for me.

Sorry about the “clip” thing, that’s what we called them back when I was a kind

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They cover all the bases these days, with their magazine clip.