Remington Model 740

Remington Woodsmaster 740
Type	Rifle
Place of origin	United States
Production history
Designer	Remington R&D ^[1]
Manufacturer	Remington Arms
Produced	1955–1960 ^[1]
Number built	251,398 ^[1]
Specifications
Weight	7.5 lb (3.4 kg)^[2]
Length	42.5 in (108 cm)^[2]
Barrel length	22 in (56 cm)^[2]

Cartridge	.244 Remington .280 Remington .308 Winchester .30-06 Springfield^[1]
Action	Semi-automatic
Feed system	4-round magazine^[1]
Sights	White metal bead ramp front Step-adjustable semi-buckhorn rear^[2]

The Remington Woodsmaster Model 740 is a semi-automatic rifle manufactured by Remington Arms between 1955 and 1959.^[1] The rifle had a 22-inch barrel and a four-round magazine.^[1] The original calibers were 30-06 and .308, but calibers .244 and .280 were made available subsequently. The blued metal barreled action was mounted in a walnut stock. This model was succeeded by the Remington Model 742 in 1960 and the Remington Model 7400 in 1980.^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Model 740 Woodsmaster". Remington Arms Company LLC. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
1 2 3 4 5 Peterson, Philip. Gun Digest Book of Modern Gun Values: The Shooter's Guide to Guns 1900 to Present (16th ed.). p. 384.

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