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TomL · March 13, 2013, 10:18 AM

The pic from PetahW is exactly what I know to be a 1950/60's 760 version. My father had one in .35. The pre 760 had a spiral groove cut in the slide tube as I remember and I beleive its function was to unlock the bolt when ejecting the empty, it is very obvious if one turns the rifle upside down and looks at the slide tube. The forearm was nothing like the 760 in appearance so if you remember its appearance that might help in your search. I had the pleasure of using my Dad's 760 many times and it was a very deadly rifle on whitetail and black bear using the standard 200 grain psp. TomL

March 13, 2013, 10:18 AM	#6
TomL Senior Member Join Date: June 9, 2009 Posts: 119	Trying to identify The pic from PetahW is exactly what I know to be a 1950/60's 760 version. My father had one in .35. The pre 760 had a spiral groove cut in the slide tube as I remember and I beleive its function was to unlock the bolt when ejecting the empty, it is very obvious if one turns the rifle upside down and looks at the slide tube. The forearm was nothing like the 760 in appearance so if you remember its appearance that might help in your search. I had the pleasure of using my Dad's 760 many times and it was a very deadly rifle on whitetail and black bear using the standard 200 grain psp. TomL