Would you search out a Remington 673?

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Keeping in mine I don't have a need for another rifle, would us who have had or still own a 673 reccomend searching for one?
Was this rifle an orphan because it was something people didn't want, or because of another issue I'm not aware of?
 
They werent terribly popular because they were ugly. And in case you didnt know it was named 673 because: 6 - paying homage to the 600, 7 - based on a model 7 action, 3 - because it came out in 2003.

The only one thats fairly popular is the 350RM version
 
I think the biggest problem that I had was that it wasn't compact. It's a guide gun concept but with a full size stock and 22" barrel. They should have made it with a 13" lop and an 18.5" (okay maybe 20") barrel.

I would have loved to have bought one in .350 RM in a more compact setup.

My 2 cents.
 
Not sure you guys are thinking of the correct rifle. The 673 is basically a Model 7 with the Model 600 barrel rib and 'shark' front sight. The factory laminate stocks are some of the best I have seen and will put a Boyd's custom laminate to shame. They are not an ugly rifle IMO, as that descriptor was, at the time, reserved for the Models 600 and 660. As for the rib affecting the barrel harmonics, I would beg to differ completely on that count. I own the set of 673 rifles (350 Rem Mag, 300 RSAUM, .308 Win, and 6.5mm Rem Mag) and they are all extremely accurate with a wide variety of loads. I don't want to come across as the quintessential expert on this rifle, but, well, there it is.
 
woodlotowner said:
Not sure you guys are thinking of the correct rifle. The 673 is basically a Model 7 with the Model 600 barrel rib and 'shark' front sight. The factory laminate stocks are some of the best I have seen and will put a Boyd's custom laminate to shame. They are not an ugly rifle IMO, as that descriptor was, at the time, reserved for the Models 600 and 660. As for the rib affecting the barrel harmonics, I would beg to differ completely on that count. I own the set of 673 rifles (350 Rem Mag, 300 RSAUM, .308 Win, and 6.5mm Rem Mag) and they are all extremely accurate with a wide variety of loads. I don't want to come across as the quintessential expert on this rifle, but, well, there it is.
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Beauty is in the eye of the beerholder........ I find them fugly as hell and think a vented rib on a rifle serves no purpose but to add unneeded weight......
 
I think we all know exactly what rifle we are talking about and my comments stand. The 600/660's were popular because they were handy, and cheap - not because of their looks. Why they decided to copy the look with the hideous rib, and oddball laminate colour scheme is beyond me. At least this time the laminates were thin not the super wide laminates used on the 6's.
 
I don't mind the 673 at all...WAY ahead of the 600/660 abomination...but the 600/660's were handy and cheap..:)...owned three or four of them over the years.
Had a couple 673's go thru here,...I once rebarreled a 308 version with a stainless 24" 700 BDL takeoff in 7-08. I had no problem selling the vent ribbed 308 barrel.
I also once put a 673 stock on a stainless Model Seven in 300 SAUM,...made a really nice rifle out of it.

"Why they decided to copy the look with the hideous rib, and oddball laminate colour scheme is beyond me.".......because nostalgia sells to some.
 
Oh I agree the 673 is quite a bit nicer than the 600/660 but that's 99% because it has a m7 action.

If they offered a stainless/laminate m7 in 350 without the rib, (with or without sights) - it would sell like crazy... But no they add a (more expensive to produce) ugly rib, technicolored stock and wonder why sales aren't what they hoped. Only thing worse would be if they added the J-lock to it. ;)

Over reaction venting complete :)
 
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