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I think this is what Bear Bio was referring to, the Remington 660 carbine.
This one is a 6.5 mag, but same rifle was also made in . 350 mag. I believe the idea here (mid to late 60s) was not cost savings but a stronger, more stable stock as opposed to one piece natural wood. And maybe a novel look, as well. I know it is stable. I've never had to adjust the scope settings since the initial sight-in. This rifle also has the desirable quality of grouping various bullet weights very close together. I shot a composite group with 120, 129, 140, and 160 grain bullets at 100 yards a couple of years ago, two shots with each bullet weight, group was about 3" vertically by about an inch horizontal. This is a 6.5 mm Remington Magnum, the original short magnum cartridge. Ahead of it's time.
This one is a 6.5 mag, but same rifle was also made in . 350 mag. I believe the idea here (mid to late 60s) was not cost savings but a stronger, more stable stock as opposed to one piece natural wood. And maybe a novel look, as well. I know it is stable. I've never had to adjust the scope settings since the initial sight-in. This rifle also has the desirable quality of grouping various bullet weights very close together. I shot a composite group with 120, 129, 140, and 160 grain bullets at 100 yards a couple of years ago, two shots with each bullet weight, group was about 3" vertically by about an inch horizontal. This is a 6.5 mm Remington Magnum, the original short magnum cartridge. Ahead of it's time.
