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.)I am only looking for a 7600. I watch everyday with no luck. The only Carbines listed are already sold
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.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.)
i've only seen the 7600Cs in 3006 (factory-that is 18.5" bbl) from '88-'20 (and mine is the only synth carbine 3006 model-made in '98). I recall Grice's blonde wood models (which may have been tailor-made for sale there.) Love their store...they used to advertise weekly in the PSU newspaper "house of 10,000 guns" lol when i went there (when the 7600C was reintroduced!) Some of the Grice models show up at Cabelas on occasion.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.
Guessing late 80s/early 90s for the one I redid for my son (slide is a lil sloppy-the o-ring goes in em if hit with harsh cleaners or lube solvents...spray teflon or other rubber-friendly lubricants on the telescoping slide tube with o-ring inside.) The carbine is '98 (only yr for synthetic carbine in 3006 and it's like a textured plastic coating finish no doubt a DuPont product.)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?
the rickety factor is NOT the action, but rather the slide mechanism (not the rails). more specifically, the slide (a la 870) is two different diameter tubes, one of which slides inside the other...there's a magic rubber o-ring inside that not many pay any attention to-it degrades over time, with petroleum or solvent lubes/cleaners...get one that doesn't yet suffer from this condition or replace the o-ring and lubricate it properly (liquid silicone, et. al. other rubber-friendly lubes) and it'll always be your friend!Altitude, I’m not sure what you mean by having “action worked so it feeds smoother”? I’ve never handled one that wasn’t Slick & Smooth right out of the box, even old, used and beat up 760s seem to remain “smooth”. I know what you mean by Their “Rickety” feel but I think it is because of their design (Free Floated barrel above the slide - unlike most pump actions). The cheap point on these rifles is their trigger - based on a Remington 870 shotgun design and usually have lots of “creep” similar to shotgun triggers. I don’t believe there is a better after market trigger available for them but several Gunsmiths specialize in adjusting 760/7600 triggers and do excellent work - friend had one done and the improvement was significant. About cutting down the barrel length - it is a cheaper alternative to buying original Carbine and you could select a better length ie: 20” vs. the 18” carbine. An 18” barrel fails to take advantage of a .308 or .30-06 performance (22”-24” is better for ballistics)…. But then again, who cares about ballistics ? in a 760/7600 —- it’s Not what they are being purchased for and won’t matter at all on a deer.