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You def right don't want to ruin gun but after buying a 7600 270 carbine I love it so much want to get my 308 cut and re crowned that's why I want to send it to a gun smith that does it a lot not just any body
 
#7 ·
Everybody gets them cut own. The only problem I have ever heard of was Jerseygti an he got it resolved. It usually runs about 100$ cut an crowned. I am going to have one of mine done anyday. Mainbux had a 7600 cut to about 16 1/2 with no issues.
 
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Yes I've had my 760 cut down to 17.5" I originally had it cut to 18 but when he drilled and tapped the front site he went to deep and entered the bore. Another half inch off and everything is good now. Accuracy is about the same if not a little better ( shoots 1-1.5"@100). Muzzle flash and noise isn't bad and I'm expecting the velocity to be between 308 and 06 speeds which is fine by me.
Before the issues the price was around $100
 
#14 ·
I had my Model 6 in .308 cut down to 16.5" and one of my Model 760's in .30-06 cut down to 16.5" and a 2" muzzle brake installed on it. Both rifles shoot great, no issues. If you plan on getting it done use a reputable gun Smith. Rick Dodsenrod from the old Dan's Sport Shop by Spruce Run reservoir cut and crowned my .308 for me. The work on the .30-06 was done by a retired military sniper rifle builder in Kunkletown, Pa. . He is not taking new customers at this time.
I do recommend Lester Knipe, owner of The Varmit Shop, in Orefield, Pa. . He has done rifle work for me in the past, always professional and reasonably priced.
Plenty of naysayers out there who have opinions on cut barrels, mostly from guys who never owned one, carried them in tough conditions and so forth. If you still hunt or track bucks, having a short, accurate, fast shouldering rifle can mean the difference of putting a buck on the ground or standing there cursing because you blew it.
These cut barrel rifles are cut for a purpose. Obviously conditions and situations dictate when and where you hunt them.
In Maine I carry my .308 exclusively when I track and still hunt.
When I sit a powerline or big clear cut, I use a Sendero bolt gun in either .25-06 or 7mm STW. .
Can you kill bucks over 200 yards with those cut barrels, hell yes.
A gun is only as accurate as the guy behind it, practice, practice, practice.
Let the terrain, weather conditions and region you are going to hunt dictate whether or not a cut barrel rifle is right for you.
 

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The only thing I will say about the short barrels is be careful if you are planning to hunt them in Canada. I believe they have a barrel length restriction of I believe 18.5 or 19". Don't hold me to those numbers look it up if you think it may affect you.
 
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mainebux said:
I had my Model 6 in .308 cut down to 16.5" and one of my Model 760's in .30-06 cut down to 16.5" and a 2" muzzle brake installed on it. Both rifles shoot great, no issues. If you plan on getting it done use a reputable gun Smith. Rick Dodsenrod from the old Dan's Sport Shop by Spruce Run reservoir cut and crowned my .308 for me. The work on the .30-06 was done by a retired military sniper rifle builder in Kunkletown, Pa. . He is not taking new customers at this time.
I do recommend Lester Knipe, owner of The Varmit Shop, in Orefield, Pa. . He has done rifle work for me in the past, always professional and reasonably priced.
Plenty of naysayers out there who have opinions on cut barrels, mostly from guys who never owned one, carried them in tough conditions and so forth. If you still hunt or track bucks, having a short, accurate, fast shouldering rifle can mean the difference of putting a buck on the ground or standing there cursing because you blew it.
These cut barrel rifles are cut for a purpose. Obviously conditions and situations dictate when and where you hunt them.
In Maine I carry my .308 exclusively when I track and still hunt.
When I sit a powerline or big clear cut, I use a Sendero bolt gun in either .25-06 or 7mm STW. .
Can you kill bucks over 200 yards with those cut barrels, hell yes.
A gun is only as accurate as the guy behind it, practice, practice, practice.
Let the terrain, weather conditions and region you are going to hunt dictate whether or not a cut barrel rifle is right for you.
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I love that model 6. You don't come across those everyday.
 
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