Is the Remington 7615 Coming Back?

I think the 7615 and other manually operated rifles would make a strong comeback if assault weapons bans become widespread.

As much as I like manually operated firearms, I don't want them to come back in strength due to that.

Those actually got included in CT's recent ban as a specifically named "assault weapon", so we can't even have them here anymore.

It's the magazines, not the gun. The 7615 is just another 5 shot gun without the 20-30 round AR magazines.

These are sleepers... I carry the .308 version (7600P, the police carbine, synthetic stock, factory ghost-ring sights, etc) with ten round mags on my boat as a "it's legal everyplace" self defense rifle. I'm sorry I did not grab a .223 one when I bought the .308 one.

These are excellent under-the-radar rifles.


Segue: Look at the Woodsmaster as a really under-the-radar rifle. What's not to like about a semi-auto with detachable box magazines that *nobody* thinks twice about when they see one? Pick up a carbine in .308 and enjoy...... grab some ten shot mags and you have an undercover battle rifle.



Willie

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If Remington offered a wood stocked (or a composite stock that looked like wood) 7615 chambered in 300 Blackout I would buy one in a second.

As others have said, an under the radar battle rifle.

Nice alternative for no assualt rifle states

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Last I checked, all states have been "no assault rifle states" since the Hughes amendment of 1986 (unless you are one of the monied elite).

Lets use the correct terminology here (semi-automatic rifle) rather than play into the hands of the gun-grabbers.

If Remington offered a wood stocked (or a composite stock that looked like wood) 7615 chambered in 300 Blackout I would buy one in a second.


I bet that would not be too hard to build, and would be an absolutely excellent supressor host. Stick a 16" BBL on it and you would be golden. Do it with an integral suppressor and you would be platinum...


Willie

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Last I checked, all states have been "no assault rifle states" since the Hughes amendment of 1986 (unless you are one of the monied elite).

Lets use the correct terminology here (semi-automatic rifle) rather than play into the hands of the gun-grabbers.

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Well said.

WillieSutton has an excellent idea, a 7615 in 300 Blackout. I have one I got years ago and it took some work but now it is a very nice little rifle.


My barrel had a crooked bore meaning barrel was straight externally but a looksee down the bore showed it took a dive towards 6:00 half way down the barrel. Could not find a scope with enough elevation to sight it in.

I wrote the Chief Engineer about it and got a call to send it in.

I sent it back to factory and they replaced the barrel and now it shoots under 3" at 300 yards with 69 gr. Sierra MKs.

I was also getting marginal striker energy and reverse primer flow they did nothing about so I ordered hammer spring from Wolff Springs and both problems went away.

I just ordered a 230gr bullet mold from Midway made up for the 300 AAC and I plan on using that to make subsonic 308 and 30.06 loads.

I have a Sierra 5 program and ran some numbers with their 220 gr round nose bullet thusly the 300 will be quite close in performance

The 220 gr. loaded to 1000 fps and zeroed for 100 yards will give:

3.6" high at 50 yds and 976 fps
POA/POI at 100 yards and 954 fps
13" low at 150 yards and 934 fps
36" low at 200 yards and 915 fps.

This should make a nice low noise signature hunting rifle combo even without a can. I ran the numbers and a 12" twist barrel will easily stabilize the 230 gr at 800 FPS or faster.

When the mold arrives I am going to dedicate a 03A3 rifle I have rebarreled and have it ready for the 230 gr bullets loaded to 1000 fps or maybe even 900 fps as a short range hunting/survival rifle with a pistol scope on it.

I understand Rem is making a 700 in 300AAC Blackout already which is also possibility.