Posted September 9, 2016 1:04 pm by Comments

By G&A Staff

remington anniversary

If one had to choose the milestone year that began the ascendance of Remington Arms Co. to the pinnacle it achieved in the firearms industry during the second half of the 20th century, it would probably be 1962. That was the year the Model 700 bolt-action rifle was introduced. And the rifle had an immediate and major impact on the shooting world.

In truth, the foundation of the Model 700 already existed—in the Model 721/722 series developed in the 1940s by Mike Walker and his Remington design team. But, although highly regarded, these rather plain-looking predecessors had leveled off in sales, and Walker’s group had both mechanical and cosmetic improvements in mind.

The result was an attractive, sleek-lined rifle of exceptional strength and inherent accuracy that was chambered for a broad selection of the most popular calibers. It was a rifle that Remington was able to advertise as “the world’s strongest bolt action,” and one that ultimately earned a valid reputation of providing the “best, out-of-the-box accuracy” of any production-grade rifle. It was, in truth, a gun manufacturer’s dream.

Mike Walker, who lead Remington’s design team, was also a serious and successful benchrest competitor, a factor that undoubtedly influenced his design of the …Read the Rest

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