HIGH CAPACITY MAGAZINES TO SUIT REM 7600 in .308???

[LOVEMYPUMPS]

Hi all, Im aware that the Rem 7615 in .223 can have AR magazines fitted to it but ,does anyone know of a high capacity magazine that will suit the Rem 7600 chambered in .308??

I know that the Remmy pump is clearly not a semi auto but I couldnt find a Pump specific section. Plus if your really experienced you can rattle of rounds clsoe to that of a real semi auto.

Thanks people.

 

[ORD]

No, no...NO! NO!

First off...the 7600 is not really built for the kind of use/abuse you are talking about. While they can be reliable and at least somewhat accurate (minute-of-deer within a reasonable range), running them as hard as what you are talking about under sustained fire isn't going to end well for the rifle (or for hitting anything if that is your goal). Because of the WONDERFUL barrels Remington uses on them and the lack of free-floating, they generally suffer from wild stringing after a few shots (ok for a hunting rifle...not so much for other applications, especially "rapid fire") leading to pretty miserable accuracy. Furthermore, as for running one as fast as a semi-auto...again...no, no...NO! The actions on the 7600s aren't exactly what I'd call "smooth" to begin with for the most part (although I've handled a couple that had been worked over that weren't too bad). Even if you tweak them a little, polish things up, etc., you won't get the rifle to run nearly as fast as even some of the cheapest semi-auto .308 ARs (and non-AR semi-autos for that matter), no matter how "experienced" you are with running your 7600.

Now as for mags, really garbage mag manufacturers like Triple K have, at least in the past, made 10-round magazines for the 7400 and 7600 rifles. That's about as "high capacity" a mag as you'll find for them that I'm aware of unless you want to mfg some of your own (weld a couple 10-rounders together, etc., etc.). Again...the 7600 (and its lineage) is a SPORTING RIFLE and was never intended for the kind of use you are talking about, nor does it have the kind of following that lead to any reputable mfg making quality aftermarket parts/accessories for it.

I'm not sure what country you are currently located in or what laws you are currently bound by, but my advice is that if you want a reliable, accurate, quicker shooting carbine in .308 (or like caliber) with the ability to hold more than 4/10 rounds...ditch the Remington 7600 altogether and pick up a decent semi-auto.

 

[hlee]

Here is a 10 round aftermarket mag made for the 7600...

http://www.triplek.com/Products/id/38/grp/412/prd/1054/

 

[thrusty]

+1 on what ORD said.

Sounds like a gun-grabber trying to figure out if you can convert the less scary looking deer rifles into "mass-murdering", "weapons-of-war", machines....

I might add - don't go full retard on your first post. lol

 

[LOVEMYPUMPS]

No, no...NO! NO!

First off...the 7600 is not really built for the kind of use/abuse you are talking about. While they can be reliable and at least somewhat accurate (minute-of-deer within a reasonable range), running them as hard as what you are talking about under sustained fire isn't going to end well for the rifle (or for hitting anything if that is your goal). Because of the WONDERFUL barrels Remington uses on them and the lack of free-floating, they generally suffer from wild stringing after a few shots (ok for a hunting rifle...not so much for other applications, especially "rapid fire") leading to pretty miserable accuracy. Furthermore, as for running one as fast as a semi-auto...again...no, no...NO! The actions on the 7600s aren't exactly what I'd call "smooth" to begin with for the most part (although I've handled a couple that had been worked over that weren't too bad). Even if you tweak them a little, polish things up, etc., you won't get the rifle to run nearly as fast as even some of the cheapest semi-auto .308 ARs (and non-AR semi-autos for that matter), no matter how "experienced" you are with running your 7600.

Now as for mags, really garbage mag manufacturers like Triple K have, at least in the past, made 10-round magazines for the 7400 and 7600 rifles. That's about as "high capacity" a mag as you'll find for them that I'm aware of unless you want to mfg some of your own (weld a couple 10-rounders together, etc., etc.). Again...the 7600 (and its lineage) is a SPORTING RIFLE and was never intended for the kind of use you are talking about, nor does it have the kind of following that lead to any reputable mfg making quality aftermarket parts/accessories for it.

I'm not sure what country you are currently located in or what laws you are currently bound by, but my advice is that if you want a reliable, accurate, quicker shooting carbine in .308 (or like caliber) with the ability to hold more than 4/10 rounds...ditch the Remington 7600 altogether and pick up a decent semi-auto.

Haha, dude relax I was only kidding about running the pump as quick as a semi auto, if I could I would get a semi auto in a flash however im in Australia and this shit country has pretty much now been disarmed of anything other than bolt actions, levers and pumps.

I simply want a bigger than 10 round mag and I have since figured out that the HK417 mags fit in to the 7600 nicely. Im in the defence force so yes I'm well aware of the cyclic rates that a good semi auto is capable of. I do disagree with you on the quality of the Barrels that remington produce unless you're specifically referring to the 7600. I have a SPS Tac in .308 and its always been fantastic in every aspect and I have a 300 win mag, again Rem 700 and it's always performed just aswell. No issues what so ever.

Thankyou and Thanks to HLEE aswell for the info. Much appreciated.

 

[LOVEMYPUMPS]

+1 on what ORD said.

Sounds like a gun-grabber trying to figure out if you can convert the less scary looking deer rifles into "mass-murdering", "weapons-of-war", machines....

I might add - don't go full retard on your first post. lol

Paranoid Much!??? So far from a gun grabber its not funny! One could lament that you were a latant homosexual on about the same information you presumed me to be a fktard gun grabber.
Relax. I just wanted info from someone who owned a 7600 and had thought of the same thing. Did'nt sound retarded when I was writing it. Maybe I'm weird.

 

[rpk762]

You have to know how bad the anti-gun people are. I was kind of thinking the same thing about you. It would not be the first time a person came on to one of these fourms and asked questions like this to have the responces come up some other place. It really stinks that we are such a hated group of people here in the US just because we own and use firearms. Keep inmind I am not bashing on your or anyone else.

I am glad you got a mag that fits your needs. If you can please post up a pic. I like seeing pics of rifles with big mags. It would almost be as funny as the person who put a belt of ammo into a bolt rifle.

 

[thrusty]

Paranoid Much!??? So far from a gun grabber its not funny! One could lament that you were a latant homosexual on about the same information you presumed me to be a fktard gun grabber.
Relax. I just wanted info from someone who owned a 7600 and had thought of the same thing. Did'nt sound retarded when I was writing it. Maybe I'm weird.

It was a joke bro. Are you parnoid much?

Trust me, there were many other readers thinking what I said after they read your post.

By the way, those who keep trying to restrict guns here in the US keep telling us that we are "paranoid" and we don't need to worry about criminals and the government....so yeah, you asking me if I'm paranoid also falls in line with why I said what I did...which, I might add (again), was a joke.

I know that the Remmy pump is clearly not a semi auto but I couldnt find a Pump specific section. Plus if your really experienced you can rattle of rounds clsoe to that of a real semi auto.

You make a comment like that on your first post here and, yeah, people are going to wonder.

Regardless, glad you got answers and Australia is beautiful country - my father has friends there who sends him photos of the dingo kills they get.

 

[ORD]

To the OP...are you saying that you got an unmodified HK417 magazine to fit and function without issue in a Remington 7600? If so, pics are required!! I'm just morbidly curious because having seen and used both rifles/mags before, it seems hard to imagine that it'd be that easy to interchange them between those two platforms based on different dimensions, feedlips, mechanisms for locking in their respective firearms, etc.

As for my Remington barrel comment...I was not referring to Remington barrels on the whole, but rather the barrels on the 7600/7400 rifles. They are of a far lighter contour than the SPS Tactical barrel you used for reference in your post (and we're comparing bolt rifle barrels to pump/semi-auto sporting rifles), and because of the overall design and construction of the 7600/7400, they suffer from the problems I mentioned above. Obviously, Remington is capable of building production rifles of both high quality and outstanding accuracy in some circumstances...but let's face facts...the entire 7600/7400 lineup doesn't really fit into either of those categories.

 

[LOVEMYPUMPS]

ORD sure thing mate, fair call Ref the barrels, I only ever had close range bush gun , pigs,deer, foxes etc, in mind for the 7600 and maybe one day Urban Zombie gun LoL.
I will put up a pic of it once I work it out. On first appearance the mag fits fine but I need to push it quite hard and give it a wriggle to snap the locking mech in place. Stilll works though, all good.

 

[LOVEMYPUMPS]

It was a joke bro. Are you parnoid much?

Trust me, there were many other readers thinking what I said after they read your post.

By the way, those who keep trying to restrict guns here in the US keep telling us that we are "paranoid" and we don't need to worry about criminals and the government....so yeah, you asking me if I'm paranoid also falls in line with why I said what I did...which, I might add (again), was a joke.



You make a comment like that on your first post here and, yeah, people are going to wonder.

Regardless, glad you got answers and Australia is beautiful country - my father has friends there who sends him photos of the dingo kills they get.

Well firstly, you're right Australia itself is beautiful but it's on it's way to just being another Muslim / Indian Punjab over run country. I have served this fkn maggot run country since being 16 ( now 34 - discharged 2 yrs ago) and spent that much time away from my wife and babies for it, it's beyond a joke, so yeh Im dirty as hell on it and the Govt. There is Political correctness everwhere and you cant say Boo to anyone without being branded a Rascist! LoL Also our Guns are already gone like I said and we're only able to attain bolt actions, levers and pumps and getting a handgun is like trying to register an Abrams tank for road use!

I honestly did not think that what I asked was unusual But, I can definately see where you're coming from. I guess all I can say is that due to not being able to have any sort of fast repeating rifles in this shithole I call home, a lot of us Aussies look for other means, like high cap mags on pump actions and levers.
Added to this the Greeny Maggots are also trying to completely remove our ability to get handguns and also are trying to ban anything with a pistol grip because it looks too " Military". Pathetic.
Anyway mate like I said I'm sooooooo fkn far from not being a gun grabber it's not funny.
If I was to describe myself I would say im a disgruntled, disillusioned grunter who wasted his early life being a patriot!!

To be perfectly honest I had no idea that you boys had this type of drama at all. I mean of course I understand there are maggots all over the place like the Limey dog Pierce Morgan trying to disarm absolutely everyone but I thought the Majority US demographic was predominately happy to have a nation that is rightfully armed to the teeth! Guessing Im wrong about that?

Once I work out how to post up pictures I will post up some of my rifles and pistols.

 

[TorF]

The old 760 used to be a championship winning rifle in the old olympic event 100m running deer (moving target). With a proper barrel installed a 760 or 7600 is easily a submoa rifle with 20 shot groups as used in the running deer event. The main competitor rifle in the beginning og the 60'ies was russian straight pull rifles chambered for the 220 Russian, the parent case for the 22 and 6mm PPC. US Shooting team used custom 760 rifles in 222rem. I have a 50 year old 760 in 222 in my safe

 

[TropoCal]

My 2 cents

I like to shoot pump action rifles too. They are simple and fun.
As far as pump actions go, I own a Remington 7600 pump in.308, an 870 7+1 express 12 GA and an old Field Master .22
I use my guns for fun shooting and defense.
I wanted to get a rifle I could shoot .308 out to 2 or 3 hundred yards.
I didn't want to spend a lot of money and I wanted it to hold 10 rounds - (neutered Californian)
I purchased the Remington 7600 because of their reputation and saw I this video ;
10 Shots of Remington 7600 Pump Action - YouTube

After purchasing the 7600 I found that Remington dose not make firearms like they used to, (stamped out and poorly fit & finished).
I bought 10 round mags that wouldn't feed right and got my money back.
The 4 round mags that come with the rifle jammed up on me frequently as well. I was getting real pissed off and disappointed that I bought the 7600.
I finally learned all about my rifle and disassembled it completely, sanded and polished all the sharp edges on everything including the mags.
I went from very disappointed to really happy at how accurate and smooth it operates now.
I'm not that good, but I can hit clays with my iron sights at 200 yards, so that makes me happy
ORD is right on.
Even though it looks fun to rapid fire 10 rounds of .308 like the video, It's not a good idea. Dollar bills flying out, I'm not rich.
I really just wanted ten round mags so I don't have to load often. So I'm in the same boat as you, looking for good 10 rounders for the 7600.
I've come to the realization that no manufacturers care to build after market magazine or mag wells for these rifles.
I can't believe how little thought was put into the mag system by Remington. I wish they made them more like an AK or AR, simple and secure.
I'm still looking for good 10 RD .308 mags, but I'm probably going to have to shape and smooth out a crappy one to get it to work well.
Let me know if you find good ones.
I like how my rifle works now because I'm more practical about it's use. I shoot heart sized targets with irons out at 1 - 2 hundred yards.
Also I might ad that ammo prices have driven me to shoot AK-74 5.45 and .22's for my rapid fire needs.

 

[vtb]

This guy in Australia - Double R Customs - Cool Guns
can make 20 round mag for 7600 (since he made it to himself). Guy shoots IPSC in MAO with modified 7600 (barrel is free-floated, new foreend, muzzlebrake etc.):

video is here:
Remington 7600 IPSC Pump Action Rifle - YouTube