So what happened to the pump rifle?

[Jeff olson]

I have several slides in centerfire and rimfire that I would challenge almost any bolt gun in the same caliber.

 

[Showman]

So what happened to the pump rifle?
All the negatives already mentioned without enough positives to make up for them. And that has been nothing new. I was just looking at my old Henry Stebbins book from 1958 (Rifles: A Modern Encyclopedia) and even back then, when stand hunting was not yet as popular and there was no black plastic or civilian ARs to be found, Remington's Model 760 was the only centerfire pump rifle on the market.
I suppose that another thing hurt the popularity of a pump deer rifle: maybe people didn't even know they existed. If they weren't seen on that many racks at pawn shops and other places that sold guns and not that many people (outside of PA) used them to hunt with, that couldn't help. They also didn't have any origin as, say, a police, military, or cowboy rifle, so they were never seen much in popular entertainment, if at all.
I did happen to be on the Remarms website and noticed that they were no longer showing the 7600 as a production model.

 

[9x56MS]

So what happened to the pump rifle?
All the negatives already mentioned without enough positives to make up for them. And that has been nothing new. I was just looking at my old Henry Stebbins book from 1958 (Rifles: A Modern Encyclopedia) and even back then, when stand hunting was not yet as popular and there was no black plastic or civilian ARs to be found, Remington's Model 760 was the only centerfire pump rifle on the market.
I suppose that another thing hurt the popularity of a pump deer rifle: maybe people didn't even know they existed. If they weren't seen on that many racks at pawn shops and other places that sold guns and not that many people (outside of PA) used them to hunt with, that couldn't help. They also didn't have any origin as, say, a police, military, or cowboy rifle, so they were never seen much in popular entertainment, if at all.
I did happen to be on the Remarms website and noticed that they were no longer showing the 7600 as a production model.

This is a pretty succinct summation. It will be a shame if rem arms doesn’t bring the 7600 back but I can understand that manufacturing costs are higher due to it having more moving parts requiring fitting and assembly. I will continue to use and enjoy my Remington model 14 manufactured in 1921. I will also continue scouring the used gun racks for another gem either models 760, 76, or 7600.

 

[Bcwitt]

They were quite popular here in Eastern PA. I think pump slug guns displaced them. A lot of places they were good to hunt with are now regulated as shotgun only.

 

[someguy2800]

If I ever run across a 760 in 35 remington I'll have to buy it, but otherwise I'm good on pump rifles I think.

 

[hdbiker]

My 7600 in 30-06 will print 1 1/2 inch or better with my pet loads, all ya need to bring home the meat in Wisconsin's heavy wooded forests

 

[tark]

Either the model 25 or 14 Remington.

I have a Model 25 in 25-20. It is a sweet little shooter. It has lots of good, honest wear...but it can still hit an apple at 50 yrds with every shot. The magazine holds 10 rounds. John Pederson designed these rifles, along with the 12 and the 14. My only complaint is the takedown screw tends to unscrew itself after a few rounds, resulting in a bit of looseness between the receiver and the barrel. Since I never use the takedown feature, I suppose I should just locktite the thing.

 

[eastbank]

i don,t know how heavy you load your deer-bear rifles, but i have been shooting 165gr bullets with 56 grs imr 4350 for over 50 years with no problems at all and it shoots that bullet at 2700+ fps into one and a half inch groups or better at 100 yards from a rest, from older 760,s and newer 7600 remington pumps. and to be sure the semi-auto is the only rifle faster on repeat shots with the pump being second if repeat shots are needed to take a wounded down.