Remington Model 673

sprayer · Jun 20, 2003

Just picked up my new 673 in 350 rem mag today cant wait to take it bear hunting.
Ugliest yet lovliest rifle around.
People love it or hate it,there is no in between. What about you?

RLH · Jun 20, 2003

i have an original 600 in .350 rem mag. got it on a trade from my girlfriends dad, years and years ago. all i can say is that it shoots a big bullet really slow. never shot it that much really. kept it because even then they were rare. has a laminated stock and vent rib barrel. looks a lot like a 673. they made another cartridge on the same case called a 6.5 rem mag. it was a real turd of a performer too. never had one, but the ballistics on paper are horrible. the .350 oughta be ok inside of 200 yds for most things, but it just doesn't have enough powder for that big ol' bullet. i really like the 600 action and the model 7 seems to be an improved 600. the 600's had some issues with the safety. a friend shot a really nice coues buck with my .350 once. knocked it flat. we got to it and it was trashing trying to get up and he shot it again and killed it. it had really heavy antlers and the first bullet had hit it in the base of one was still stuck in it. in fact he had it mounted that way. it was probably around 200 yds the first shot. not trying to discourage you at all. every cartridge has it's uses. just use it where it will work well and you should have a lot of fun with it. but it ain't a kodiak gun, believe me.

sprayer · Jun 22, 2003

I wasn't going tp reply but I have to. A deers skull stopped a 200 - 250 grain bullet traveling 2200-2500 fps? Sorry, but I'm not sure I'm buying that one.

Blank · Jun 22, 2003

I'm glad we got that indestructible deer out of the gene pool; cross dressers with "S" on their chest and a cape look bad out there.

My Rem 700 BDL with 24" barrel shoots 250 gr Speers right at 2500fps. It is a wonderful timber rifle, but has also taken mule deer and several bull elk at 300-400 yards. Furthest bull got both shoulders broke and exited. Drop is bad at 10" @300 and 30"@400 yds. You can reload the 180 Hornady SSP or 200 really fast, but don't shoot any edible meat with them! The 225 Nosler Ballistic Tip is too long, even with fast powder. Unfortunately, Remington chooses to put out ballistic data for the 350 with 200 grain bullet in a 24" test barrel, which is deceptive. Your 673 won't achieve those numbers with any factory loads. Still a great cartridge when used appropriately. All told tho, inside 200 yards, I would shoot anything on this continent you'd use a 300 or 338 on and not feel under-gunned.

RLH · Jun 23, 2003

believe what you want. i saw it. ain't no way the bullet was going that fast at the range he shot it at. it did have extremely heavy antlers. didn't hit it in the skull, hit the antler. i've seen the same thing happen with a .30/30 too. the .350 ain't a bad rifle at all. i just think a bullet that big needs more powder behind it. i have one and i've never gotten rid of it, so i dang sure don't hate the gun or the caliber. and the story about the coues is the absolute truth.

Blank · Jun 23, 2003

Hey, RLH; Not doubting your story (and I said it with a smiley!)if you were there to see it, but I do believe you were way off on your range estimation. At 200 yards, my 350 w/ 200 gr. bullets is still traveling better than 2000 fps and has a ton of energy. It would tear a Coues deer's head off. I have seen a 100 gr. 6MM break a deers jawbone and stick in the jaw on the other side, but the distance was 400+ yards and a lot smaller bullet. Like I always say, tho-even when you think you've seen it all, along comes something new. Wouldn't want to sell your 600, would you?

RLH · Jun 24, 2003

antlers are pretty tough. i've shot through them, on mule deer anyway, and not broke them off. just punched a hole in it. again tho, real heavy antler. even found a shed with a bullet hole through it once. the 2 coues that i saw stop bullets were both broadside running and both spun about 180 degrees when the bullet hit. i imagine a lot of the energy was spent in the whiplash. the one hit by the .30/30 was doa. never even wiggled again. the one hit with the .350 was right at 200 yards. normally, i would think most rifles would tear a deers head about off. and once again, i don't dislike the .350. but i do think a bullet that big needs more punch behind it. ballistics are nearly identical to the .35 whelen. the old .348 winchester is close too. and no, i don't wanna sell the 600. it's the only one i've ever seen like it. guess it's a bdl. has a laminated walnut stock, not hardwood/walnut like some i've seen, real nice blueing, vent rib, cut checkering, black tip on the the stock, factory kick pad and a hinged floor plate to drop the shells out. most 600's are sorta cheesy. i have a couple .243 mohawks. real rough finish on the exterior metal. hardwood stocks. blue is like flat black spray paint. plastic trigger guard/floor plate. good shooters. my kids killed a couple dozen deer with them when they were young.

Blank · Jun 24, 2003

Yeah, nice gun. What you have sounds like the 660 Magnum with laminated stock that they came out with as an improvement to the 600. The 700 BDL was nice because they put the 24" barrel on it. You can also find a few of the Rem. 700 Classics they put out in 350 every once in a great while. The Custom Shop still makes the Model Seven Kevlar/Stainless in 350 but at 5 1/2 pounds it is a holy terror to shoot.

RLH · Jun 24, 2003

i have a rifle that is called a .35 ackley. p.o. ackley himself built it for himself. it's a .375 h&h case blown out almost straight and has a real sharp shoulder angle. holds a bunch of powder. it's on a '98 mauser action. talk about a rifle that kicks!!! it'd make a 5 1/2 pound .350 seem almost fun. it'll hold over 90 grains of 4831. it flat hurts to shoot it. no muzzlebrake. no kickpad. fairly light rifle. maybe 9 pounds with a scope on it. only reason i kept it was because of the history of it. something in between it and the .350 would be the optimum .35 caliber rifle.

hicountry · Jun 26, 2003

sometimes rifles/carteridges may not look all that spectacular on paper and yet kill like death rays.true performance on game can never really be told in actuality by numbers on paper.
my .02
hicountry