Pump Rifles

[jeepasaurusrex]

What can you offer?

[HawkenBob]

How nice is it? Got a pic?

[jeepasaurusrex]

I can take some tonight. I have one guy who is interested, but I doubt he is going to follow through.

[HawkenBob]

I want to see it. Is it in great shape, no rust at all? I dont mind dings and what not. Just have a hard time with rust. Depending on the price.
Do you know yr of MFG?

[Amsdad]

I also have a 760 Gamemaster in .270. I inherited it from my best friend's father when he passed. It is a first year rifle, manufactured in 53, the first year for that chambering not the rifle. One of the "5 diamond" models. Shoots like a dream, It was his favorite deer gun and is one of my favorites easily.
The only issue I have with it is the scope mounted on it is an old Leupold 4X..M..something or other. It has a tendency to fog under certain circumstances.The scope is fine actually, its just that it has a fencepost reticle. I have done some research and the reticle in it does not appear to be a stock Leupold reticle, this is based on those listed on the site. The center verticle post is large and extends up beyond the mid line. But I can not bring myself to change it out, that rifle, scope and the compression rings that secure it make a fine looking vintage rifle.

[jdb]

my dad has one in 6mm that he'd sell if anyone's interested

[jeepasaurusrex]

If I remember correctly, its an early 80s manufacture. Its in good shape. Was my moms rifle originally. She shot maybe a box of shells through it. Shot one elk with it. I shot my first deer with it over by Curlew. I know the stock was shortened about an inch to fit my mom better, but it does have a recoil pad on the back. The bluing is in good shape with no rust. It is drilled for scope mounts, but none are on it.

[HawkenBob]

Sounds decent enough. Does it have sights?

[ebusa]

Remington Pumps are awesome!  I'm a huge fan and have had several 760's-7600's.  Don't even have a bolt rifle anymore!

Pumps are fast, dependable, great handeling, accurate and different from eveyone else!  They are one of the most underated rifles out there.

There's only few drawbacks that I have been able to remedy.  

What I have learned:

1. If you have an older 760 Gamemaster with Metal Port Cover and the port cover is rattling, it needs oil.  A thin coat of oil will stop the rattling.  Make sure you work the action good to get the oil worked in.

2.  Old style magazines need to be filed and tweaked a bit to ensure they slap right in, this also helps with the slide from potentially sticking or jamming.

3.  Triggers are heavy.  I had my trigger group worked by BCS, Don Barnes on GunBroker.com.  I now have a smooth 3.5lb pull.

4.  Shoot ammo with the chrome casings and it will NEVER jam like traditional brass.  The traditional stuff seems to expand making it harder to eject out a shell. I use Winchester Supreme Accubonds.

I've done these things on my 1955 Remington 760 Gamemaster ADL Deluxe .30-06 (5 Diamond checkering)  She shoots like a dream, accurate,  no rattling, no jaming, action is like butter!  

[jdb]

Ive always liked the carbine versions. Always dreamed of takeing a .35 remington and lopping the barrel off at about 18" for a timber rifle.

[alanger]

I will probably be taking some heat but in my personal opinion i dont favor the pump action rifles at all.

[Gutpile]

I will probably be taking some heat but in my personal opinion i dont favor the pump action rifles at all.

I have one in .270 and while I love it, it is difficult for me to shoot it fast and stay on target. I've been a shotgunner my whole life so you'd think it'd be easy but it's not. I have one, I love it, but I'd damn well make sure that first shot counts. Doesn't really make sense that I can't run it fast, but I can't.

I'll choose a bolt, lever, or semi any time. I do occasionally take it out and my oldest daughter uses it for deer. It was my dad's so I'll have it forever. I wish he would have had a really cool bolt gun though.

It's personal preferance. I don't think you should take any heat at all.

That old thing shoots everything well. We're running that fed fusion 130 grn ammo and it prints it at less than an inch. Not bad for a old classic.

[Huntbear]

the best thing I found about pump rifles, is that when you fire, pump the action, your sight picture comes right back to you and you are on target again.  But other than that, I will take my other rifles.  Plus, the old 760s are so much better than the new 7600s in my opinion.

[Aaron bosley]

i have a 30-06 remington 760 pump and i love it. i got my first deer with it this year.

[alanger]

yeah i no its really quick (sometimes) to jack another bullet in but still i really dont like the action and i wouldnt use it for deer or big game hunting at all. maybe target shooting or just to say i have one!!!