Remington's Forgotten Police Pump Rifles: the 7600P and 7615P

In the early 2000s Remington tried to sell police departments a pump-action patrol rifle. GAT Daily looks back at the two guns it built for that market, why they existed at all, and what they fetch now.

Key points

• 7600P: the Patrol version of the 7600 hunting rifle, chambered in .308 with a 16.5-inch barrel, Wilson Combat ghost-ring sights, synthetic furniture and the standard 4-round magazine (10-rounders came from other makers).
• 7615P: the interesting one. Chambered in .223 and built around AR-15 magazines with a push-button release, same 16.5-inch barrel and ghost rings, drilled and tapped for optics, a little under 7 lb. Some wore M4-style stocks.
• The pitch: commonality with the Remington 870 that most agencies already carried. The article's author does not buy it, calling a pump rifle messier than an AR with none of the shotgun's buckshot payoff.
• Why it happened: the Assault Weapons Ban kept the AR market small and expensive (the 7615P listed around $750), and many agencies did not want to look militarized.
• Today: produced only a few years; the author has seen 7600Ps priced above $2,000, with the 7615P not far behind.

Quick take

Collector curiosities more than practical patrol guns, but GAT Daily argues the industry needs more weird. The author's dream revival is a short-barreled, suppressor-ready .300 Blackout pump, which he admits will never be built.

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