The Jam Master

[njsportsman]

Yes I am talking about the Remington 7600. After about 15 years of hunting with this rifle I am ready to move on. It has let me down a few times and now that I just started to bear hunt I don't need the gun to jam as it did a couple of years ago. I had a deer in my sights I missed the first shot went to reload and yes, it bleeping jammed but, to my luck the deer just froze and looked at me in my stand and believe it or not he stood there for me to drop the mag, get the misguided bullet out, pop the mag back in and rack another bullet in the chamber and kill my deer. I don't think a bear would give me that opportunity which leads me to the point of this post. I have been looking at some new bolts and am trying to gauge on which way to go. What is the feeling of the Remington 770’s and some of the Savages? I am not looking to spend a ton of money but want a reliable gun hence the reason for this post. Thanks

 

[R.W.Dale]

99.999% of jams you'll experience w a 74/7600 series rifle will be due to a jacked up magazine. You have tried a new mag.

Honestly and this is no joke. Id rather depend on having to beat a bear to death with a jammed up 7600 than to rely on shooting one with a 770

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[sKunkT]

The only jam I have ever had was because I did not seat the mag correctly. Had deer right in front of me too.

Anyhow, the cheap Savages shoot pretty well. I have not heard anything good about Remington's 770. The scoped Savage combos work well if you want something cheap and don't care about having the best optics. My wife has one in .308 that does the job. I wouldn't give up my 7600 for two of them though. I have it set up the way I like and I couldn't ask for a better deer rifle.

 

[LoonWulf]

I never owned a 7600, i had a 7400 in 06 and had a hell of a time with jams when i first got it. The mag i had didnt feed rounds properly, got a couple spares from a friend who had a 7600 and never had an issue after that.

 

[ants]

I bought a cheap Rem 770 for fun, chambered in 7mm Rem Magnum.

It's amazingly accurate, but extremely difficult to live with.
Controls are difficult, stock isn't the easiest to grip, fit and finish isn't good at all.
Extractor doesn't snap over cartridge rim easily, lots of guys bust the bolt handle trying to close it.
Magazines are extremely difficult to insert and remove.
No aftermarket accessories fit.
Can't even get factory replacement parts.


But it is VERY accurage at long distances.

It's the kind of rifle you buy for $275 and put in the closet,
in case a friend or visitor from out of town wants to borrow a rifle.
It's accurate as all getout, but YOU never have to handle it.

 

[HankB]

A while back I was a member of a private range that used to open to the public right before deer season for sight-in. When I worked as a range safety officer, I got to see a LOT of different rifles come through the range.

Without a doubt, Remington 7-series semiautomatic rifles were the most troublesome - the percentage of jammamatics usually ran well into double digits.

 

[Abel]

I have never heard of a 760 or 7600 jamming. It appears to be a case of operator error. The remington automatic is a different story; they have a horrible reputation. As for the 770 bolt action, no thank you. I'd rather have one good 7600 than a box full of 770's.

 

[LoonWulf]

You know i wonder if ammo isnt a big issue with the 74 series. I ran only handloads with fastish (4895) powder at maximum charge weights and never had an issue.

 

[d2wing]

I've never heard that the 7600 jams either but with any box magazine you should make sure the rounds are all the way to the rear of the magazine. The magazines need to be clean and well seated.