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Just bought a 600 Mohawk from a co-worker...in .243...seemes to be in excellent shape..any pros-cons on the little rifle...looks as it will be a top notch truck gun....whats everyone's .02?

I have a mohawk action in my Hunter class benchrest gun in 308. Works like a dream, shoots excellent. No complaints here.

ifn i remember correctly it was the gun remington made to sell at the mart type stores. just a 600 without a lot of the walnut/blue fine finish, was meant to be a utility gun. i believe they are a very good value except that aftermarket parts are not there to support easy or inexpensive customization. with that said i used the action from one to build a 22-250 ai and am very happy with it.

I killed my first deer with this one when I was 10 years old. It's a .308 Mohawk belonging to my father, and he bought it at a gunshow in the early 80's. I thought he gave $150 for it, but he recently told me that he gave $125 for it and the K3 Weaver it was wearing.



Someone had refinished the walnut stock, added a recoil pad, swivels, and had also lengthened the pistol grip. The little bugger shoots well. I've got to load some ammo for it tonight.

Only con I can recall about 600/660s back when they were fairly new, were some problems with the safety being reliable. I consider all safeties to be "unreliable", so if one practices safe gun handling at all times, might not be a problem?

They are great handling little buggers and most that I've seen, shoot very well. Years ago just about every farm kid within a mile of my camp seemed to have one in 243. At least it looked like it around there, on the first day of buck seasons. ;o)

I love them and have a whole slug of the 600 actions..

I've got three 600's . One in 243 shoots dime sized three shot groups, it is the most accurate sporting model currently in my collection.Another I have is in 6mm Remington, also a very accurate gun! The 6mm has a walnut stock and an after market floor plate in black anodized aluminum that is beautiful. Finally I have one with a Shilen barrel in 284 Winchester, puts three shots under an inch with factory loads.

....I sold a 600 in 222 Remington that I regret parting with. I'd bought it new for 125 dollars, never shot it, sold it for 350 dollars. I wish I had it back!

I have 2 custom 600s, one 257 Bob and a 7-08, sold a 223AI. They are great little rifles.

Just a week or 2 ago I put a 22" Remington 700 BDL take-off barrel in 257 Roberts on a 600 Mohawk action and bedded it into a Brown(?) Precision stock. It shoots better than it should with Hornady factory loads and 1 of those $60 Simmons Whitetail Classic 3.5-10x40s mounted on it. The alloy trigger guard assembly that I posted about awhile back looks/feels really good too, about 10,000% better than the original plastic.

Jeff

Considering they were only produced for a few years they are very prevalent in our groups and family. I came up with seven. I find them to be very accurate and reliable as stated earlier.

At the time the .243 was the cartridge of choice for wives and kids and still is in my family. None of my gals has ever wanted to go elk hunting. The four gals I know that shoot elk with .243's and 6 mm's have no complaints.

The factory sights are awfully rough. The birch stocks are too square for my taste.

I like the heavy, short barrel it keeps the weight between my hands.

I had to reshape the stock to suit my wife, the bolt release is tough to get to and the triggerguard is plastic.

It gives us something to do in the winter.

My middle daughter made a 250+ yd shot with hers the second yard she used it.

Long have I been in love (or lust as the case may be) with the little carbine.

I currently own original M-600's in .308 and 6mm Rem. Also have two M-660's in in .308 Win. Both slated to be bored to .358 Win. (1-12" twist and 1-14")

Over the years, I have owned at least a dozen more, including an original .35 Rem. and 660's in 6.5 and .350 Rem Mag. Am currently looking for a M-660 in .222 at an affordable price.

Grasshopper

My hunting buddy has had one in 358 Win for more than 25 years. Just try and get it from him!

Couldn't, so now have one rebored from 308 Win.

Ted

They are good little guns. They didn't do well because of the styling and the forward swept bolt handle. I have also heard that the magazine was a little to short to take full advantage of the .350 Rem Mag. All that being said, I still want one. And I have for years. Something about those stubby little buggers just calls to me.

-Mb

My first rifle...Mohawk 600 in 243 topped with a weaver 4x. First rifles are granted magical powers by little 8 year old minds but this rifle could and continues to shoot dime sized groups.

I once found one in near mint condition at a pawn shop, and bought it for 250 bucks. Then I chopped it up to build a scout rifle on it...

I should be kicked squarely in the Manberries for that one

I am suprised you didn't screw a .260 barrel on it.

I just recently purchased A NIB complete barreled action 660 350 mag. Hang tag and all the bottom stuff. This one has the sights with no vent rib. Never been mounted in a stock. Sure wish I could find a new Laminated stock lying in a dark corner of a gunsmiths shop somewhere.

Ken

Got a Mohawk 600 in 222 Rem, it's a nice little rifle. Only thing I don't really like about that action and the XP-100 is that you cannot open the bolt with the weapon on safe. IIRC, there was a recall on certain serial numbers, as they would potentially discharge when the chamber was hot and the rifle taken off safe. I've had no problems with mine, though a close friend said they had a few that did, and sold them.

I've got one in .308 Accurate as can be. 100 yards with Black Hills Gold 168's TSX I get a quarter size group. My dad has one that was actually affected by the safety recall. I remember years ago we sent it back to Remington and they repaired it. As a few others pointed out, the plastic trigger guard is a bit cheezy. Sportsmans Guide has replacement metal ones for around 70 bucks, I haven't done it yet. Got a Zeiss 3-9 on mine

IIRC, the reason that one left the collection was to pay for a barrel and a Mickey for the Model 7.

Besides E-Scouts are supposed to be 308s