This is my (scout) rifle

[RJ556]

This is my scout rifle. There are not many like it, but this one is mine. It is a Mohawk 600 in .308 Rem. I bought it in 1974 for $148 and change. At one time it was my only deer rifle. I have killed many deer and hogs over the years with it. Shortly after I bought it, I sent it off to Marker Machine Co., (no longer in business) and got the bore and bolt hard chromed. Cost was $19.95 for the bore and $5 for the bolt. Some say hard chrome bores reduce accuracy. With a good scope, I have shot many groups in the 5/8" to .75" range. This gun has the easiest cleaning bore of any gun I own. Some years ago I installed the barrelled action in a Remington model Seven synthetic stock. It made this carbine handle like a dream and recoil is very mild with the 1" Pachmayr recoil pad. Plastic trigger guard/mag floor was replaced with an aftermarket steel unit. It is 37" long, weighs 7 pounds 9 ounces with the scope installed, no ammo or sling. Scope is a 2.5x Leupold Compact, sights are X/S with a custom reduced diameter rear aperature for scope clearance. With Burris quick detach scope ring height of .255", it makes loading from the top easy, yet I still get a good cheek weld when shooting. I just got back from the range 2 hours ago. Off the bench, I could keep my 3 to 5 shot groups in 2.5" to 3" at 100 yards with the aperature sight and 1.5 to 2" with the 2.5x scope.

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[Noah Zark]

RJ:

I've long held that if Remington brought out the 600 in just that configuration at a competitive price point they would sell to sportsmen with a practical and pragmatic approach to hunting rifles. The short barrel of the 600 is comparatively stiff and that really helps accuracy when the action is properly bedded and the barrel is floated.

IMO that's the perfect northeast white tail deer boltgun, right there.

Noah

 

[Snake45]

Absolutely outstanding! You're a couple ounces over weight but that's with scope so I personally will cut you the slack on that.

We note again that a foward-mounted scope is NOT a REQUIREMENT nor a defining attribute for a "scout rifle." A proper scout can have a conventionally mounted scope, or none at all.

The Rem 600 was ahead of its time--decades ahead--and Col. Cooper himself was a fan. IIRC he had a couple and they were instrumental in his developing the whole scout concept.

Nicely done! I envy you! :wink:

BTW, I really like your replacement trigger guard much more than the zooty-looking Remington factory unit.

 

[RJ556]

Noah, I am not sure about the rest of the 600's, but the Mohawks came with a free-floated barrel from the factory. I don't know why more manufacturers don't free-float their barrels. Perhaps it is because skinny profile barrels are so popular these days and many of them do not shoot very well without some pressure to calm the vibes. Snake, I decided to go with the conventionally positioned scope for several reasons. One, I like the larger field of view, two, I could not find a scout scope mount still available for the M600. And three, I would only be able to get a scout scope less than .100" lower, due to the Ocular contacting the receiver ring. Rugers Scout rifle scope mount is mounted totally on the barrel, which allows the overall base height to be lower. An advantage of having a forward mounted scope is being able to have a receiver sight mounted and pre-zeroed. I got around this by using as low as possible scope rings and still have an aperature sight. I just had to custom make a ghost ring aperature small enough to fit under the scope when it is mounted. It has a .125" aperature and .100 range of elevation adjustment. Anyway, my set-up seems to work real well and I get a good return to zero when I reinstall the scope. Thanks for the comments guys.

 

[Ale-8(1)]

I like it!!

Only change I'd make is to use a smallish 3-9 variable 'scope since the tube is mounted in the conventional location. I have old eyes.

OK, and I'd give consideration to eliminating the fixed sights to allow for a lower 'scope mount.

That (those?) said . . . I like it!!

:mrgreen:

 

[Noah Zark]

I especially like the peep in the rear mount. Kinda like Williams Gun Sight's "Ace in the Hole" in some of their old, clunky-looking but rigid-as-Gibraltar scope mount bases that accepted the screw-on rings with 1/4-20 studs.

Gives you an option in case the glass checks out.

RJ, I like the way you think!

Noah

 

[reakin]

Nice! Big Mohawk fan. Nice rifles.

reakin

 

[Joe S.]

very nice!

 

[Rocdoc]

Don't recall the name of the plastic rib version...was it the 660? Anyway the recent 673 from Remington seems to have been a huge flop, most folks I've conversed with has lost money selling theirs. I thought they we kinda cool, but most folks didn't. Maybe time will find these growing in desirability.

 

[RJ556]

Rocdoc, the original Model 600's had the plastic vent rib and I believe were offered in .222 Rem., .243 Win and .308 Win.

 

[Pinecone]

RJ556, This is my idea of a "scout rifle"! Only changes I would make are to remove the fixed sights and put lower rings on the mount. That would really streamline it for getting through "brush" country!...............Dick :wink:

 

[RJ556]

I hear what you're say'n Pinecone. But I just love aperature sights. If I can design a folding aperature for the sight, I will be able to put the scope in lower rings.