Quietly dissapearing into the sunset - Remington 673

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reading the 350 Rem Mag thread it dawned on me - I dont recall seeing any 673s in the 2007 Remington lineup, and a quick check of their site confirmed it.

four years of production, what a winner :D

IMO it failed due to ugly factor, who wants a vent rib on anything but a shotgun :puke: They should of just went with the Model Seven CDL from the git go, or offered the 350 Mag in the stainless Model Seven

They should of made a "Guide Seven" - 20" stainless barrel with normal sights, and a Bell & Carlson fiberglass stock with a good R3 pad on the back. That would of sold much better

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RIP 2003-2006
 
The scopes not sitting high to clear the rib, it's sitting high to clear to large of an objective. The rib is designed for fast sight aquisition when using the iron sights. Personally, I liked the rifle, and the rib. But it doesn't look or feel right when a scope is mounted. If you wanted to do that, buy a seven laminate.
 
the only one I ever handled was in 350 Rem Mag, I thought it was quite light. I wonder how many they made in 6.5 Rem Mag, I bet its a bit of a collector piece now
 
I didn't like the fact that it had a 22" barrel. What makes it different than any other bolt action? It should of had a 20" barrel or shorter. Look how well the marlin guide guns have done with their 18.5" barrel. That was one of the things that most people liked about the 600 was was the short barrel and how easy it was to carry it through the bush. I liked the 673 but didn't care for the calibres that it was offered in. I would have rather seen it chambered in the 450 Marlin than the 6.5 Rem Mag, a calibre that has already flopped once.
 
The rib was an abomination for sure but the stock wasn't bad at all. A couple years ago I acquired one off eBay that was like new and put a new stainless M7 300 SAUM into it. Made for a nice rig.....tod's idea of the stainless M7 350 Mag with a B&C stock is a good one......I had the same idea last year....and then I built my own.....
 
Remington seems to be pressured into "New for 200-" type sales programs. I always thought they should have stayed with the tried and true 700, 870, 7600, 1100 etc lines and backed out NEW FOR 200- products. Then I spoke with my nephew (young fellow) and he was geared for anything NEW and thought the tried and true stuff was actually the same old stuff. I guess Remington is reading the customer market fairly well. Maybe I am the same old stuff......

Darryl
 
I've got a buddy who was left one as a tip for a bear hunt. The vent rib and sights were removed, and it changed the whole appearance of the rifle. I really like the overall feel now. The stock design handles recoil really well too. Now if I could just get him to mount a 1.5-5 leupy, instead of the 3x-9x 50mm that he's got on it now...:rolleyes:
 
Although many class the 600 series as a "loser" there is no question that they have what almost amounts to a cult following. Used 350 mag 600's brought prices in excess of the new price for a 700 BDL and this within a couple years of their being discontinued. Those who loved the 600 seem to mostly hate the 673. I guess Remington marketing people listened to the wrong group.
I also wonder if the "New for 200_" marketing technique has really paid off for Remington. Regards, Bill.
 
There is nothing wrong with new products. Problem is when it is the WRONG products.

The lineup for Savage just gets better and better in my books. Others are agreeing with their wallets.

Rem just hasn't been hitting the home runs it used to. Now it is a sub of some equity firm. Hopefully, for the better. Time will tell.

Jerry
 
Remington I thought was headed in the right direction when they intro'd the SPS. But then every year the price climbed, finally out of the market I thought they could make a go of.

The remington niche used to be "Not as ugly as Savage for less money than Tikka".
Currently they are "Shoot about as well as Savage but cost the same as a tikka"

Its getting hard to buy or reccomend an SPS when a T3 lite is $670 and the SPS is only $60 less.
 
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