Good morning guys, I found a used Remington Mohawk 600 in 222 Remington but the guy is asking $500. Is 222 a rare chambering in the Mohawk or is it just overpriced? I'm not sure on condition yet, I just saw it in the paper. Thanks in advance for your help.

Bit pricy! You can pick up a new CZ 527 American for nearly the same price and not be concerned that the barrel is warn. Have owned both and neither impressed me much. Good walk around plinker at best.

Will it kill deer? Yes, but fail to see the reason in useing a sub standard performing cartridge when the kill can be made better with more adequate cartridge. roger

I bought one about 6 months ago for $300. It was not in the greatest shape though. They are becoming popular, but 5 bills sounds abit high.

This is off subject...but a friend asked me how to get the bolt out of a mohawk over the phone, and pulling the trigger, or pushing the button fwd of the trigger like on the 700's did'nt do the trick.

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Originally posted by da_sidewinder:
This is off subject...but a friend asked me how to get the bolt out of a mohawk over the phone, and pulling the trigger, or pushing the button fwd of the trigger like on the 700's did'nt do the trick.

There is a lock inside the left hand rear slide way. push it down with a small screw driver and remove bolt. roger

I had one once. Cute little plinker, but inaccurate. 5-6 moa at best.
Actually, it was a economical grade of the std. Remington 600. They were cataloged in .243 Win. and .308 Win. only as I remember. I bought mine(.222 Rem.) back in the late 70's from some dealer who said it was some sort of sample. Sold it because I HATED it. Could possibly have been a collectable. Research it further. Haggle on the price too!

My dad has had a 600 Mohawk in 222 Rem. that is getting close to 40 years old now. All I can say about the accuracy is it's a tack driver.

Anything that I can shoot a turkey through the neck or head at 100 yards, I consider a good shooter.

I don't know how it will shoot factory stuff, because it's never had factory rounds put through it.

I had one in 308 that I picked up for 350.00....shot it a few times, didn't like the plastic bottom or the heavy feel of it. I put it on Gunbroker and it sold for over $600.00 a year back.

Hey CXL, I've noticed the price on the M600s and M660s varies considerably with the caliber and of course the condition.

Finding one in 80% condition and chambered for the 350RemMag or 358Win runs them up above $1500. Due to that, if you really like it and if everything works, you might want to jump on it.

For a long time I kept looking at M660s in 308Win with a bit of condition problems. They could be had for $300. So, I really considered getting one and having the barrel replaced and just refinish the stock myself.

I have no idea if there is a "Regional" premium on some Models or not.

Best of luck to you.

Owned one in 222 and 243, check as many older guns have pitted barrels, both of mine had some, they shot nickel to dime size groups, price is higher than I would pay.

I must have 'given' my as new 350 Rem Mag away, but Rem and Ruger has been making guns in that caliber, so hunters have options, though collectors still look hard for the less common 35 calibers, and will pay more. 222 and 243 and even 308 were fairly common.

IIRC, Remington offered the following:

600: 222, 223 (limited run), 243, 6mm, 6.5mm RM, 308, 35 REM, and 350 RM.

660: 222, 243, 6mm, 6.5mm RM, 308, and 350 RM.

600 Mohawk: 222, 243, 6mm, and 308.

The 600s all had 18.5" light contour barrels with a vent rib and open sights.

The 660s all had 20" barrels that were of a slightly heavier contour than the 600s with open sights.

The 600 Mohawks all had a 18.5" barrels that were of a slightly heavier contour than the 660s with open sights.

I got my 1st Remington 660, a 6mm, in 1970 and have owned at least another dozen or so since. I don't care for the vent rib, so the 600s don't appeal to me, except to buy to sell.

My most often used truck gun is a Remington 600 Mohawk action with a 700 MR SS barrel in 260 bedded into an unknown synthetic stock with a steel trigger guard assembly from GPC.

Jeff

The 600 is about the most compact centerfire action out there and there is some demand for custom builds. I've had a couple 600 Mohawks in .308 - both examples I had shot well. The one in the safe now I got about 2 years ago for $350 including a 3-9 Denver Widefield. At about the same time I picked up a 222 on a Rem. 721 action for $300 that didn't shoot as well as either of the Mohawks. I'm considering a rebarrel on the 600 to .358 Win.

Bought two Mohawk 600s (1979 and 1980), one in .243 and the other in .222 caliber. Both were given to my ex and she has hung on to them. Both guns are regularly borrowed by our five grandsons, so I don't mind maintaining them for her (even put on new scopes). I couldn't guess how many rounds the .222 has had through it shooting prairie dogs in Colorado. Loads were either 50gr Sierras and 19.5gr 4198, or 40gr Hornady VMax and 20.5gr 4198. Not as fast as they could be loaded, but excellent accuracy. All I know is that if the boys do their part, the groups are under 3/4 inch. The .243 does almost as well.

As far as Rem quality, I'd suspect and have heard that long ago when these rifle were produced the actions were much TRUER than those made in the more recent years and I can believe it, esp. based on how my 3 shot, vs newer guns that sometimes give fliers.

My 222 with 50 reload/ Rp CLHP did in a number of turtles at 300 yds with 8x Leupold, even head shooting one. The 243 reloaded w/Rp 80gr sp took a coyote running all out neck shot at about 250 paces. Using a 12x Redfield, had yote in far end of fov. They handle/swing well and are compact, often being a choice for predator hunters, you seem them often too for kids/women say in Texas trophy hunting magazine, as they can be handled by smaller statured shooters, as other carbines, and the short barrels lend well to getting out of a window in a box blind.

Again, if bore is not severely pitted, they should shoot with more accuracy than one can hold in the field.

I am no collector, and see them as a good utility rifle, if you want a handy carbine with good field accuracy. These older rifles if stored with bolts cocked can have a weakened firing pin spring, if you get one, check it, as if it is weak, locktime can be a tad 'slowed down' and a replacement should be had cheap, helping reliable ignition and quicker lock time.

If barrel is pitted, it may shoot best fouled as my 243 was pretty bad, as was an old Sako L579 Forester. They shoot bad till fouled, and then settle in about 5/8-3/4.

I bought a 600 a few years ago in .308 that was well used for $250 and felt I paid too much. It shoot's fine and I's buy another based on it's handy size but not at five bills. Nate

According to the rep I spoke with at Remington, the M-600 in 223 is the rarest of them all.

They only produced 315 of them!

Chuck, I have heard that, if you found one you knew was legit, at a price you could not pass up, it would be a good investment, also heard Rem made some Model 7's in 222 years ago, yeah, I lucked into a CHERRY 350 mag, 97/98% at about 350 bucks, 2 boxes ammo, lee dies, and weaver rings and 4x scope, not bad, almost doubled my money, and it went up since. I just can't hold on to things that I don't shoot, so they go.

I would "maybe" go $600.00-$700.00 on a like new M-600 in 223 original chambering.
But that's me.
Beware there are 222's out there that have been rechambered to 223!

I have a M-7 in 223, shoots real well.