Picked Up Another Strange Remington 760 Pump in .30-06

[Angus 1895]

The red dots I own have see thru mounts in the box for AR platforms.

 

[Feelslikefar.]

Some guys don’t like the ballistic tips but I’ve had great luck with them.

The BT's today and for many years are tougher and not like the originals that got a bad reputation for blowing up. I've never had a complaint either.
They can also be extremely accurate, especially if you group match them. I had a heavy barrel .308 years ago that shot them better than any match bullet I tried, but I had to sort them by weight.

Though I will buy a box of Accubonds if it's something I think I may be tough on and likely shooting something real close up.

 

[Teeder]

Looks like you can find them on Ebay for $30 or $40 or so. A young hunter from PA contacted me on the 760/7600 Facebook group asking about them. I'm just going to let him have them. He'll put them to good use.

It's funny though, you do see a lot of see through mounts on 760's and 7600's coming out of PA.

That was standard issue in PA.
Luckily, my dad owned a gun shop and us boys grew up with 700's, 660's and model 7's.
Looking back, I guess we were spoiled that way!

 

[Natty Bumppo]

That was standard issue in PA.
Luckily, my dad owned a gun shop and us boys grew up with 700's, 660's and model 7's.
Looking back, I guess we were spoiled that way!

Ah, I love it. Here in Mass. it was smoothbore 12 gauge Ithaca Feather-lite Deerslayers, as rifles aren't allowed for deer hunting. Can't think of a more off-putting platform for young deer hunters.

 

[Wind Gypsy]

Ah, I love it. Here in Mass. it was smoothbore 12 gauge Ithaca Feather-lite Deerslayers, as rifles aren't allowed for deer hunting. Can't think of a more off-putting platform for young deer hunters.

Oof. 12 ga 870 of the same here for me. Lots of friends got the 870 youth 20 ga to start. I "didn't feel the recoil when shooting at deer" but I sure made a lot of bad shots those first couple years and wouldn't be surprised at all if I were flinching. My girls are going to get a 223 or maybe something like a 6 ARC to start if they want to come with dad. Something they can shoot a lot of volume with in practice and do better than the spraying i did.

 

[Feelslikefar.]

Back on vintage scopes, since I just thought of it.... we need longer tube scopes as well! Everything today is so short it makes them hard to make useful on older actions.

 

[Wind Gypsy]

Back on vintage scopes, since I just thought of it.... we need longer tube scopes as well! Everything today is so short it makes them hard to make useful on older actions.

One of my biggest pet peeves even on modern high end scopes. People keep clamoring for ultra short lengths but that results in compromises in mounting flexibility and usually optical compromises in depth of focus, parallax error, eyebox foregiveness, etc. I've had some long ass scopes and never found them to get in the way.

 

[Feelslikefar.]

November was a big scope shuffle, trying to put a scope on a Husqevarna and a Ruger No.1, kept buying things that wouldn't work on either of them. Then putting them on something they would work on, trying their scopes on the other two. So it ended up being a 5 rifle shift to get it to work, and even then the Husqevarna is barely usable, not enough eye relief in heavy winter clothes unless you can really creep up on it. (no shootnig leaning backwards at the base of a tree)

 

[Natty Bumppo]

Oof. 12 ga 870 of the same here for me. Lots of friends got the 870 youth 20 ga to start. I "didn't feel the recoil when shooting at deer" but I sure made a lot of bad shots those first couple years and wouldn't be surprised at all if I were flinching. My girls are going to get a 223 or maybe something like a 6 ARC to start if they want to come with dad. Something they can shoot a lot of volume with in practice and do better than the spraying i did.

Yes, good call on the calibers that are polite in recoil for youngsters. My son has a 20 gauge slug gun and turkey gun...very manageable especially with 2 3/4" loads. He killed his first bird when he was 10 with a .410. Last year I was looking for a Remington 7600 pump in .30-06 for him to hunt VT, and came to the realization that I was about to make the same mistake. Bought a Ruger 77 in .257 Roberts and a Remington 760 in .243 instead.

 

[Natty Bumppo]

November was a big scope shuffle, trying to put a scope on a Husqevarna and a Ruger No.1, kept buying things that wouldn't work on either of them. Then putting them on something they would work on, trying their scopes on the other two. So it ended up being a 5 rifle shift to get it to work, and even then the Husqevarna is barely usable, not enough eye relief in heavy winter clothes unless you can really creep up on it. (no shootnig leaning backwards at the base of a tree)

I've always wanted a Ruger No. 1. Such a gorgeous rifle. Thinking maybe a .22-250 when the time comes. Not sure if they ever made it in that?

 

[Wind Gypsy]

I've always wanted a Ruger No. 1. Such a gorgeous rifle. Thinking maybe a .22-250 when the time comes. Not sure if they ever made it in that?

I believe they did make some in 22-250.