Wanted 7600 Carbines

[kthovis33]

My add was from last year.... Love these new members trying to scam. Knock on wood but I haven't had any issues between all the platforms yet. If its too good to be true, stay away!

 

[Rifleman1st]

I love the Carbines. I have 3 7600's. A stock 30-06 in beautiful shape. Another 30-06 That someone added a muzzle brake to and a factory synthetic Whelen that you couldn't pry out of my hands if you tried. She has 2 Elk, 4 Black bears and countless whitetails to her credit. Inside 300 yards She's my go to gun. I'd consider letting one of the 30-06's go but it would have to be a very interesting offer.

I also have several rifles. A 760 30-06 that I will challenge any bolt gun to beat. A 35 Remington , a 280 and a 270 7600's I have not fired. No need to.

 

[gprippers]

ANY non 30-06 carbine in "decent" condition will bring $1500 minimum all the way to $3000+. Guys can be protective of other members as guys sign up hoping to find an old guy who doesnt know what his gear is worth or to flat out scam. Ads have popped up all over the place with guys wanting the Remington rifles since they have sky rocketed in price.

There is one in my home town for sale.....cant remember caliber....but its priced at around $1500 ish if i remember correctly. Ill be by there in the next day or so and ill check caliber and price. They sell on line i know that so who knows...ill post in next couple days.

 

[C.W. Richter]

I am only looking for a 7600. I watch everyday with no luck. The only Carbines listed are already sold

I believe 7600 carbines (18.5" bbl) were only mfd in 30-06 in select years. All other calibers 22" non-carbine. Older 760 carbines were mfd in other calibers (35, 280, etc.) You don't need a gunsmith to improve this 870 trigger group. Take 2 pins out, pull trigger cassette out, replace springs, pop back in, 2 pins in. <10 min. and shipping costs more than the springs. Brings groups down to <1" with quality ammo. There's a booklet available for 760/7600 takedowns. The carbines listed on GB outside of 3006 were custom-made by cutting/recrowning the original bbls, etc. but I've contemplated doing same on my son's 22". After this past season, he asked if we could cut the bbl to make it more like mine (that he used to bag several deer as a young kid)! lol I think 20" would probably be the best compromise in quick-pointing and velocity retention/max distance, if you were contemplating cutting down a 22" (much more common.)

 

[C.W. Richter]

'Carbine (black) has taken more game than all other rifles combined! Perfect for moving (and/or follow-up) shots at PG although I've always taken prettier. lol

 

[Est.1970]

What year of manufacture would those two be? I actually like the camo.

I'll have to pick up that book for the 760 family. I'm sure they have them for the 870 as well.

Jerry Kuhnhausen books - I have the 870, but don't see where he wrote a 760, or even a 742 version. Is there so much cross over between the pump rifle and shotgun one could make do with the 870 version, especially if I have the takedown book you shared above?

 

[roklok]

I believe 7600 carbines (18.5" bbl) were only mfd in 30-06 in select years. All other calibers 22" non-carbine. Older 760 carbines were mfd in other calibers (35, 280, etc.) You don't need a gunsmith to improve this 870 trigger group. Take 2 pins out, pull trigger cassette out, replace springs, pop back in, 2 pins in. <10 min. and shipping costs more than the springs. Brings groups down to <1" with quality ammo. There's a booklet available for 760/7600 takedowns. The carbines listed on GB outside of 3006 were custom-made by cutting/recrowning the original bbls, etc. but I've contemplated doing same on my son's 22". After this past season, he asked if we could cut the bbl to make it more like mine (that he used to bag several deer as a young kid)! lol I think 20" would probably be the best compromise in quick-pointing and velocity retention/max distance, if you were contemplating cutting down a 22" (much more common.)

There were definitely factory 7600 Carbines manufactured in .35 Remington and .35 Whelen, both were production runs made for Grice's in Clearfield Pa. I have a 7600 .35 Whelen Carbine, as well as a first year ('87 IIRC) 7600 Carbine in 30-06. When the 760 changed to the 7600 the Carbine version was not re-introduced until a bit later, in the early 80s there were no Carbines made. The 760 Carbines were made in at least 30-06, .308, and 280 chamberings. Growing up in Pennsylvania in the 70s and 80s the 760s and 7600s were and still are extremely popular. My older cousin had a 7600 Carbine 30-06 I lusted after in the late 80s, I picked one up 20 years later. My Carbines mostly stay in the safe, they have become valuable enough I hate to beat them up hunting. I do have a 1960 production 760 with two barrels, a 30-06 and a JES rebore .35 Whelen barrel. That is the pump rifle I plan to use most going forward. I have been considering shortening the .35 Whelen barrel to 20 inches, I think that would be the perfect length for that chambering in a 760.