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Just an earlier 600, not the later 600 Mohawk... Congrats on the rifle!!

I have owned a few of all three models mentioned over the years and in my recollection the Mohawk receiver was stamped Mohawk not Remington. The Mohawk was the promotional line, they sold for around $99 and when they quit making them they could be found for as little as $69. The Mohawk had a matte finish, and 18.5 inch barrel and all the ones I have owned or seen had a birchwood stock.


Here is some info from Wikipdeia, which I do not have a lot of confidence in the authenticity of what may be posted their, but the production numbers agree with what I have seen posted in other places. One of the reasons I do not give Wikipedia a lot of confidence is that the listing of the 673 as continuation of the 600 series when in fact it was at best a look-alike, then also that it was designed to be a guide gun - the 600/660 was designed to be a light handy bolt action for hunting, the 673 was promoted as a guide gun, not the 600/660.

Remington Arms Model 600 was a push-feed bolt-action rifle produced by Remington Arms from 1964–1968.[3] While it is commonly believed that production ended in 1967,[4] according to Remington representatives records indicate that it actually ended in 1968. This Model was the precursor to the Model 660 (manufactured 1968–1971); the Model Mohawk 600 (manufactured 1972–1979); and the Model 673 (manufactured 2003–2004).
The Model 600 was designed to be a guide rifle. Its most noticeable feature was the vent rib barrel. There were approximately 94,086 rifles produced in the available calibers of: .222 Remington, .223 Remington, 6mm Remington, 6.5mm Remington Magnum, .243 Winchester, .308 Winchester, .35 Remington, .350 Remington Magnum.

The rarest is the one chambered in .223 Remington; only 227 were produced—most in the final year of production.[citation needed] Before it was officially added to the line, you could order a Model 600 out of the custom gun shop in .223. At least one Model 600 in .223 came out of the Remington Custom Shop in 1966. A successor model, the Remington Mohawk 600 ('72-'79) available in .222, .243 and .308 comprised total production of only 142 with a Mannlicher-style stock. But the rarest Original Model 600 was and remains the .223.

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if the barrel has a BN date code then it was mfg in 1/66 and if it doesn't say mohawk on the receiver then its a original 600 without the vent rib and it should have holes where the rib was mounted.

I thought I knew a lot about Remington. I never saw a Mohawk in 223. They were actually both 600s but the Mohawk was made from leftover action from the 600s and 660s. The xp100 used the same action. The 223 was originally made for law enforcement and didn't go over very good. That is why the low production. If it is new in box I would love to see a picture of the end of the box. By your date code it is too early for a Mohawk. If it is an original 600 it should have a rib. Ken the Remington Man could tell you. He was asking $6500 for one. (Asking). Just my opinion.

I have a good friend wanting one to complete his collection . if anyone has one to sell let me know.

He should just get the one on GB, if he really wants one......

Holy smokes, that's just upriver from here......look at his other auctions.

Ken Mifflin's prices are always high. Often hard to find stuff, but, no bargains to be had.

Were 600's ever sold without the rib?

And the rib is secured to bosses that appear to be soldered to the barrel.

As noted previously, a "BN" assembly code would indicate that it was built in January 1966, right in the middle of the production run for the 600 and well before production of either the 660 and 600 Mohawk had begun.

All Remington 600s were cataloged with an 18.5" barrel that featured a vented rib from 1964 thru 1968.

Remington 600 Mohawks weren't cataloged, they were made to be sold through high volume retailers. I have seen them chambered in 222, 243, 6mm, and 308. They had an 18.5" barrel, no vented rib, with a slightly heaver contour than the original 600 from 1972 thru 1979.

All Remington 660s were cataloged with 20" barrels, no vented rib, from 1969 thru 1971.

Put all of this information together and it appears as though your rifle is in a non-cataloged configuration, possibly a special run made for a wholesaler or, more probably, the barrel was replaced at some point in time.

I know that, in the past, Remington would install new barrels for a nominal fee that would result in a non-cataloged configuration factory built parts gun. I had them rebarrel a 700 BDL with a 24" 250 Savage 700 Classic barrel in 1984.

I’ve had perhaps 12ea. 600’s and 660’s over the years. Many of them were 308’s. But also 223, 22-250, 243, 6mm & 350. I have one 600 left. It’s a 350.

I’d rather have a 660 than a 600. I’d rather have a 600 than a 788. But I’d rather have a 7 over a 660. And I’d rather have a 700 over a 7, unless I really needed a carbine.

Those above mentioned are all better than the 710’s and 770’s.

The 600’s bring a high price. So do the 660’s. Maybe it’s because they’re old. Granted they are handy as they are carbines. But so is a seven.

The issues I have with the 600 series is: 1. Plastic trigger guard, 2. Harder trigger to get adjusted to where I desire it. 3. Short barrels. 4. Short actions.

(The 700 short actions are longer than the 600’s. )

To me 600’s are worth about $100 less than an ADL 700 on the average. Maybe that’s why I only have one left.