Post by: Mike Bravo on May 02, 2012, 10:50:39 PM
Thanks for your time!
Post by: bobcat on May 02, 2012, 11:00:37 PM
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Post by: Miles on May 02, 2012, 11:41:39 PM
Still-hunting, stalking, brushy areas, go with the pump.
Post by: RadSav on May 03, 2012, 03:01:51 AM
Bolt action. More accurate, in general, and you should only need one shot. The bolt actions are also easier to disassemble, clean, and maintain. They are also almost as fast to shoot as a pump. I've got a second shot off with my bolt action so fast a couple of times that people nearby thought I was shooting a semi-auto.
Bobcat - your in my head man! Exactly what I was going to say.
Only thing I might add is that I find the short throw bolt guns a little better at fast cycling among those with limited experience - A-Bolt/X-bolt, Sako/Tikka being my favorites. Especially in cold weather wearing gloves.
Post by: rasbo on May 03, 2012, 04:43:30 AM
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Post by: CP on May 03, 2012, 06:45:19 AM
Deer, elk, bear – pump – 7600 Remington .35 Whelen (go to rifle – as accurate as any bolt action in the same caliber)
Deer – lever – 30-30 or .35 Remington
Varmints – auto - .22 or .223
I have no need for a bolt anything.
Post by: bobcat on May 03, 2012, 07:01:18 AM
Bolt action. More accurate, in general, and you should only need one shot. The bolt actions are also easier to disassemble, clean, and maintain. They are also almost as fast to shoot as a pump. I've got a second shot off with my bolt action so fast a couple of times that people nearby thought I was shooting a semi-auto.
Bobcat - your in my head man! Exactly what I was going to say.
Only thing I might add is that I find the short throw bolt guns a little better at fast cycling among those with limited experience - A-Bolt/X-bolt, Sako/Tikka being my favorites. Especially in cold weather wearing gloves.
I hunt with an A bolt!
Post by: bobcat on May 03, 2012, 07:02:42 AM
I have considered switching to a Remington pump a few times now. I hunt a lot of brushy treed areas, and am mostly on the move. There are times where a quick follow up shot is warranted, and it's easier (for me anyway) to keep the target in the sites while working the action on a pump versus a bolt. Usually I just pull the Browning BLR out and save some cash that way. :chuckle:
If I were going to hunt with something other than a bolt action, it would be a lever action.
They sure are handy for carrying around in the brush all day, unlike a pump.
Post by: Bob33 on May 03, 2012, 07:39:18 AM
Post by: ghosthunter on May 03, 2012, 08:08:04 AM
I love my Remington 760 carbines in .30-06 and .300 savage. I have taken bobcat,deer,coyotes,bear and elk with it out to 200 yards with iron sights it shoots great. I love how accurate it is and how fast you can got off a secand shot if necessary. Plus as you pump the action the barrel stays down so makes for a easy secand shot. :twocents:
:yeah:
Post by: Huntbear on May 03, 2012, 08:23:20 AM
I have a BLR that will hold its own for accuracy against any off the shelf bolt gun, is lighter and faster handling.
That said, I also have 4 bolt guns, that just seem to go out the door more often.
That said, if not shooting a bolt action, my PRE 81 BLR is the only other action I would want. Strong, Accurate and LIGHT..
Post by: Goldeneye on May 03, 2012, 08:26:56 AM
Bolt. What is a "second shot"? :chuckle:
Kind of the way I think about it.
Post by: Bofire on May 03, 2012, 08:28:58 AM
Carl
Post by: AWS on May 03, 2012, 08:37:47 AM
In other parts of the country, the shelves are full of them. One thing nice about this country you can pick up 760/7600 cheap and turn a profit on them in the midwest. Only the change in hunting style to sniping deer over a corn pile instead of stalking, tracking and drives have made a dent in the pumps popularity.
My ex-wifes 270 was as accurate as most varmint rifles I've shot. I keep a 760 in 35 Rem back in WI foir trips back there deer hunting. Set up with a low mounted 1x4x20mm scope there is nothing faster especially if you grew up hunting grouse and ducks with an 870. They are fast handling, easy to load and unload, accurate, and reliable, whats not to like. The triggers can use some work but most out of the box bolt guns need that also.
With 760/7600 availible in 222/223(very early ones and the 7615) thru 35 Whelen there isn't much you can't hunt in this country, and a rebore to 9.3x62 will get you into even heavier bullets.
Post by: BULLBLASTER on May 03, 2012, 11:42:07 AM
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Post by: rasbo on May 04, 2012, 10:12:54 AM
Rasbocant speak for other parts of the country. :tup: Im not dissing any person likes foresure..just not my way to go
In other parts of the country, the shelves are full of them. One thing nice about this country you can pick up 760/7600 cheap and turn a profit on them in the midwest. Only the change in hunting style to sniping deer over a corn pile instead of stalking, tracking and drives have made a dent in the pumps popularity.
My ex-wifes 270 was as accurate as most varmint rifles I've shot. I keep a 760 in 35 Rem back in WI foir trips back there deer hunting. Set up with a low mounted 1x4x20mm scope there is nothing faster especially if you grew up hunting grouse and ducks with an 870. They are fast handling, easy to load and unload, accurate, and reliable, whats not to like. The triggers can use some work but most out of the box bolt guns need that also.
With 760/7600 availible in 222/223(very early ones and the 7615) thru 35 Whelen there isn't much you can't hunt in this country, and a rebore to 9.3x62 will get you into even heavier bullets.
Post by: Huntboy on May 04, 2012, 10:48:25 AM
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Post by: brokenvet on May 14, 2012, 07:14:47 AM
Go with a bolt, it is more common, stronger & accurate.
Post by: C-Money on May 14, 2012, 08:09:41 AM
Post by: CP on May 14, 2012, 08:38:58 AM
Had I been using a bolt action I’m sure that she would have gone down that drop off and my pack out would have a lot harder.
Post by: bear hunter on February 25, 2013, 01:19:14 AM
The 760s & 7600s are VERY accurate, and will shoot as well as any bolt rifle. I have taken game with a 760 in 30-06. I killed my first buck with that gun, and many more animals fell to it as well. My Dad and my friends have used, and killed with it, with great reviews. That rifle is in Pennsylvania now, I no longer use it out west. Main reason its not here with me now is I was always affraid that the forearm would get smashed against a tree while in the scabbard on horse back. The Remington 760s and 7600 are a very high quality rifles and should be respected as such.:tup: well said
Post by: coachcw on February 25, 2013, 06:27:42 AM
Post by: KelseyH on February 25, 2013, 09:30:25 AM
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Post by: lokidog on February 25, 2013, 07:23:28 PM
The 760s & 7600s are VERY accurate, and will shoot as well as any bolt rifle. I have taken game with a 760 in 30-06. I killed my first buck with that gun, and many more animals fell to it as well. My Dad and my friends have used, and killed with it, with great reviews. That rifle is in Pennsylvania now, I no longer use it out west. Main reason its not here with me now is I was always affraid that the forearm would get smashed against a tree while in the scabbard on horse back. The Remington 760s and 7600 are a very high quality rifles and should be respected as such.:tup: well said
X3, though I haven't used mine for much since I bought my a-bolt in 88 or 89. I won't be selling the pump though. ;)
My longest shot ever was with the 760 in CO on an elk. No rangefinder back then, but I was figuring 400, my buddy guessed 450-500, and his buddy 600 (he was a doof though so I don't think he was right). First shot, went over his back, lowered my aimpoint and dropped him, twenty yard trail with a ballistic tip.
If I was hunting hogs, I would sure go with a pump if I did not have a semi-auto.
Post by: C-Money on February 26, 2013, 09:42:51 AM
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