One Mans Junk

Tikka;

A Remington 760 ADL Gamemaster?  Can't pick up exactly what's going on with the scope/mount situation in the pics.  But it looks as though the rear base connects to the turret.

If it is the 760 standard, in .257 Roberts, the excellent condition book value is in the $600.00 to 700.00 range.  However, your's looks to be the ADL, which was much more common & worth about $400.00 in excellent condition.

900F  

  Hey Rob so the #'s on my barrel are  O   A   July 1932 ?

  Hey CB  The rear scope ring is the turret .  Whats difference between  the Adl and the standard?

Don't think it is that old Mike . . . I bought my 760 in 1979 or 1980 . . . but it was a .30-06.  The .257 Roberts was earlier.  Looks in pretty good shape.  Yep . . . it needs a Bushnell on it  . . . that scope is an antique!  As you know I had a K-4 on my 760 . . . did the job . . .

Actually Mike, the 760 first came out in in 1952.  It was first available in .300 Savage, .30-06, and .35 Remington.  The .257, and others, came later . . . don't remember the exact year.

MAY be the best all-around hunting rifle I ever owned!

OK . . . here goes from Shooting Times . . .

Model 760/7600
Slide-Action Rifle Series
Remington was not the first to introduce a slide-action deer rifle, but it was the first to introduce a successful slide-action deer rifle. Called the Model 14, it was introduced in 1912 in .25, .30, .32, and .35 Remington. In 1936 the rifle was upgraded a bit and renamed the Model 141 Gamemaster. Many who know it well consider the Model 14/141 to be the finest centerfire pump gun ever built, but the grand little deer slayer had the same shortcoming as the Model 81 Woodsmaster—it could not handle more powerful cartridges such as the .270 Winchester and .30-06. For this reason, plus the fact that the Model 141 had become incredibly expensive to manufacture, it was discontinued in 1950 and replaced by a new rifle called the Model 760 in 1952.

The Model 760 had everything the post-war big-game hunter wanted and more. It offered plenty of firepower for fast shooting in tight places, it was relatively light, it was easily outfitted with a telescopic sight, it was chambered for some of the world’s most popular cartridges, it was durable, it was reliable, and it was weatherproof. Last but far from least in importance the Model 760 proved to be extremely accurate, mainly due to its front-locking bolt, rigid barrel to receiver attachment, and free-floating barrel. Just imagine, all of this for only 104 1950s dollars.

The Model 760 was introduced in .300 Savage, .30-06, and .35 Remington, but as hunting seasons came and went other chamberings were added to its option list, including .257 Roberts, .244 Remington, .243 Winchester, 6mm Remington, .270 Winchester, .280 Remington, .222 Remington, .308 Winchester, and .35 Whelen. The standard rifle has always had a 22-inch barrel, but quite a few carbines with 18 1/2-inch tubes have also been manufactured. A number of grades were offered during its production life; the Model 760F Premier grade with its fancy checkered walnut and heavily engraved metal topped them all back in the 1950s at $753.40.

When Remington overhauled its Model 742 autoloader in 1980, the same was done to the Model 760; soon thereafter it became known as the Model 7600. By the time Remington ceased production of the Model 760 in 1980, an incredible 1,034,462 units had been built. Add to that the number of Model 7600s produced since then and it is easy to see how the world’s best-selling centerfire pump gun has most likely exceeded the 1.25-million mark as this is written.

  Hey 06'

  I think a 2x7 old model Redfield widefield would be great on it or an old Burris 1x6,I'm on the hunt for something old to try to keep it looking right for it's time ,maybe even an old Lupy if I can find an older one at the right price. The scope thats on it is coming off and going to e bay,soon as I find out what it's worth.

 Tikka I had an old widefield 4 power that broke the one of the cross hairs. Sent it to that ABO outfit and it come back with new recticles and nitrogen. If I remember right it was 25 dollars plus 10 for shipping.

 Don't have the website handy but they'll come up easy enough with a google search.

I seem to remember that that Weaver is a steel tube USA made KV-8.

The tube is sealed and the adjustments are "external", in the rear mount.  It was (is) a pretty good glass made in El Paso Texas.  The later ones had "multi-crosshairs"  To avoid the crosshairs getting thick on high power they had a very thin crosshair outlined by two thick crosshairs.  The fine ones were not really suitable for the lower powers so you merely centered using the course outer  hairs.  When the power was cranked up the fine centered hairs where then used.

It is a unique/quality glass.  I'd keep it on the gun, comes from the same period.

BEAR