Help identify this gun

Todd Bayliss · 08-04-2009, 09:03 AM

Unfortunately, I don't have a picture so you'll have to do it by description alone.

I was watching an old "Magnum" episode the other night. Magnum was working on a ranch on the Big Island and he and another guy got into a shootout with the bad guys. Most everyone had an M1A, however the guy with Magnum had something I hadn't seen before.

It was a pump action rifle, but was fed by a large detachable magazine. By size I would say probably 20 rounds of .308 or 30-06. Now, I've always found "Magnum" to be surprisingly accurate in their use of firearms; using actual weapons in actual calibers. So, is this a real gun or a Hollywood creation?

Seabeescotty · 08-04-2009, 09:17 AM

Remington made a pump rifle, in centerfire calibers, and i suppose someone could have built a large cap. magazine for one. I wish you had a picture.

trustnoone.45 · 08-04-2009, 09:48 AM

I kmow there are 15 round magazine for the remington 760.

DaTeacha · 08-04-2009, 11:24 AM

Just about any gun with a detachable magazine can be fitted with a larger one, presuming the mag maker can get the thing to fit and feed reliably.

If it was a hunting style rifle, you were probably seeing a back lot special. If it was military looking, like an SKS or whatever, maybe not.

There were/are some very nasty looking shotguns with snail drum magazines, too. Maybe the Hollywood types just mocked up a rifle version. I think one was called the Streetsweeper.

thrillbilly · 08-04-2009, 01:38 PM

Streetsweeper

Remington 760

trustnoone.45 · 08-04-2009, 01:41 PM

Just a side note i love the 760 game master.

Rambo · 08-04-2009, 04:34 PM

I don't trust Hollywood to accurately portray firearms in any film/TV show. I'm sure everyone here can come up with many different scenarios of unrealistic examples.

ironhead7544 · 08-04-2009, 05:08 PM

There was a 20 shot mag made for the 760. They could also just make up a mock mag by welding up some pieces.

trustnoone.45 · 08-04-2009, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rambo

I don't trust Hollywood to accurately portray firearms in any film/TV show. I'm sure everyone here can come up with many different scenarios of unrealistic examples.

Hammerless pistols with the sound of the hammer being cocked and weapons with no magazine in the mag well.

Todd Bayliss · 08-04-2009, 05:21 PM

I'm going to go back and watch it again. I'm thinking it was a 760, especially with a big magazine available.

I know what you mean about Hollywood and guns. In my own book I may have stretched what was doable a bit for the sake of the story, but sometimes these guys just pull stuff right out of their.......hat. But Magnum has so far (my wife gave me the series on DVD for Chistmas) seemed to be pretty factual regarding guns, maybe as a result of Tom Selleck's influence.

blaster · 08-04-2009, 09:01 PM

I have a 10 rd. mag for my 760, I forget who made it but it says .30/06 or .270 on it, it also fits in the 742

08-04-2009, 09:03 AM	#1
Todd Bayliss Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 591 Blog Entries: 1	Help identify this gun Unfortunately, I don't have a picture so you'll have to do it by description alone. I was watching an old "Magnum" episode the other night. Magnum was working on a ranch on the Big Island and he and another guy got into a shootout with the bad guys. Most everyone had an M1A, however the guy with Magnum had something I hadn't seen before. It was a pump action rifle, but was fed by a large detachable magazine. By size I would say probably 20 rounds of .308 or 30-06. Now, I've always found "Magnum" to be surprisingly accurate in their use of firearms; using actual weapons in actual calibers. So, is this a real gun or a Hollywood creation? __________________ "Victim Selection Error"- Available at Amazon.com http://www.mtoddbayliss.com

08-04-2009, 09:17 AM	#2
Seabeescotty Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Jay, Oklahoma, God's country. Posts: 7,544 Blog Entries: 1	Remington made a pump rifle, in centerfire calibers, and i suppose someone could have built a large cap. magazine for one. I wish you had a picture. __________________ Adapt, improvise, overcome.-Gysgt Highway, Heartbreak Ridge IN GOD WE TRUST!

08-04-2009, 09:48 AM	#3
trustnoone.45 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: colorado springs Posts: 485	I kmow there are 15 round magazine for the remington 760. __________________ If you find yourself in a fair fight your tactics suck!

08-04-2009, 11:24 AM	#4
DaTeacha Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: near Funk, Ohio Posts: 3,889	Just about any gun with a detachable magazine can be fitted with a larger one, presuming the mag maker can get the thing to fit and feed reliably. If it was a hunting style rifle, you were probably seeing a back lot special. If it was military looking, like an SKS or whatever, maybe not. There were/are some very nasty looking shotguns with snail drum magazines, too. Maybe the Hollywood types just mocked up a rifle version. I think one was called the Streetsweeper. __________________ Teach NRA -- If you're reading this, you should be a member. United, We Stand.

08-04-2009, 01:38 PM	#5
thrillbilly Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ozark Hill Country Posts: 3,184	Streetsweeper Remington 760 __________________ *" I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on."* John Wayne

08-04-2009, 01:41 PM	#6
trustnoone.45 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: colorado springs Posts: 485	Just a side note i love the 760 game master. __________________ If you find yourself in a fair fight your tactics suck!

08-04-2009, 04:34 PM	#7
Rambo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Iowa Posts: 2,843	I don't trust Hollywood to accurately portray firearms in any film/TV show. I'm sure everyone here can come up with many different scenarios of unrealistic examples. __________________ I live to hunt and hunt to live.

08-04-2009, 05:08 PM	#8
ironhead7544 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 271	There was a 20 shot mag made for the 760. They could also just make up a mock mag by welding up some pieces.

08-04-2009, 05:21 PM	#10
Todd Bayliss Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 591 Blog Entries: 1	I'm going to go back and watch it again. I'm thinking it was a 760, especially with a big magazine available. I know what you mean about Hollywood and guns. In my own book I may have stretched what was doable a bit for the sake of the story, but sometimes these guys just pull stuff right out of their.......hat. But Magnum has so far (my wife gave me the series on DVD for Chistmas) seemed to be pretty factual regarding guns, maybe as a result of Tom Selleck's influence. __________________ "Victim Selection Error"- Available at Amazon.com http://www.mtoddbayliss.com

08-04-2009, 09:01 PM	#11
blaster Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: big pine key, florida Posts: 1,562	I have a 10 rd. mag for my 760, I forget who made it but it says .30/06 or .270 on it, it also fits in the 742 __________________ peace through superior firepower