Author Topic: Remington pump .30-06 (Read 791 times)

HouseofCash · « **on:** May 20, 2005, 05:58:50 PM »

I found a Remington pump .30-06 tonight. It has a 22 inch bll, and is in pretty good shape. The blue is about 95% and the stock is a little ruffer at about 85%. I think it is a model 870.?.? Does that sound right? I really like it, it seems nice. I have never seen one befor.

How old would this rifle be? And is it worth the $195.00 he is asking for it? I put this post here because I could not think of any were else to put it.

Any help? Thanks guys.
Dave.

#1shooter · « **Reply #1 on:** May 20, 2005, 06:36:07 PM »

hi,i believe the place for this is under Remington firearms ,you might get more responses ,that being said if the rifle is a remington centerfire with a detachable magazine or clip as most say then it is either a model 760 or a 7600 ,I think that there was also a model known as a model 76 that was the hardwood stock plain jane model,there should be stamped on the firearm either on the barrel or the reciever the model number. AS far as to whether it is worth the asking price there are a lot of variables involved such as which model it is and whether it functions properly and if not can parts be found for the gun and how muchit would take to repair if it needs repair also how it shoots whether it has a clip or if it is missing etc,I would think that after you find out about the model number that i would go to the Remington forum at this site and also the gunsmith forum at this site and ask for further advice.By the way 870 is a designation for a remington pump SHOTGUN. hope this helps you ,CRAIG

HouseofCash · « **Reply #2 on:** May 20, 2005, 06:39:58 PM »

Good point, I never though of the Remington forum. Thanks. The 870 is a pump shotgun now that I think about it. :oops:

I got to stop posting when Im sleepy.

Dave

Zachary · « **Reply #3 on:** May 21, 2005, 01:42:50 AM »

How is the trigger on it? Most Remington pump rifles (at least all of those that I have seen and used) had horrible triggers - VERY heavy with lots of creep. I think that they are not as easy to work on as remington's bolt action triggers.

Other than that, the remington pumps are quite reliable, although generally not very accurate.

Zachary

Dave in WV · « **Reply #4 on:** May 21, 2005, 03:46:37 AM »

The rifle is worth the money you posted. Usually Rem. 760 and 7600 rifles are as accurate as out of the box bolt actions. That has been my experience with them. Off the bench they tend to kick hard but in the field nothing mounts and swings like one. Try posting on the semi-auto and pump forum. You'll find there are lots of 760/7600 owners around. :wink:

Ramrod · « **Reply #5 on:** May 21, 2005, 11:07:35 AM »

I'm with Dave on this one, it looks like a good price. The Remington pumps and autoloaders are top notch, fast swinging woods guns. They are not meant to compete with bolt actions for top accuraccy. What they do best is mimic the fast pointing, quick second shot of a good shotgun, for close range shots at moving game. In this role they are far superior than any bolt gun.
As far as the triggers go, they are essentially the same as the 870 and 1100 shotgun triggers. Gunsmiths and trapshooters have been slicking these things up for decades.
And by the way, I have bolt rifles from .223 to .375 H&H magnum, but I do almost all my woods deer hunting with an 1100 shotgun and sabot slugs, or a muzzleloader. 99% of eastern deer are shot at under 100 yards. Accuraccy is one of the least important aspects of a good woods gun.

Maine Woods · « **Reply #6 on:** May 23, 2005, 07:26:03 AM »

Sorry Zachery your just off base on this one! Pump rifles usually are great shooters (many articles have been writen on this and why) They do seem to kick off the bench and they do have poor triggers. I think most people I tell this to dont really belive ,but mine is an MOA rifle. A good buddy of mine bought one last year and it shoots as well as his BDL :eek:

Zachary · « **Reply #7 on:** May 23, 2005, 09:29:43 AM »

I have shot many Remington pump centerfires - all being either .270 or .30-06, and I would say that the average groups that I got with all of them was around 2 inches. The worst rifle could hit the side of a barn - 8 inches or so at 100 yards! :eek: I must say, however, that there was one particular pump in .270 that shot .75 inch groups with Federal 130 grain Sierra boat-tails. :eek: Still, it seems to me that most of them shot 2 inch groups.

This really shouldn't be surprising. bolt-actions in general, and the Remington M700 in specific, have a stronger, more solid design than pumps, and that's coming from most gunsmiths with whom I have talked on the subject.

I don't know about the pumps kicking any harder than bolt-actions. I would think that, all else equal, both kick the same. Semi-autos, on the other hand, should shoot softer, but, generally speaking, have worse accuracy than pumps.

It doesn't affect me one way or the other if a pump shoots better than a bolt-action or visa versa. It's just my experience that bolt-action, again - generally speaking, are more accurate than pumps.

Zachary

victorcharlie · « **Reply #8 on:** May 23, 2005, 10:18:53 AM »

Zachary......I would think that the average bolt action is much more accurate than a slide action or "pump".........

HOWEVER............

The number of post on the subject in the semi-auto and pump forum seem to indicate that the people who own slide action "pumps" are well pleased with the accuracy......and many report sub MOA groups with the 760/7600........

I've never fired one, as a pump just doesn't do anything for me.....not a shotgun, nor rifle........but I do have a Remington 7400 in .270........it's no tack driver, but will average 2" groups at 100 yards........every once in awhile it'll give me a group of about an inch and a quarter..........but this is probably a mistake, and the gun only does it every once in awhile to give me hope and keep me from trading it for something else.......

I have friends who use the slide actions, and assure me there is nothing faster to get on a moving target with........and would agree with Ramrod's statement........

So, as I have no dog in this fight........you guys sort this out......it's very entertaining!

Zachary · « **Reply #9 on:** May 24, 2005, 03:07:40 AM »

Nope, I'm not engaging in any fights here - I leave that for when I'm in the courtroom. I am like you - this issue doesn't effect me one way or the other. I am just talking about MY personal experience. I don't doubt that some people can shoot 1MOA or better from their pumps, I'm just saying that from MY personal experience most seemed to average about 2" - kinda like you yourself seemed to average. And it's for this reason that I don't own any centerfire pumps anymore.

I must agree, however, that the pump action centerfire has to be the fastest rifle in terms of changing rounds. I have very little doubt about that. Still, virtually all of my shots are one shot kills. The only time that I may shoot more than one shot is if I am hunting hogs and there is more than one out there - THEN a pump action would be handy. And keeping in mind that most shots are within about 50 or 75 yards, a 1.5MOA or 2.0MOA rifle is not that great of an issue at such a short distance. :grin:

Zachary

victorcharlie · « **Reply #10 on:** May 24, 2005, 03:50:55 AM »

Lots of the fellows up here ease through the woods during mid day trying to jump shoot a rising deer coming off a bed.....the light fast "brush" gun was made for around here......

I didn't know they fought in Fl court rooms......thought they only did that in Atlanta!!!!!!