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The Remington Model 7600 is a series of pump-action centerfire rifles made by Remington Arms. The Model 7600 is a progression from the original Model 760 pump-action rifle which Remington produced from 1952 to 1981. [1] Production of the Model Six began in 1981 and was discontinued in 1987. [1]
A pump-action rifle is a rifle where the forend can be moved forward and backward in order to eject a spent round of ammunition and to chamber a new one. Pump-action mechanisms are often regarded as faster than a bolt action and somewhat faster than a lever action, as it does not require the trigger hand to be removed from the trigger while reloading.
A Remington Model 870 shotgun. Below is a list of firearms produced by the Remington Arms Company, [1] founded in 1816 as E. Remington and Sons. Following the breakup of Remington Outdoor Company in 2020, the Remington Firearms brand name operates under RemArms, LLC.
Pages in category "Pump-action rifles" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. ... Remington Model 12; Remington Model 14;
Remington supplied the U.S. Navy with its first breech-loading rifle. Remington supplied the U.S. Army with rifles in the Mexican–American War (1846 to 1848). Shortly after, Remington took over a defaulted contract (by John Griffith of Cincinnati) for 5,000 U.S. Model 1841 Percussion Mississippi rifles. Based on the success of filling these ...
Martini-Henry Model 1879. The Martini–Henry rifle was adopted in 1871, featuring a tilting-block single-shot breech-loading action, actuated by a lever beneath the wrist of the buttstock. The Martini–Henry evolved as the standard service rifle for almost 20 years, with variants including carbines.
The Remington Model 760 Gamemaster is a pump-action, centerfire rifle made by Remington Arms from 1952 to 1981. The Model 760 replaced the Model 141 in the product lineup. Being fed by a box magazine freed the design to use more powerful rounds with spitzer bullets. It was succeeded by the Remington Model 7600 series.
Pump-actions are usually associated with shotguns, but an example of a pump-action rifle is the Remington Model 7600 series. This type of rifle is still popular with some local law enforcement branches as it is easier to train police officers who are already familiar with a pump-action shotgun.