Remington 760 Disassembly?

[Andy]

I've got a .308 Remington 760 in need of a serious cleaning but I can't figure out how to get the barrel off. The trigger assembly looks simple enough to remove...similar to the 870, but the barrel is different. Do I need some type of special tool or am I just overlooking something easy? Any help is appreciated.

Andy

[Bottom Gun]

Andy,

Why would you want to take the barrel off?

[Andy]

Mostly just because I'd like to see how bad of shape it's in. It's an old gun that hasn't been cleaned in a long time and I'd like to check everything thouroughly.

Andy

[Bottom Gun]

I used to have one of those and as I recall, that barrel isn't made to come off very easily.
Why not just use a bore light?

[Andy]

I may have to...like you mentioned it doesn't look like it wants to come off.

Andy

[Bottom Gun]

If you need to examine the chamber closely, an Otis scope may work if you can find one. That's the light the doctor uses to look inside your ears.

I use one to inspect the inside of my belted cases for cracks. It works great.

I think you'd do just as well though by just running a rod through it and using a bore light.

Good luck.