Thread: First year of Remington 700

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

the only Remington from that era that had a problem was the little mohawk - my mates .222 mohawk bulged the floor plate and gave feed problems I still have my .222 700 BDL from 1975 and like you granpamac not for sale

Greetings,
The Mohawks were made by Remington, I gather from parts left over from the 600 and 660 rifles, and marketed by one of the sports supply chains in the US. Heaps of them seem to have come to NZ. All had the synthetic floor plate that tended to warp. They were replaced by the now gone Model 7. I did some load development for a friends .222 Model 660 recently (20 inch barrel) which shot really well but was a pig to reassemble. They were also available in 6.5mm and.350 Remington Magnum with a laminated stock.
Regards Grandpamac.