Remington mohawk /600 question

[growr]

Are these one in the same? My memory says that they are, but I wanted to do a memory check with my fellow forum gurus.

My friend has a Mohawk that was re-chambered for .223 years ago and he is now interested in putting it back to original, I found a 600 barrel in .222 Rem.

Any I on or off track?

Randy

 

[browningcollector]

600/Mohawk

I am pretty sure they are the same. I had one in 308 40 years ago. Sure wish I still had it. I believe the 660 was the higher grade rifle

Kelly

 

[steelslaver]

Mohawks are the 600 which was first with the rib, followed by the 660 which didn't have the rib. I have them in 6mm, 308, 350 Remington mag and and 2 I have rebarreled 2, a 222 to 223 and a 308 to 6.5 Creedmore. They are excellent guns. Same as the XP 100 single shot pistols except those have no cut out in bottom of action for magazine. I barrelled on of those to 6mm. The barrels can be a bear. I have an action wrench for them. But you usually need some heat to. The head space is adjusted with the little oval ring between action and barrel. BTW 700 Remington barrels will fit.

 

[Mike in Reedley]

I think the Mohawk was the economy version of the 600. They had birch stocks instead of walnut and didn’t have the vent rib. I had on in .243 that was my coyote calling rifle. When I quit hunting, I gave it to my oldest grandson for his first deer rifle.

 

[Walter Rego]

Correct, the Mohawk was a version meant to sell at the "big box" chain stores for a lower price than the regular Model 600. But they sure did shoot just as well. I had one in .308 that was a tack driver. It was outfitted with a Bushnell 1.5x4X scope and was an ideal brush gun. It didn't win any beauty contests but collected several nice mule deer.

 

[jem102]

I think the Mohawk was the economy version of the 600. They had birch stocks instead of walnut and didn’t have the vent rib. I had on in .243 that was my coyote calling rifle. When I quit hunting, I gave it to my oldest grandson for his first deer rifle.

This is as I understand it. I have a 600 with rib and laminated stock in 6.5 Rem. Muzzle blast is quite sharp but its a tack driver and a joy to carry in the woods.

 

[Muley Gil]

Correct, the Mohawk was a version meant to sell at the "big box" chain stores for a lower price than the regular Model 600. But they sure did shoot just as well. I had one in .308 that was a tack driver. It was outfitted with a Bushnell 1.5x4X scope and was an ideal brush gun. It didn't win any beauty contests but collected several nice mule deer.

That's correct. I bought a Mohawk .243 for my younger brother at the Rose's Department store in Opelika, Alabama. IIRC, it wasn't much over $100.

 

[dsf]

I picked up a Remington 600 in 350 Remington Magnum a week back. It was marked "Do not Sell - Trigger Malfunction" and tagged at $499.00 with an old Bushnell scope. I asked the owner and he said the gun fired when taken off safe. He'd sell it if I signed a "if you accidentally kill yourself or anyone else it's not (his) fault". Which I was OK with.

Also, someone had tried to bed the recoil lug but left it not fully seated so the barrel angled away toward the muzzle.

The trigger was simply gummed up and sear screw turned in too far. Soaked with Hoppes, adjusted fine. I removed the recoil lug bedding and did it correctly.





The scope is a 1 to 6X and the red dot still works.

Best thing for me (being in CA) is that the gun was made in 1965 so "cash & carry" with my C&R FFL and CA COE.

The OAL is the same as an M1 Carbine. Makes a pretty capable short range gun. I have a T/C Encore pistol in 350 Remington Magnum that I reload for, plenty of brass and bullets.

I have a Remington 660 in 6mm Remington. The main difference between the two is no rib on the 660, no "shark fin" front sight and a rosewood tipped forend on a walnut stock. Both have pressed "checkering".

 

[Walter Rego]

Note that there was in fact a safety recall on the Model 600's for the gun going off when the safety was released. My buddy had a Model 600 in 6.5mm Rem. Mag. that did just that at the range one day. Scared the heck out of both of us.

REMINGTON
MODEL 600, 660, MOHAWK 600, RIFLES

RECALL: The Remington Arms Company, Inc. announced today that under certain unusual circumstances on some of its centerfire bolt-action rifles, the safety selector and trigger could be manipulated in such a way that subsequently moving the selector to the fire position could result in accidental discharge. Remington firearms involved are Model 600, 660, and Mohawk 600 rifles manufactured prior to February 1975.

The difficulty can be corrected by installation of a new trigger assembly. In view of the potential safety hazard, the Company is recalling all of these guns produced prior to February 1975 for inspection and modification as required. Efforts are being made to contact owners of these guns. Individuals who have Model 600, 660 and Mohawk 600 rifles involved in the recall should write to:

Remington Arms Company, Inc.
Bridgeport, CT 06602

Or call:

800-241-8444 (all states),
GA residents call 800-282-1333.

Customers should give the operator the model and serial numbers of their gun when calling. Serial numbers involved in the recall are as follows:

Model 600 #0001 to 131,552
Model 660 #0001 to 131,552
Model Mohawk 600 #6,200,000 to 6,899,999

Source:

AFTE Journal, January 1979; Volume 11, Number 1:19

Shooting Times, January 1993; page 9

One thing the citation above doesn't say is that guns with a serial number prefix of the letter A did not have that safety issue. But you can always call Remington just to be safe.

 

[ReloadforFun]

Since Remington Arms is no longer, and Remarms is not offering warranty to Remington Arms guns, the recall may no longer have substance.

Just my speculation.

 

[steelslaver]

As I have said, I have several 600 and 660. Some of the 600s have ribs, some don't all of them except the 350 and 6.5 have the pressed checkering stocks, The 6.5 now has a Boyds thumb hole and the 350 had a laminated stock. I would have to look to see which are 600 and which are 660. Most of them are missing the front sight and holes plugged as everyone of them are scoped. 1 in 223, 2 in 6mm Remington, 1 in 308, 1 in 6.5 Creedmoor and another in 350 Remington mag. Plus 2 XP100s 1 in 221 Fireball and another that is now a 6mm Remington with a 15" barrel. Everyone of them is real accurate. I have never had one go off without pulling the trigger. But, then I never ever use a safety on a bolt gun. I leave the bolt handle up, always have and always will. Way safer than any safety.