Yesterday I saw at my gunsmith a ugly Rem 600 in .350RemMag with a very ugly laminated stock! Mounted a Leupold 2,5 to 8x36 with an ugly cheap alloy mount! An ugly duck between beautiful custom Mausers and Sauers. But this little gun was my dream-gun when I was a 12 year old boy and my father guided an american airforce officer from the Rod and Gunclub for a red stag. This man used a Rem 600 in .350!
Over 30 years later I bought a Rem 673 in .350 - but I was disappointed from this rifle! Groups with handloads were in the 2 inch area - not satisficated!
And now I saw this uggly little gun ( the 673 is a beauty!!) and this afternoon I tried it on the range. Groups with th 220grs Speer Flatnose were 1,5" and okay, but than I tried the 200grs Barnes TSX and the groups were not excellent, they were incredible! Perhaps 0.5"!!!

I´m quite sure that tomorrow I have a new gun, a very ugly one!

Ugly is as ugly does.



SSR

Congrats! Since looks dont kill, I'll take a shooter over a beauty anytime.

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I´m quite sure that tomorrow I have a new gun, a very ugly one!

Go for it.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and that sounds like a beautiful group.

As Clem said, beauty is in the eye of the beholder! I'd say go for it.!

Not a 600, but a reasonable facsimilie thereof




Remington 673 Guide Gun, 350 Rem. Mag




and a decent load/group, 2 inches high at 100 yds.

GWB

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Remington 673 Guide Gun, 350 Rem. Mag

One of Remington's better efforts in recent years IMO.

I am happy with my .350 Rem Mag in a Model seven. I finally was able to shoot it about a week ago. I had loaded up 50 rounds of 200gr Hornady bullets as it was all I could find locally. I was playing with two different powders BLC(2) and IMR4895. I also was trying to sight in a scope at the same time. A lot going on to try and shoot for accuracy. After getting it sighted in I was able to shoot one really impressive group and a few decent groups. I am hoping to get out again and work on some more load development.

My 673 does best with 250 gr. Noslers and WW 748. 3 shots average right around 1" with smaller from time to time (nothing over 1 1/4").

Those Rem 600s were highly under rated rifles. I had a 308 with a similar configuration and a 243 Mohawke. The 308 handled wonderfully as a bush gun but the trigger was not good for quick shooting as it had too much creep.

Your 350 mag should be perfect but I would use 225 gr Sierras and avoid the 200 gr Hornady RN.