With handloads the Model 760 will shoot into about 2 inches. Re: remington 760 gamemaster My experience with 'screwed' bores is that once the basic crud has been cleaned/polished out, the key accuracy affecting blemish is a distorted crown. Description: Slide action, high-power hunting rifle with detachable magazine which replaced the Remington Model 141 and was later replaced by the Remington Model 7600. I'm thinking about buying a friends Rem. REMINGTON MODELS 760, 7600, SIX CHAMBERINGS BY YEAR OF MANUFACTURE Model 760 Gamemaster. Good evening, As a bit of a early Remington collector I'm always on the lookout. I … The 760 that I have experience with is chambered for the .270 Winchester. These rifles are sturdy and accurate with plenty of downrange energy for bear hunting. At a gun show last wknd I picked up two more- a .280/760 Carbine (2 now) and a .222/760. 760- 30-06 pump and if I do I'll be reloading for it. This antelope buck was taken at approx 275 yards. Jack My older 760 in .243 is amazingly accurate. I would look into a quick and dirty recrowning process and … 666 Posts . also same case, primer and bullet with 58grs. Both guns are an honest 90-95% condition. Though the Remington Model 760 GameMaster that I have shot is not what might be called a "tack driver", it has sent enough whitetails to the freezer over the years to prove that accuracy is not a problem. I should know because I live here. Very accurate, reliable and quite smooth. In any case, nothing could live on the difference, so it doesn't matter in practice. I think part of the smoothness of the typical 760 is due to the youngest being at least 30 years old and has probably been cycled a bazillion times. I have a Browning A bolt 30-06 that I load for, could I use the same loads in the Remington. The 760, in general, is a minute-of-baseball gun at 100 yards. My father has a 760 and I have handloaded for it extensively. I helpd a gentleman sight one in at the gun club some years back an it would not exceed softball sized groups. Decided it was about time to shoot them and finally shot them today. Introduction Year: 1952 Year Discontinued: 1981 Total Production: Approximately: 1.03 million Designer/Inventor: L.R. The gallery stamp(s) signify function and accuracy testing. Both have short Redfield mounts and low Redfield rings. These semi-auto and pump action guns are, with the exception of the force causing the action bars to move (hot gas or your hand), are practically identical. My Model Six( made after the 760's and before most 7600's) is an outstanding rifle. Don’t expect the tack-driving accuracy that is so common in today’s rifles. In fact, the trigger groups (as well as those on their 870 and 1100 shotguns) are identical. Bullet struck precisely where I was aiming. I'm loading Rem cases with CCI B.R.2 primers, 56.5grs. Does anyone have experience with one of these? Long story, but I've owned both of these Remington 760's in .223 for 20+ years. The Remington Model 760 Gamemaster is a pump-action, centerfire rifle made by Remington Arms from 1952 to 1981. Being fed by a box magazine freed the design to use more powerful calibers with spitzer bullets.It was succeeded by the Remington Model 7600 series. IMR 4350. In my limited experience, the 760/7600 pumps have never been quite as accurate as the 742/7400 autoloaders, perhaps because of the pumps moving forend. The Model 760 replaced the Model 141 in the product lineup. Crittendon & William Gail Jr. Action Type: Slide-Action The later is the one I am really curious about value, date code is 'A N' which translates to March 1966. Now, they just claim "Legendary Remington first shot accuracy," whatever that means. If, of course, you got a good one. Sierra B.T. R17 powder and 165gr. Discussion Starter • #1 • Jan 21, 2015. When measuring barrel lengths, go from the gas port on the operating side of the receiver to the muzzle. Bob Dunlap understands the design, function, and repair of these extremely popular deer woods guns as well as anyone. Remington pump action rifles are immensly popular with Pennsylvania hunters.