Jim March
Member
Folks,
As you are no doubt aware, rifles of reasonable accuracy at a reasonable price that can take high-cap (or even 10rd) magazines are difficult to come by.
Esp. if they're relatively cheap.
Remington makes the 7400 autoloader rifle and the 7600 version in pump-action. These are pretty cool and based loosely on the 870 pump shotgun reciever and it's autoloader cousin (I forget what it's called). They have rifle barrels and take magazines. Aftermarket mags of 10rd capacity are quite common in the 308, 30-06 and .223 flavors.
It has recently come to my attention that Remington makes another version of this critter for the "law enforcement" market...but it's legal to sell them to us "commoners" and they show up on Gunsamerica and the like for about $600.
It's called the 7615.
Now what really separated it from the regular "civilian line" 7600 is two things:
1) The 7615 is a .223 only.
2) The 7615 is fully compatible with any magazine that fits an AR15/M16 pattern rifle.
Ohhhh yes, friends, you heard that right.
The damned thing is California legal and can eat out of a BetaC mag . (OK, NOT in California, true, but still...)
All the various tacticool pieces that fit the 870 shotgun fit this critter. Weaver-rail pump grips for lights. Side-folding stocks. Top-rails for long eye relief scopes. BETA C MAGS, did I mention those yet!?
You could build a reasonably accurate high-cap rifle eating a variety of cheap ammo, for cheap. With synthetic furniture you could get the weight down to around 6-7lbs no problem.
And it's California legal. And it gives you the same operating drill/ergos as an 870 shotgun, right down to the safety.
Oh yeah.
Daddy LIKE.
IT'S THE ULTIMATE BUBBA SCOUT RIFLE!
Jeff Cooper wouldn't be at all amused...or hell, I dunno, maybe he would although I don't think I'd take one anywhere near Thunder Ranch...
As you are no doubt aware, rifles of reasonable accuracy at a reasonable price that can take high-cap (or even 10rd) magazines are difficult to come by.
Esp. if they're relatively cheap.
Remington makes the 7400 autoloader rifle and the 7600 version in pump-action. These are pretty cool and based loosely on the 870 pump shotgun reciever and it's autoloader cousin (I forget what it's called). They have rifle barrels and take magazines. Aftermarket mags of 10rd capacity are quite common in the 308, 30-06 and .223 flavors.
It has recently come to my attention that Remington makes another version of this critter for the "law enforcement" market...but it's legal to sell them to us "commoners" and they show up on Gunsamerica and the like for about $600.
It's called the 7615.
Now what really separated it from the regular "civilian line" 7600 is two things:
1) The 7615 is a .223 only.
2) The 7615 is fully compatible with any magazine that fits an AR15/M16 pattern rifle.
Ohhhh yes, friends, you heard that right.
The damned thing is California legal and can eat out of a BetaC mag . (OK, NOT in California, true, but still...)
All the various tacticool pieces that fit the 870 shotgun fit this critter. Weaver-rail pump grips for lights. Side-folding stocks. Top-rails for long eye relief scopes. BETA C MAGS, did I mention those yet!?
You could build a reasonably accurate high-cap rifle eating a variety of cheap ammo, for cheap. With synthetic furniture you could get the weight down to around 6-7lbs no problem.
And it's California legal. And it gives you the same operating drill/ergos as an 870 shotgun, right down to the safety.
Oh yeah.
Daddy LIKE.
IT'S THE ULTIMATE BUBBA SCOUT RIFLE!
Jeff Cooper wouldn't be at all amused...or hell, I dunno, maybe he would although I don't think I'd take one anywhere near Thunder Ranch...