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If you were considering a rifle chambered in 222 Remington and your two choices were the Remington 600 and 788, which would you choose and why? I'd get the 600 because I always thought they were cool and besides, I already have a 788 in .222.
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I’d consider a .204 as well.
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The most accurate rifle I ever owned was a 722 in 222. The bore was pitted and rusty when I got it, but it shot 1 hole all day. I would just pick which ever gun feels the best to you. I never heard anyone complain about accuracy in either.
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I have PARTS of a 600.It was a great little rifle (6mm).Had a 788 22-250 accurate but a very [bleep] clunky clumsy rifle .Get the 600 you will love it .My dad handed me mine 58 years ago .I handed it to a close relative and got it back in pieces minus the bolt !
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Nice! Who made the stock?
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I have PARTS of a 600.It was a great little rifle (6mm).Had a 788 22-250 accurate but a very [bleep] clunky clumsy rifle .Get the 600 you will love it .My dad handed me mine 58 years ago .I handed it to a close relative and got it back in pieces minus the bolt ! Wow! That is terrible. Did they reload it too hot?
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Lost it .Must have been on a real bender. It sets in the corner waiting till I hit the lottery and I will get one from PT & G Sad
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Another "chitty" Rem 600...... 17 Mach IV ya! GWB The wood on that rifle is unbelievable. Any idea on the stain and finish used on that rifle. Did you make that stock ? Thanks for sharing pictures of that rifle. Hal
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I always wanted a 600 in 6mm Rem. I just liked the look of the rib . I grew up in the 60’s .
My wife bought me a Ruger 77in 6 mm for Christmas. One year , it’s been my go to rifle since.
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I've had a 600 in 223 and used it for all manner of hunting and control work. Love the rifle even if you have to remove some of the warts, as soon as I got it I had the rib removed and the forend rounded. Over the years replaced the trigger guard and finally had to replace the barrel and went with a 6x45. It has been killing stuff for me for 58 yrs and will continue to as long as I can keep going.
This year I purchased a 788 in 222 Rem and it is a dandy rig, very accurate. I replaced the trigger with a Timney and set it up for coyote hunting. Again I like it.
I do have a Sako Vixen fullstock in 222 Rem that I use for coyotes also. It is accurate enough but truly hate that scopes have to be mounted so high to clear the bolt handle. All the advantages of the small light weight rig go out the window with tall clunky scope mounts. Luckily I have a Leupold compact 2-7 that can be mounted low but if anything happens to that there are no replacements.
So 788 or 600 they will both work fine. The 600 you can use Remage barrels so changing cartridges and purpose is just a trip to the basement. If you want to use it always as a 222 Rem and don't plan to do any customizing the 788 works.
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I've had a 600 in 223 and used it for all manner of hunting and control work. Love the rifle even if you have to remove some of the warts, as soon as I got it I had the rib removed and the forend rounded. Over the years replaced the trigger guard and finally had to replace the barrel and went with a 6x45. It has been killing stuff for me for 58 yrs and will continue to as long as I can keep going.
This year I purchased a 788 in 222 Rem and it is a dandy rig, very accurate. I replaced the trigger with a Timney and set it up for coyote hunting. Again I like it.
I do have a Sako Vixen fullstock in 222 Rem that I use for coyotes also. It is accurate enough but truly hate that scopes have to be mounted so high to clear the bolt handle. All the advantages of the small light weight rig go out the window with tall clunky scope mounts. Luckily I have a Leupold compact 2-7 that can be mounted low but if anything happens to that there are no replacements.
So 788 or 600 they will both work fine. The 600 you can use Remage barrels so changing cartridges and purpose is just a trip to the basement. If you want to use it always as a 222 Rem and don't plan to do any customizing the 788 works. Have you tried the Remage barrels on your 600?
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I bought a 788 in 22-250 in about 1974. Shot it alot. Snagged a 600 Mohawk in 308 around 1976. Hunted with it a good bit over the next 25 or so years. Both rifles were pleasingly accurate despite heavy triggers. The 600 trigger was especially bad as it was also quite gritty. Wish I still had both of 'em. A man should never sell an accurate rifle.
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I have owned numerous examples of both and I prefer the 600 series rifles over the 788 but I also do a lot of my shooting from the truck and the shorter barrel of the 600s are easier to handle from there. Accuracy wise for field use I did not see any real accuracy difference between the 600's and 788's.
I do not like the original 600 though, they had a thinner barrel contour than the 660 and Mohawk 600. I always got better accuracy from those.
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I have owned numerous examples of both and I prefer the 600 series rifles over the 788 but I also do a lot of my shooting from the truck and the shorter barrel of the 600s are easier to handle from there. Accuracy wise for field use I did not see any real accuracy difference between the 600's and 788's.
I do not like the original 600 though, they had a thinner barrel contour than the 660 and Mohawk 600. I always got better accuracy from those.
drover Thank you, Drover. It is a 600 Mohawk. I measured the barrel diameter at the muzzle and it is .610 while the 788 that I had measured .580
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I am impressed ! beautiful
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