7600 Police

[DAD]

Anyone handled or own one of these?  Its a pump action in 308 with a type of reciever sight and studs for slings. I wonder why they don't put the studs on the regular 7600? I bet this would be a excellant rifle for timber or woods.

[LEO]

I have had one of the 7600 Police rifles in 308 for a couple of years now.  I absolutely love the rifle, it is extremely handy to carry, accurate, reliable and plenty powerful for what it is used for.  My particular rifle will shoot into 4" at 100 yards with the ghost ring sights.  The ghost rings are designed to be extremely fast at the cost of some precision but for what the rifle is meant for 4" is plenty good enough and I do about as well from field shooting postions as from the bench with these sights.  The sights are very durable and well made, I believe you will break the rifle before you break the sights.  It takes some tinkering to get the zero just perfect as the sights are a loosen and slide arrangement but once set I don't think you would ever knock them off. The rifle is capable of much better accuracy however, I put a scope on it for testing purposes and it will shoot into 1 1/4" at 100 with boring regularity.  As a result of this I put a set of quick detachable mounts on the rifle and since the scope retains zero when removed and replaced, I carry a scope for when more precision is called for.  I will probably install an  EOtech or Aimpoint sight as some point for extreme low light situations but so far it has not been a priority. One of the advantages of the Police model is that since it comes out of the L.E. shop, it has a metal trigger guard/housing, the trigger is slightly tuned, and the action is slicked up.  The rifle has the new R3 recoil pad and the recoil to me seems to be about like a 243 out of a light rifle with no pad, it is certainly not abusive or noticable.  The rifle does have a fair amount of muzzle blast due to the short barrel and if ammunition is not carefully selected the muzzle flash can be impressive during low light situations.  The only change that I have made to my rifle is that I use the magazines for a 7400 for serious purposes because of the bolt hold open feature it prevents unintentionally shooting the rifle empty and closing the bolt on an empty chamber.  The only complaints I have heard about the rifle is that the sights don't allow for extremely precise aiming (this is not what a ghost ring is meant for, they are meant to be precise enough but extremely fast, they are not a target sight) and the limited magazine capacity (4+1) there again that is trying to make the rifle something it is not.  The rifle is meant to be a patrol rifle not a main battle rifle.  I have put about 1000 rounds through my rifle so far and have had no problems at all.  I would not hesitate to buy this rifle if you need a short, fast, accurate, rifle.  You can carry the rifle all day and really not notice it, I find it easier to carry than my CAR-15 because it has fewer protrusions to get caught on stuff. My only real change that I wish Remington would make is to offer a companion in 358 Win.

[LEO]

I have been using one of these rifles for about two years now.  The rifle is extremely user friendly.  The ghost ring sights are very rugged and very fast.  They can be a little aggravting to intially zero in that it is a loosen and slide arrangement but once set and locked down they won't move.  I have put about 1000 rounds through my rifle with no problems at all.  The R3 recoil pad reduces the recoil of the rifle a great deal, I had a 7600 wood stocked 308 rifle and the police carbine has about half the precieved recoil.  I have heard some complaints about the sights not allowing for precise aiming but that is not what they are meant for, they are a fast, high visibility sight system that allows for field grade accuracy, they are not Palma Match sights.  They work really well in low light conditions as well as bright sunlight.  I can shoot about 4" groups with my rifle at 100  yds using the ghost ring sights, the group is about the same size off the bench or using field postions.  I installed a set of quick detach scope mounts on my rifle and with a 4X scope it will shoot 1 1/4" groups all day long.  The scope retains zero when removed and replaced so I carry it in my kit for when more precise shots are needed.  The short barrel results in increased muzzle blast and if ammunition is not selected carefully the muzzle flash is intense.  I have switched to 7400 magazines for serious purposes in that the magazine prevents shooting the rifle empty and inadvertantly closing the bolt on an empty chamber.  That leads to the other complaint I have heard about the rifle that the magazine capacity is too low (4+1) there again they are trying to make the rifle into something that it is not.  It is a patrol rifle not a main battle rifle.  For what I use the rifle for it is just about a perfect rifle.  It is light enough to carry all day and not notice.  It is actually easier to carry than my CAR-15 because it has fewer protrusions to get caught up on things.  It is fast to the shoulder, with a fast follow up shot if needed.  It hits hard down range but doesn't beat the shooter up.  There is a hugh selection of ammo available and it is relatively cheap.  Another advantage of the 7600 Police is that since it comes from the LE shop it has a metal trigger guard/housing, the trigger is slightly tuned, and the action slicked.  All in all it is a great little rifle and the slight premium that you pay over a regular 7600 is worth every penny of it.  I only wish that Remington would offer the same rifle in 358 Win.