Today, after work, I went to my favourite gun shop to "investigate" about waiting time for a Weatherby Vanguard in .338 Win Mag I'm considering buying.
Strolling through the floor racks my eyes fell on a nice Remington Pumpmaster in 30-06 with scope at what I think was a fair deal, $245.
As I was handling the rifle, this nice talkactive old man started talking to me and he said that it was one of the greatest rifle he ever ever had.
He appreciated the lighting fast speed for follow up shots (he is left handed), the total reliability compared to the semi-auto "cousin" (the Remington 740/742/7400) and the accuracy.
He said that he worked in Alaska in the in the oil field for more than 20 years as some sort of field guide or something like that and he had the 760 in 30-06 with extended magazine (10 rounds) stuffed with 220 grain rounds for dangerous situations. Others in AK carried the same type rifle in the same setup for the same purpose, according with what he said. (it's not the first time that I heard about the 760 as guide gun in AK)
He appreciated the handling, very quick and "intuitive" and the power reserve.
He said he carried occasionally a Ruger 375 bolt but he felt better with the 760 despite the less powerful round because of the round count and velocity especially because he is left handed. He said he dropped quite few moose and some big bruins with it.
Finally he said that the 760 was used by the FBI many years ago as Sniper rifle because agents had familiarity already with the Remington pump shotguns and he told me about a story of a plane highjacker in the early 70's that was dropped from a good distance with one 760 in 308.
So what is your take on this rifle??? Is really that good?? What about this FBI story??
Strolling through the floor racks my eyes fell on a nice Remington Pumpmaster in 30-06 with scope at what I think was a fair deal, $245.
As I was handling the rifle, this nice talkactive old man started talking to me and he said that it was one of the greatest rifle he ever ever had.
He appreciated the lighting fast speed for follow up shots (he is left handed), the total reliability compared to the semi-auto "cousin" (the Remington 740/742/7400) and the accuracy.
He said that he worked in Alaska in the in the oil field for more than 20 years as some sort of field guide or something like that and he had the 760 in 30-06 with extended magazine (10 rounds) stuffed with 220 grain rounds for dangerous situations. Others in AK carried the same type rifle in the same setup for the same purpose, according with what he said. (it's not the first time that I heard about the 760 as guide gun in AK)
He appreciated the handling, very quick and "intuitive" and the power reserve.
He said he carried occasionally a Ruger 375 bolt but he felt better with the 760 despite the less powerful round because of the round count and velocity especially because he is left handed. He said he dropped quite few moose and some big bruins with it.
Finally he said that the 760 was used by the FBI many years ago as Sniper rifle because agents had familiarity already with the Remington pump shotguns and he told me about a story of a plane highjacker in the early 70's that was dropped from a good distance with one 760 in 308.
So what is your take on this rifle??? Is really that good?? What about this FBI story??
