questions about cutting my 760 down to a carbine?

[Tschreiber]

i have a 760 bdl that was made in 75. it's an 30/06 with a 22" barrel. i want to cut the barrel down to make it handier in my hunting blind. how short would you guys recomend be going to? i was thinking 18.5, but then i read that you can go down to 16.5" is this true? how will this affect accuracy? i plan on downloading to 308 levels. this will be a 150yd gun. i have a bushnell 1.5x4.5 banner that i will be mounting on it. i also plan on putting a plastic stock to keep the wood looking nice. also, how strong are the ejectors? should i have a spare on hand? any comments will be appreciated. happy holidays!!

[NHNATIVE]

I have a 7600  (30-06) from the early 80's that I had cut down to slightly less than 19 inches. The accuracy is the same if not slightly better than with the 22 inch barrel. Possibly due to the "stiffening" effect of the shorter barrel. It will shoot right around a  minute and a half for 5 shots, cold, clean, hot, dirty, whatever. This length balances real well with the Redfield 1 3/4 by 5 scope on it. I personally wouldn't mind a shorter barrel on a different gun, say similar to the 7600P but wouldn't want to mess with any of the ones I have, they just shoot too well. One of my other rifles is a 7600 carbine (30-06) and its barrel is about 1/4 inch shorter, with peep sights. It carries and shoots real well also. I've never had any problems of any kind with any of my 760/7600's nor did my father or grandfather. They just flat out shoot, accurately and reliably. Hope this helps.

[Dave in WV]

Your question about the ejectors confuses me a bit as I've never heard about problems with Remington ejectors other than getting fouled with tiny bits of brass (any push feed plunger ejectors can have the problem). There is talk about the extractors breaking on Remington rifles (mostly 700s). I had a 760 that has had several hundred rounds fired through it with no problems. I wouldn't cut the barrel shorter than 20" as less than that and rifles get louder. Having the length of pull shortened 1/2" to 1 " will make your rifle handier too.

[fknipfer]

I have a Rem Carbine synthetic stock 30-06 with a 18.5" barrel and I love it.  It is the handiest rifle for brush and close quarters you can find.  Another great thing about the 18.5" barrel is that it shoots great at 100 and 200yds.  So I don't have any aprehension about taking longer shots.  Two hundred yards is as long a shot as I go.  About noise I have only shot it at the range and haven't had any complaints as yet.  Taking it spring bear hunting in May up north.  Have loaded Nosler PT in165gr and 180gr so I won't be overloaded or underloaded. 
I really hate to modify an existing rifle (haven't had much luck in modification of rifles) so I don't do anything out of ordinary.  If I see something I would like I have to save until I get the moola saved.  Sometimes by the time I get the moola saved I out of the mood.

Have a merry CHRISTmas,

fknipfer

[Tschreiber]

what type of crown would you guys recomend? i have a savage in 270win, so i have long range covered. i'm looking for a rifle that is as handy as my win 94. but with more power.  i've read alot about the lever evelution ammo from hornady, but i love to handload, and i'm just not that interested in it.

[OLDHandgunner]

My son & I both bought Rem. 7600's in 7mm-08 about 12yrs. They were limited run guns with engraving. Hated to cut down such a pretty gun but wanted a good handling deer gun. We cut them both down to 18 1/2" & put on youth stocks for quicker handling. ( What a combo. ) Loaded with Horn. 154grs. handloads accuracy is excellent & puts down deer in a hurry. Both guns shot tighter groups after the barrels had been cut down from 22".
Mine with the 22' barrel always put the 1st shot 1' high with a cold barrel, then the rest would go into a nice tight group. Now they all stay the same.
So if your not collecting the gun and plan on using it , go ahead and make the gun the way you want it, you won't be sorry.

[tanoose]

I had a 22" on my 760 30/06 and many years ago had it cut to 18" very handi and just as accurate .

[DeerMeadowFarm]

I cut my 7600 in .280 down to 19"; shoots great, better than before in fact. I have just picked up a 760 in .30-06 that will also be cut down; I'm planning on 18.5" only 'cause that's what the factory did for .30-06 carbines...

[Tschreiber]

what youth model stocks will fit this rifle?

[DeerMeadowFarm]

what youth model stocks will fit this rifle?

That's a good question; I'd like to know as well. My 870 Express in 20 gage is supposed to be a youth model and if I recall correctly there was no difference in the dimension from the base of the stock to the trigger between the two. I had my 7600 stock cut down to add a recoil pad and at the time I seem to recall measuring it to compare it to the shotgun; I wanted them to both be the same... My end result was to have the gunsmith retain the same length of pull with the pad on vs. the original stock...

If I can remember (big IF there...) I'll double check tonight...

[NHNATIVE]

I posted this on the 7615 thread. I  thought I knew that some guys were using 20 gauge stocks married to 7600 actions. It might have even been 1100 stocks.  I just can't remember where I heard it. I just checked Myszkowskis book  and couldn't find any mention of it so now I'm at a loss for where I heard/read it. Someone out here knows.

[OLDHandgunner]

We bought the Ram-Line Model 76008 it is $55 retail or you can bid on one on E-Bay. They're youth model stocks now for alot of different guns. And if you want one in camo you may have to buy a regular size stock & cut it back 1" to 1-1/2" to fit.

[DeerMeadowFarm]

Well I measured my 7600, my 870 20 gage Express youth, and my 760; from the butt plate to the trigger the measurements were: 13", 12 7/8", and 13 1/8" respectively. The 7600 stock was cut down to accept a recoil pad, the 760 is factory as is the 870. Not a whole lot of difference between the three...