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The Remington Model 742, also known as the Woodsmaster, is a semi-automatic rifle that was produced by Remington Arms from 1960 until 1980. Design It uses a straight ...
Firearms designed to discharge as the bolt closes may have a fixed firing pin or a firing pin which moves forward by inertia as forward motion of the bolt ceases when the cartridge is fully chambered, while more conventional firearms are designed to prevent the firing pin from impacting the primer until the trigger is pulled. Some unintentional ...
A Remington Model 870 shotgun. Below is a list of firearms produced by the Remington Arms Company, [1] founded in 1816 as E. Remington and Sons. Following the breakup of Remington Outdoor Company in 2020, the Remington Firearms brand name operates under RemArms, LLC.
The original AR15 and M16 designs lacked the "bolt forward assist" feature found on the later M16A1. [2] When hit, it pushes the bolt carrier forward, ensuring that the bolt is locked. In order to ensure that the extractor is clipped around the rim of the casing, the forward assist is usually struck rather than pushed. It is commonly ...
The Remington Model 8 has a fixed 5-shot magazine and bolt hold-open device which engages after the magazine is empty. It is a take-down design, meaning that the barrel and receiver are easily separated with no tools, allowing for a smaller package for transport.
Remington Model 742.30-06 Springfield, .308 Winchester: Semi-automatic rifle United States: Remington Model 742 and various other civilian hunting rifles. [14] [22] Ruger Mini-14: 5.56×45mm NATO: Semi-automatic rifle United States [1] Preetz Model 65.22 Long Rifle: Semi-automatic rifle West Germany: Several smuggled from continental Europe in ...
Straight-pull rifles differ from conventional bolt-action mechanisms in that the manipulation required from the user in order to chamber and extract a cartridge predominantly consists of a linear motion only, as opposed to a traditional turn-bolt action where the user has to manually rotate the bolt for chambering and primary extraction.
The first rifle with a controlled feeding mechanism was the M1885 Remington–Lee which first appeared in 1879. [5] Lee applied for a patent, [6] around the same time as Mauser applied for a patent on the same feature, DE51241 [7] and US476290, [8] which was introduced on the Mauser Model 1893.