Remington 673s at lgs

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Are one lgs has 4 nib 673 rifles, in 6.5 rem mag 350rm 308 300 saum. I believe there a updated 600 action, I remember seeing a few when my dad worked at a gun shop in the early 2000s. These have lemonade stocks and the barrel ribs. Don't know if the Serial numbers are consecutive but clearly it was a set made up.

Wish I had the money there look like very nice rifles and think there worth the $900 each the shop is asking. I don't think they made these long and I'm sure not many were made.

Side note, in the shop today two guys walk in just before me and my buddy, they were very clearly looking for guns to flip on gun broker. Asking if the shop had pre 64 243 featherweight, pre war 257 Roberts m70 there were a few other guns I can't remember they said but all were ones going for a high premium on gb.
 
I saw a 6.5 RM 673 go for over 1000 last year. That one is definitely worth the 900.

I would be angling toward that 350 myself.

These were called the Guide Rifle and they were pretty stupid…..and neat. Strictly speaking, they share more in common with the Model 7, which itself, was modified from the 600/660.
 
they share more in common with the Model 7, which itself, was modified from the 600/660.

This.

They were built on current model 7 actions, which are in fact slightly updated 600 actions. They didn't float my boat, but are unique rifles that should bring a good price.
 
I saw a 6.5 RM 673 go for over 1000 last year. That one is definitely worth the 900.

I would be angling toward that 350 myself.

These were called the Guide Rifle and they were pretty stupid…..and neat. Strictly speaking, they share more in common with the Model 7, which itself, was modified from the 600/660.
Ya I'd like the 6.5 and 350, I always find cool stuff when I'm broke lol.
 
I don’t believe I’ve ever tasted a lemonade stock!
I do have several LAMINATED stocks.

re: GunBroker, I see high prices listed, but very few “takers”.
 
The funny thing is, 15 years ago they couldn't hardly give them away, especially the 6.5 mag. I remember Gander having those marked down to $349. Probably should have grabbed one. Or two.

I do have one in .350 Rem Mag. It's my hog rifle, and I've no intention of parting with it
 
The funny thing is, 15 years ago they couldn't hardly give them away, especially the 6.5 mag. I remember Gander having those marked down to $349. Probably should have grabbed one. Or two.

I do have one in .350 Rem Mag. It's my hog rifle, and I've no intention of parting with it
Lol. I paid $390 for mine back in the day. Dad got one too. I still have mine. 350 RM. Shot it twice and found the recoil to be a little excessive.
 
I had a 600 Remington in .350 back in the day. I mounted a receiver sight and I could not get it zeroed due to the too tall front sight. I sold it to Wild West Guns in Ak. I can honestly say it was the most brutal recoil and muzzle blast of any carbine I have ever shot..
 
I remember when the 673 was introduced, and was interested. I've always liked Remington rifles, but would have preferred a shorter barrel in 350RM, like the 600s and 660s. Years later, a dear old friend gave me his 660 in 350RM not long before he passed away. I'd shot the rifle with him years prior, and told him at the time that I thought it was one of the neatest rifles I'd ever shot. He remembered.
Rem. 660 .350 Mag. LoudenBoomer 003 - Copy.jpg
 
I had a 673 in .350 RM and had some good elk hunts with that rifle. Had to sell it when things went south for me... Now own an original Rem 600 in .350 RM and like it so much better than the 673, nearly 1.0-1.5lbs lighter. Only regret on the 673 is that I didn't buy the one I saw in .243 Win...
 
I had a 673 in .350 RM and had some good elk hunts with that rifle. Had to sell it when things went south for me... Now own an original Rem 600 in .350 RM and like it so much better than the 673, nearly 1.0-1.5lbs lighter. Only regret on the 673 is that I didn't buy the one I saw in .243 Win...

That was one of the issues with the 673. Remington tried to "fix" the excessive recoil complaints along with the short barrel velocity loss & blast, by adding the longer 22" tube and heavy laminated stock.

At 7.5LBs it lost the appeal that the 660s, 600s and M7KSs had which was the whole light handy carbine thing going for them. My M7MS pictured above also had the excess weight thing going, so this year I had it Cerakoted and bedded in a Manners stock. It's now sub 6lbs with irons and just under 7lbs with scope, sling and 4 rds.

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Not fun off the bench, but a joy to carry for still hunting and drives.
 
Do you happen to know which size recoil pad the original 600 should take? Or am I going to have to have one fitted? The original brown pad it now hard and brittle, cracking.
 
You’ll have to measure the current pad and order the next larger grind-to-fit size.
I have a Ruger M77MkII HAWKEYE African in .375Ruger.
It had a brown 1/2” pad and a 13.5” LOP. WAAYY too long for my 5’10” frame.

I cut the stock back to 11-3/4” and installed a 1” brown Pachmayer Old English “decelerator” pad. (Medium).
After fitting it, it looks like it “grew!” there. I later sent the rifle to Ruger for fitting a new barrel as the previous one was damaged in a Land Rover accident in Africa and was repaired poorly. (Bought the rifle for a pittance because of..). A side benefit is that the new barrel has the barrel mounted sling swivel. A big improvement when shooting off a bench as stock mounted sling swivels were chewing up my hands...

For a 6’2” frame in tropical weather, the original stocks are “ok”. For a 5’xx” with winter clothes on, a shorter stock is compulsory. A thicker pad with the .375 necessary!
Pic’s later, not at home

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1115131620

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/950877988
Not my gun, but like it was before.

Now, it’s not a bad shooter! Recoil much like a duck load in a 12ga.
A 270gr @ 2,800fps or 300gr @ 2,650 IS ENOUGH GUN !
 
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