September 19, 2018, 08:16 PM | #26 |
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There is a world of difference between the old 760s and the newer series they have made since. At one time in my area everyone that hunted WVa had a 742
If they hunted WVa & Pa they had 760s. The 760s would out shoot the 742s. Now in this area neither one is very popular. The most of them are 30/06. They are a good woods gun for deer. My first one was a 244 that I bought used when I was a kid, sold it pretty quick it shot lousy. I had a 3006 last year and took a year to trade it off. If you have a early one, it gets snapped up quick. Guys that are into them are only looking for early guns. Me, I stick to 14s & 141s in 35cal. They are smooooth compared to stamped guns. |
September 20, 2018, 02:04 AM | #27 |
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Drm50 wrote, "Me, I stick to 14s & 141s in 35cal."
Yep, there's something about these old drill-bit tube rifles:
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September 20, 2018, 02:33 AM | #28 |
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Remington pumps
The first year I hunted deer, I carried a Rem 14 in .30 Rem. I was 12. I may have carried that rifle two seasons, it was a while ago ya'know. As we only hunted 4-5 days out of a 2 week season, it sort of runs together in my memory.
I did not kill a deer with the Model 14. My Dad had acquired that rifle from one of his uncles, and it came to me. Dad later traded that rifle off. I was old enough at that point, that I was buying my own guns, and I promptly went out and found an early Model 14 in .30 Rem, and I still have it. Bought all the ammo I could find at the time,and have 200 rds or so laid back. I carry it now and then, but still have not killed a deer with a Model 14. Passed a doe up one morning when I had to be at work in an hour or so, no way I could have gotten the deer out, quartered, and on to work on time. I really need to take a whitetail with that old pump. Pumps were THE rifle in our area.....my great uncle started with a model 14 in .35 and switched to a glossy wood Rem 760 in '06, my favorite uncle had an early vertically grooved Rem 760, in .270, his hunting pal had a newer, glossy one '06, and I believe another of that bunch, a guy they worked with who tagged along now and then, had one in .243. All those guns were full size rifles, but the pump carbine, typically in '06, was VERY common. I was just a kid, but it was apparent that a pump r was the thing to have, and I wanted one with more punch than the hand me down .30 Rem I was toting. I wanted a .308 carbine desperately, but never did get one. |
October 18, 2018, 05:06 PM | #29 |
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I am a sucker for a old gun that needs some TLC, it almost always come home with me !!!
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October 18, 2018, 09:05 PM | #30 |
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Good Lord, I must be blessed. My 760 in '06 is sub MOA. Wish I could shoot a target for y'all, but my daughter now has it in Montana, where she outshoots just about everybody she shoots against, most of them guys! Makes papa proud.
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October 19, 2018, 01:48 AM | #31 |
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This 760 in .243 is a tack driver which has toppled many antelope for me at distances over 300 long strides! Jack
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October 19, 2018, 03:05 AM | #32 |
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760 in .308 is my deer/moose gun.
The long magazine is for easier handling more than for extra capacity. It’s sad that the stock split this year, the bottom rear end is epoxied and screwed in place. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro |
October 20, 2018, 07:43 AM | #33 |
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My father’s big game rifle: A 50’s era 760 in ‘06. He bought it new in the mid to late 50’s and had a fixed reticle Bausch & Lomb 2.5 to 8 power variable mounted on it. By fixed reticle I mean the scope mount adjusted, not the scope. A real shooter. A great trigger also!
I owned a 742 in ‘06 for about 7 or 8 years but lost interest in as I began getting into handloading more deeply. Sold it. A few years later I bought a 760 in 6mm Remington. I had it tricked out with a scope and receiver sight. Thieves ran off with that one. Recently I bought a 760 in ‘06, a glossy BDL. It does not have the quality of trigger my Dad’s has though. I also have a 141 in 25 Remington. Best regards Three44s |
October 20, 2018, 08:35 AM | #34 |
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Sherwood, that you in post #31?
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October 21, 2018, 08:53 PM | #35 |
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I do own a 1978 760 carbine in 30.06 I just have not seen it in years, my friend keeps saying I have get that back to you, YA !!!!
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July 31, 2019, 05:41 PM | #38 |
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Well shoot, I took a notion to pick up a couple levers, Model 88 Winchester and Model 99 Savage.
Now I'm gonna have to get into pump guns.
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August 2, 2019, 03:33 PM | #39 |
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I gave my .30-06 760 with Leupold VXII 3x9 on it to my grandson. He wanted to get it dipped but Dad said no. Now he's glad he has a classic. He takes several deer with it every year. They're great rifles.
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