Comments by "gary K" (@garyK.45ACP) on "Testing the Assassination of MLK Jr" video.
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I have that exact same rifle in .30-06 which my father owned and handed down to me. I also have a later Remington Model 7600...basically the same, but with a 4 lug rotating bolt instead of the 9 lug bolt on the Model 760. My Model 7600 is chambered in .35 Whelen.
All Remington Model 760s in .30-06 had a 1 in 10" RH rifling twist. Every .30-06 rifle I have ever seen, of any make, and I have many in every action type, have 1 in 10" rifling twist.
FWIW, the Model 760 (or 7600) are fantastic hunting rifles and were extremely popular in Pennsylvania because, at the time, PA did not allow autoloading rifles for deer hunting. The Model 760 had the nickname: "The Amish Autoloader."
In 1968, Remington changed the method of attachment of the forend and this gave the rifle a completely free floated barrel (the example you are showing, Brandon, is the pre-68 version) The rifles were noted for being extremely accurate. Both of the rifles I have are sub-MOA for 3 shot groups @ 100 yds.
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