Laminated stocks were very unusual then in fact the first one I had ever seen on a factory made rifle was the one on the Model 600 Magnum. The dark walnut contrasted sharply with the light colored beech. This stock was built of five thick layers, alternating walnut, beech, walnut, beech, walnut. Perhaps the most obvious controversial feature was its laminated beech and walnut stock. A few loved it but most did not, and the nays ultimately carried the day. It featured a number of controversial design features, and because of this got mixed reviews from the gun writers of the time. The Remington Model 600 Magnum bolt action carbine was a rather radical departure from the norm in 1965. 350 and 6.5mm Magnums were the only cartridges ever offered in the Model 600M, although the standard Model 600 was also manufactured in. (See my article 'The 6.5mm Remington Magnum' for more about that cartridge.) The. It was introduced despite the massive indifference of the American shooting public to 6.5mm cartridges.

This was the 6.5mm Remington Magnum, based on the. It was designed specifically to fit in the magazine of Remington's short (.308 length) action Model 600 rifle.Ī year later a second short action magnum cartridge was introduced for the Model 600 Magnum rifle. 350 Magnum cartridge, the first true short magnum cartridge, was based on a shortened and necked-up 7mm Remington Magnum case. Neither was very successful as a commercial venture, but both eventually gained the respect of knowledgeable shooters and became 'underground' classics. 350 Remington Magnum cartridge were introduced together in 1965. The Remington Model 600 Magnum rifle and the.

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