One of my bucket list rifles!
- Ranch Dog
- Site Admin
- Posts: 9399
- Joined: 23 Jan 2012 07:44
- Location: Inez, TX
- Has thanked: 1838 times
- Been thanked: 2281 times
One of my bucket list rifles!
Just put a rifle that has been on my life long bucket list into service! A Remington 600 chambered in 35 Remington.
There was only 3029 manufactured out of the 94K+ of these rifles made. After 50 years, no telling how many are actually still in service. I haven't been wanting to pay the money they demand but recently found one that met what I was looking for. This afternoon I replaced the problematic 600 trigger/safety with a Timney drop in which is a 700 improved and adjustable trigger/safety. I also replaced the original nylon rib and trigger guard with the Heritage Arms aluminum rib and and steel guard. The rifle weighs in at 6# flat. I will add a scope for load work and have a XS Ghost Ring on order but it is at least two months out. I will shoot my TLC359-190-RF cast bullet from the rifle.
There was only 3029 manufactured out of the 94K+ of these rifles made. After 50 years, no telling how many are actually still in service. I haven't been wanting to pay the money they demand but recently found one that met what I was looking for. This afternoon I replaced the problematic 600 trigger/safety with a Timney drop in which is a 700 improved and adjustable trigger/safety. I also replaced the original nylon rib and trigger guard with the Heritage Arms aluminum rib and and steel guard. The rifle weighs in at 6# flat. I will add a scope for load work and have a XS Ghost Ring on order but it is at least two months out. I will shoot my TLC359-190-RF cast bullet from the rifle.
Michael
- Kiwi-Hunter
- Posts: 208
- Joined: 27 Apr 2014 05:44
- Location: NZ
- Has thanked: 65 times
- Been thanked: 27 times
Re: One of my bucket list rifles!
Good looking rifle JDRD, glade your retirement is closer today than yesterday, so you get to shoot a lot more or is that clean more
KH
KH
Last edited by Kiwi-Hunter on 16 Jul 2014 23:59, edited 1 time in total.
No one ever regrets buying quality
- mr surveyor
- 1000 Shots
- Posts: 1611
- Joined: 16 Mar 2013 11:20
- Location: NE Texas
- Has thanked: 490 times
- Been thanked: 294 times
Re: One of my bucket list rifles!
Thanks Peter .... I wish it was mine, but alas, it's not.
Beautiful rifle all the way around.
JD
Beautiful rifle all the way around.
JD
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Guns - They aren't really yours until you void the warranty!
Guns - They aren't really yours until you void the warranty!
- akuser47
- Founding Member
- Posts: 5070
- Joined: 12 Feb 2012 11:43
- Location: ohio
- Has thanked: 1266 times
- Been thanked: 482 times
- Ranch Dog
- Site Admin
- Posts: 9399
- Joined: 23 Jan 2012 07:44
- Location: Inez, TX
- Has thanked: 1838 times
- Been thanked: 2281 times
- Tuco Ramirez
- 500 Shots
- Posts: 859
- Joined: 08 Apr 2013 10:50
- Location: Fredericksburg TX
- Has thanked: 70 times
- Been thanked: 99 times
Re: One of my bucket list rifles!
Beautiful! Makes me remember the 600 I had in 350 magnum. That little carbine would knock the snot out of me!
Tom
Tom
Vietnam vet.....June 66 to Dec 67
- Ranch Dog
- Site Admin
- Posts: 9399
- Joined: 23 Jan 2012 07:44
- Location: Inez, TX
- Has thanked: 1838 times
- Been thanked: 2281 times
Re: One of my bucket list rifles!
I know of a ranch near me that the whole family shoots the 600 chambered in 6.5 Rem Mag. You could not get them to shoot anything else.
Michael
- Arroyoshark
- 250 Shots
- Posts: 298
- Joined: 03 Sep 2012 19:28
- Location: fin del sendero, New Mexico
- Has thanked: 19 times
- Been thanked: 91 times
Re: One of my bucket list rifles!
I use a carbine chambered for .358 Winchester. A great deal of the time, read mostly, I shoot hand loads that are at or near, .35 Rem. velocities. Great fun, accurate and easy on the support system (me). I frequently practice with loads made up from 158 gr. handgun boolitz or Hornady 180 gr. SSH boolitz, often bought as blems. My hunting load is a 200 gr. Rem. spire point.
I've long admired the little Rem. 600 carbines, tho never owned one. Should be much fun and quite effective for you, RD. I look forward to your results with the cast boolitz.
I've long admired the little Rem. 600 carbines, tho never owned one. Should be much fun and quite effective for you, RD. I look forward to your results with the cast boolitz.
When sitting down to clean a gun, the first step is to load another gun - Elmer Keith
-
- 2000 Shots
- Posts: 3942
- Joined: 04 Feb 2014 05:30
- Location: SoCal Loco
- Has thanked: 137 times
- Been thanked: 610 times
Re: One of my bucket list rifles!
I was just looking at that cartridge and that rifle combo not too long ago.Ranch Dog wrote:I know of a ranch near me that the whole family shoots the 600 chambered in 6.5 Rem Mag. You could not get them to shoot anything else.
I think I'll stick to 6.5x55 for the 6.5s. I'm sort of wanting a nice scoped hunting rifle in that caliber to go with my M48 although 6.5-06 sounds slightly interesting.