Author Topic: Plz help, Rem model 600 (Read 714 times)

beemanbeme · « **on:** October 08, 2005, 08:19:53 AM »

How do you get the bolt out of a Rem model 600?

Thanks in advance
John

springer222 · « **Reply #1 on:** October 08, 2005, 03:43:41 PM »

IIRC, you will need something small. The release is on the left side of the bolt. Pull the bolt to its rear-most position, slide the "something small" alongside the the bottom left side of the bolt between bolt and and rear of receiver. When you feel the release, push lightly down with the gun tilted slightly barrel up, until the bolt clears the stop.

beemanbeme · « **Reply #2 on:** October 09, 2005, 06:01:29 AM »

Thanks a lot. Pretty dumb-a$$ed arrangement if you were to ask me. :roll:

Slamfire · « **Reply #3 on:** October 09, 2005, 07:20:17 AM »

I'll agree with that, but Remington was trying to make the shortest action possible. When the rifles failed commercially, they used it in their hand cannon XP and started a whole new class of gun. :-D A lot of folks think Remington is a poor marketing group, but they struck gold with that one. :wink:

Les Brooks · « **Reply #4 on:** October 09, 2005, 01:20:57 PM »

Back in the '60's a book had a picture of a conversion for a nice bolt release. I made several of these change overs, but I don't have any pictures of change. It was common to modify the 600 stock by shortening and make a spoon bolt handle along with a new metal guard. Maybe someone can remember the book and post the article.

gunnut69 · « **Reply #5 on:** October 09, 2005, 01:34:32 PM »

The book was written by Toomy Bish and I have a copy but it lost in the tomes I'm afraid. He made a button and slide arrangement similar to the safety button commonly found on a double shotgun. It was connected to the bolt release lever but I don't remember how!! Now you gone and done it.. Now I'lll have to go find the danged book!!

Les Brooks · « **Reply #6 on:** October 14, 2005, 07:58:38 AM »

Gunnut69,

Did you find the book? If you are like me I have forgotten more then I remember on some of this work. 40 yrs later I can't remember how I made them. I have a XP100R that I may be making a conversion on before too long as I need another elephant gun. (204 Ruger)

gunnut69 · « **Reply #7 on:** October 15, 2005, 11:18:26 AM »

I haven't found the book but I'm 90% sure it's still in the bookcase I simply haven't had the time to look. A friend and I are promoting a gunshow this weekend and for the past 2 weeks I've been hopping around like a crazy person trying to fo 3 different things at the same time... I do the sercurity at the show personally and I just got up from a bit of a nap! I remember the button and the escutcheon but can't for the life of me remember the action/linkage part?? Have a great day..

Stryker60 · « **Reply #8 on:** October 16, 2005, 09:12:46 AM »

Quote from: Slamfire

........... When the rifles failed commercially, they used it in their hand cannon XP and started a whole new class of gun...... . :wink:

Actually, the XP100 was introduced a year BEFORE the Model 600.

Stryker60

Slamfire · « **Reply #9 on:** October 17, 2005, 03:55:17 PM »

I must have missed that, being aboard a Heavy Cruiser at the time.

260 AAR · « **Reply #10 on:** October 21, 2005, 10:00:15 AM »

I silver soldered little levers onto the bolt release and then milled the receiver slightly on the L. Side to allow the "tab" to stick out a bit. Worked fine.

Aloha, Mark

Lone Star · « **Reply #11 on:** October 21, 2005, 10:38:13 AM »

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When the rifles failed commercially, they used it in their hand cannon XP and started a whole new class of gun.

Uh, that cruiser cruise must have shaken a lot - the XP-100 was introduced in .221 FireBall, a case smaller than a .222 Remington....hardly a "Hand Cannon". JD Jones started that particular trend, not Remington. He wasn't the first to do it, nor was Lee Jurras, but he was the most successful and his term stuck in the lexicon of handgunners everywhere.