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...In 1965. (this is entirely Orygun's fault for the ad he posted).
He wants state of the art in a heavy thumper timber rifle, along with optics appropriate and since buying his last rifle in 1951, he again has the cash for the barrelhead.
Here's what he might have gone home with:
Remington Model 600 Magnum (1965 Manufacture) in .350 Remington Magnum caliber. (Another NWFA Member purchase). This pound puppy was sold to me with mutual agreement with the seller that it was a "shooter grade" 600 rather than a collector gun. It was missing both front and rear sights. Tiny peppers of surface rust were on the metal surfaces. The wood was dinged up pretty good but nothing deep. A couple retainer screws for the vent rib were missing, and it exhibited the characteristic "wow" in the floorplate (Zytel) from incorrect reassembly in relation to the magazine. One swivel stud did not match the other (indicating a failure and/or detachment at one point).
This was put together almost in parallel with the 721 .270. E-bay produced the sights (and in that process I learned that different 600's had different height front sights, so for the .350 it was important to get the right one if irons were to be operational).
Another lesson along the way was learning about the curiously semi-frequent appearance of these rifles in print (including at least one gun annual) with the rear sight installed backwards. When seeing this for the first time, my reaction was, "Ha-ha! Dum-arse! Took yer gun apart and didn't even know how to put the sight on correctly!"
Perusing my "island of misfit toys" of optics, a 2x-7x Redfield "of the period" surfaced. A worthy opponent to the Leupolds (some say better) of the day. I had some older Redfield rings in my pile, and so naturally an e-bay search ensued for a Redfield base. The goal was Redfield, top to bottom.
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What was discovered might well bring some ready cash to a tweaker at the scrap yard: Look at the monolithic structure of that thing! New Old Stock, in the box, anti-corrosive paper, the works.
Weight concerns? With a light .350 Magnum, " Sen'or, wee don' have no steenkeeng weight concerns!"
I considered it a welcome arrival toward concerns for future comfort.
Putting it all together instantly explained to me the curious repeated appearance of contrarian-positioned rear sights. You see the explanation in these pictures.
Private "Dum-arse" reporting for duty, Sir!
Rib screws came out of Numrich, perfect match for extant ones. The rib was originally in very good condition with no warps. (The harmful environment for them was hanging on the hot window rack of a pickup.) The warped triggerguard/floorplate took a trip to a warm oven (this "tip" out of an old gunsmithing book of that period), where it remembered its original molded shape. Zytel is pretty amazing stuff.
Stock was overhauled only with fourple-ought steel wool, stock sheen and Johnsons Paste Wax. Recoil pad was amazingly still soft and pliable. White accent spacer was cleaned.
I shot it BEFORE restoration. Factory loads did 1.5 inches easy. The "Cat's Meow" bullet for this caliber is the 225gr Nosler Partition. Cannelure is just right, weight is just right. Those are hen's teeth right now. So, I buffed the Ballistic Tips off Ballistic Tips (a bullet for the Whelen) and shot those. Back and forth around 1".
Haven't shot it with this scope and THE MONOLITH. (I still think ape-like Hominids might appear at any minute to worship that mount base and throw bones in the air.)
He wants state of the art in a heavy thumper timber rifle, along with optics appropriate and since buying his last rifle in 1951, he again has the cash for the barrelhead.
Here's what he might have gone home with:
Remington Model 600 Magnum (1965 Manufacture) in .350 Remington Magnum caliber. (Another NWFA Member purchase). This pound puppy was sold to me with mutual agreement with the seller that it was a "shooter grade" 600 rather than a collector gun. It was missing both front and rear sights. Tiny peppers of surface rust were on the metal surfaces. The wood was dinged up pretty good but nothing deep. A couple retainer screws for the vent rib were missing, and it exhibited the characteristic "wow" in the floorplate (Zytel) from incorrect reassembly in relation to the magazine. One swivel stud did not match the other (indicating a failure and/or detachment at one point).
This was put together almost in parallel with the 721 .270. E-bay produced the sights (and in that process I learned that different 600's had different height front sights, so for the .350 it was important to get the right one if irons were to be operational).
Another lesson along the way was learning about the curiously semi-frequent appearance of these rifles in print (including at least one gun annual) with the rear sight installed backwards. When seeing this for the first time, my reaction was, "Ha-ha! Dum-arse! Took yer gun apart and didn't even know how to put the sight on correctly!"
Perusing my "island of misfit toys" of optics, a 2x-7x Redfield "of the period" surfaced. A worthy opponent to the Leupolds (some say better) of the day. I had some older Redfield rings in my pile, and so naturally an e-bay search ensued for a Redfield base. The goal was Redfield, top to bottom.
.
What was discovered might well bring some ready cash to a tweaker at the scrap yard: Look at the monolithic structure of that thing! New Old Stock, in the box, anti-corrosive paper, the works.
Weight concerns? With a light .350 Magnum, " Sen'or, wee don' have no steenkeeng weight concerns!"
I considered it a welcome arrival toward concerns for future comfort.
Putting it all together instantly explained to me the curious repeated appearance of contrarian-positioned rear sights. You see the explanation in these pictures.
Private "Dum-arse" reporting for duty, Sir!
Rib screws came out of Numrich, perfect match for extant ones. The rib was originally in very good condition with no warps. (The harmful environment for them was hanging on the hot window rack of a pickup.) The warped triggerguard/floorplate took a trip to a warm oven (this "tip" out of an old gunsmithing book of that period), where it remembered its original molded shape. Zytel is pretty amazing stuff.
Stock was overhauled only with fourple-ought steel wool, stock sheen and Johnsons Paste Wax. Recoil pad was amazingly still soft and pliable. White accent spacer was cleaned.
I shot it BEFORE restoration. Factory loads did 1.5 inches easy. The "Cat's Meow" bullet for this caliber is the 225gr Nosler Partition. Cannelure is just right, weight is just right. Those are hen's teeth right now. So, I buffed the Ballistic Tips off Ballistic Tips (a bullet for the Whelen) and shot those. Back and forth around 1".
Haven't shot it with this scope and THE MONOLITH. (I still think ape-like Hominids might appear at any minute to worship that mount base and throw bones in the air.)
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