The Remington Model 7600 is a series of
pump-action
Pump action or slide action is a repeating firearm action that is operated manually by moving a sliding handguard on the gun's forestock. When shooting, the sliding forend is pulled rearward to eject any expended cartridge and typically to co ...
centerfire
rifle
A rifle is a long-barreled firearm designed for accurate shooting, with a barrel that has a helical pattern of grooves ( rifling) cut into the bore wall. In keeping with their focus on accuracy, rifles are typically designed to be held with ...
s made by
Remington Arms
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. The Model 7600 is a progression from the original
Model 760 pump-action rifle which Remington produced from 1952 to 1981.
[ Production of the Model Six began in 1981 and was discontinued in 1987.][ Production of the Sportsman model 76 began in 1985 and was discontinued in 1987.][ Production of the model 7600 began in 1987 to present.][
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Variants
There are a number of variants of the Model 7600 which Remington has manufactured over the years.
;Model 7600
:Introduced in 1981, the standard version is fitted with a conventional wood walnut stock.[http://www.remingtonle.com/rifles/7600.htm , Remington Law Enforcement website]
:Introduced in 2002, the Model 7600P Patrol Rifle in .308 Win featuring an advanced sight system. Answering the call for a low profile, user-friendly patrol rifle, Remington now offers this durable, pump-action rifle for standard duty use.[http://www.remingtonle.com/rifles/7615.htm , Remington Law Enforcement website]
:The Model 7615P comes in .223 Remington
The .223 Remington (designated as the 223 Remington by the SAAMI and 223 Rem by the CIP) is a rimless, bottlenecked rifle cartridge. It was developed in 1957 by Remington Arms and Fairchild Industries for the U.S. Continental Army Command ...
caliber, uses standard M16/AR-15
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style STANAG magazines and has a 16½" barrel. Just like the Model 7600P, the Model 7615P is designed to be a low-profile, user-friendly firearm for police officers to use alongside the Remington Model 870 shotgun.
Features
;Buttstocks
:The 7600 and 7615 models use a similar sized receiver as the 20-gauge version of the 870 shotgun, and thus share a cross-compatibility of buttstocks. However, buttstocks made for the more common 12-gauge version of the Remington 870 will usually not fit.
;Barrel
:The 7600 and 7615 models feature a free floated barrelprimary extraction
In breechloading firearms, primary extraction is the initial phase (the first few millimeters) of the extraction of a spent casing from the firearm chamber. After the primary extraction comes the secondary extraction where the bolt is moved furt ...
. To aid extraction, the 7600 therefore has a two lug bolt design as an improvement from the multi-lugged bolt on previous models such as the 760.
See also
* BMS Cam rifle
The BMS Cam rifle is a series of British bolt-action rifles made by BMS Trading Ltd chambered in the 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge and using STANAG magazines. The rifle was introduced in 1980
* Mossberg MVP
* Ruger American Rifle
References
External links
Owner's Manual
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5.56 mm firearms
7.62×51mm NATO rifles
Police weapons
Rifles of the United States
Remington Arms firearms
Pump-action rifles