I have a 760 in 30-06. As weird as it sounds I do not particularly care for it over a bolt action as a larger round rifle. It kicks like a mule (no butt pad) and I do not care for the magazine. ...
Yeah, 308 might kick just a bit less, although I have a Browning 81 in 308 that one usually stops shooting after running through a mag or two. Slugs out of a 12-gauge pump are more comfortable than that Browning (ouch). The box mags for the Browning lever and Remington pump rifles are both strengths and weaknesses. They enable quick reloads if you have extra mags. However the Browning mags for my gun (Belgian made) aren't easy to find and thus expensive. And I also think the overall rifle aesthetic looks better with the bottom magazine tube instead of the box mag.
That being said I'd prefer a 308 pump like a 760 or 7600 over a scout style bolt rifle. Pumps are faster for me and one can reacquire the target quickly.
... An Uncle has a 760 carbine in 308 that is damn near flawless condition. I would like to have it just because you do not see them very often.
760s in 308 (even the more prevalent 22-inch barrel version vs carbine) are hard to find on GB. I think folks don't want to give them up. I haven't seen the carbine version (in 308) for sale the few times that I've looked. I think it might be more realistic (for me) to eventually get a 7600 in 308 when Remington does a production run for the carbine length ones. I can find the 30-06 carbines more easily, but don't want one.
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