Remington 7615 patrol rifle - thoughts and comments please

[ahpd1992]

I found a used one at a decent price and Im looking for information and general experiences w/ this rifle.

I already did a site search and didnt find much in the rifle specifically just generalized comments from other threads.

I googled it and found the original reviews, typical gun rag stuff that doesnt say much honestly about the gun. I would like info from someone who owns or owned one.

Please understand I realize these rifles never took off partly due to their cost, I found a used one at what I feel is a good price so the cost factor should be mitigated.

Thanks in advance the members here are usually insightful and honest, it will help me make my decision

Tom

 

[Al Thompson]

Guy on another forum has one and likes it. He's been shooting it to 600y.

 

[R.W.Dale]

what do you want to know?

 

[ahpd1992]

some of the reviews Ive read were not that good in as much as the writer/reviewer thought the gun a politically correct weapon that was uneccessary. I couldnt find an unbiased review and was looking for individual experiences w/ the rifle.

I have time before the auction Im watching ends and I wanted to see how y'all liked the gun.

 

[R.W.Dale]

I had one and I liked it well enough.

It handled worked well and was excessively accurate

 

[BCCL]

I'm sorta interested in one also, if anyone has more feedback.

I got to handle the wood stocked "Ranch" version this weekend and liked it, but it was the model with no sights and I want the synthetic stocked one.

 

[lathedog]

I'm with you on the cost issue; you could buy a 7600 synthetic for less money in a more compelling cartridge, such as .308. Lower end (but still decent) AR-15's don't cost that much more than a 7615.

Still, I would love to find a clean used one at a decent price. Reading this forum is dangerous as it gives me ideas on things I don't really need but really want to have.

 

[AndyJ]

I have used a 7615 Ranch Carbine for 2 years as my truck gun. it has been ultra-reliable and eats anything. I had a Bushnell Red dot on it and hated it. Replaced with a Mueller 2-7X32 with a lighted reticle and it made the gun.

I like the 20 round mags better than the 30's . I wish they made a 10 round, that would be about right as far as balance and getting in the way.

The gun is a bitch to break down any farther than dropping the trigger group out.

The machining on interior parts was much rougher than I thought appropriate for a gun in this price range.

I spent the better part of a day cleaning up burrs and rough edges and the "gritty" feel to the action has been much improved.

The walnut furniture is *way* too nice for a truck gun. It is gorgeous.

I would buy another one at a decent price.

 

[jmr40]

Nothing at all wrong with them. But unless you live in an area where AR's are not legal, I would justas soon spend a little more for the AR. And there is not that much difference in price.

 

[hardluk1]

Back a couple decades ago you could get this as a regular look'n rifle and there are 10 round mags for the standard semi-auto and pump you can still buy if you look around. Tyicaly not real accurate but good would rifle in regular calibers.

 

[AndyJ]

Don't confuse the 7615 with the 760/7600 rifles. Different deal entirely. The 7615 has only been around a few years and is based on the 20 ga shotgun receiver. The free floated barrel is well known to be excessively accurate.

 

[AndyJ]

Nothing at all wrong with them. But unless you live in an area where AR's are not legal, I would justas soon spend a little more for the AR. And there is not that much difference in price.

Some of us do not care for the AR platform. To each his own.

 

[X-Rap]

I thought the recievers for the 7615 and 760/7600 were typical except for the mag well changes. What else is different aside from finish.

 

[R.W.Dale]

I thought the recievers for the 7615 and 760/7600 were typical except for the mag well changes. What else is different aside from finish.

IIRC the 7400 and 7600 frame is the same length as a 12ga 870 and the width of a 20ga

the 7615 is built on a straight 20ga sized frame. Note the pic showing a 30-06 round for comparison. Also don't make the mistake of blaming any of the accuracy and performance issues the 7400 suffers from on the 7600. The pump may look the same bit is a completely different animal when it comes to sending bullets downrange. In fact If I had a $500 bet on which outta the box sporter weight remingtons would shoot the best group between a new sporter weight rem700 and a 7600 my $$$$ would be riding on the pump

 

[X-Rap]

Well now I guess I have to get em out and compare.
The length of action is the same for say the 30-06 and the 308?
I'm pretty shure the mags are different in length. I thought the 7615 was built off the shorter 760 length action and fitted with the magazine well. The 760 was built in 222 and 223 and I'm sure they are not the same length action as the 06 but I will check.

 

[R.W.Dale]

Just look at the picture!

Even if you remove the ar15 mag adapter the shorter than max col 30-06 round pictured sill won't fit in between the trigger assy and the front of the mag well


The 760 is the same rifle as the 7600 with a slightly thicker bbl and redesigned locking lugs

 

[X-Rap]

I get the picture, my question is. Are the recievers built in two lengths since they have always been offered in both long and medium length calibers such as 300 sav, 6mm, 243 and 308. and the longer 270, 280 and 30-06.
The 222 and 223 produced in the earlier yrs. I'm sure were not built on an action shorter that used for the medium cartridges.
I do not have any here at my house but I will check to verify the different reciever lengths.
Take a picture of the 7615 and a 308 or 243 round next to the port or take a picture and compare the recievers or magazines from the 308 and 06.
I'm thinking the 308 and 7615 will be the same.

 

[R.W.Dale]

All 7600 or 7400's are built in the same frame All of em. Iirc the rear of the mags on the 308 length cartridges are blocked


Btw I haven't owned the pictured rifle in years

EDIT: Here's a link that shows the blocking for the "short action" magazines
http://www.ammoclip.com/R/remington_7400_742_740.htm

 

[LEVRLOVR]

Back to the original question.

To hear some guys talk you would think the only firearm anyone needs is an AR.
I have had a 7615p for over a year now and love the rifle.

It has proven to be deadly accurate and ultra reliable.

 

[ahpd1992]

why is it that everything seems to begin and end w/ the AR platform I agree that they are great rifles, but not for me.

I guess the simpler the operation the better for me...thanks for all of the feedback

 

[X-Rap]

Well Krocus you are correct about the one size receiver and the magazine blocks. You are incorrect about the 7615 being smaller that the others. I laid a 222, 2 30-06, 270 and a new 7615 on top of each other and could not see a fraction of an inch in length or other dimension of size.
One odd point is that the port on the 7615 was about an 1/8 inch larger than any of the older ones.
I didn't put a caliper to any but it appeared that the magazine cut was different from the smaller to larger caliber but that is the only difference I could see.
The size of the port in relation to the cartridges in your picture are irrelevant since the bolt is retracted past the rear of the opening so it will allow a loaded round to eject.
The opening is approximately 2 7/8 and the SAAMI max oal for 30-06 is 3.340 so the max cartridge is a little under 1/2 longer than the opening.
Hope this clears up any misunderstanding. I know for me sometimes I don't pay attention to things until some topic is raised and I check. I never noticed the magazine blocks and just assumed that the receivers were cut in a long and medium action like many bolts.

 

[R.W.Dale]

Hmmmm! Most interesting and educational