![]() Browse all new and used Holland & Holland Shotguns for sale and buy with confidence from Guns International.Remington's Model 7. Game. Master. In an earlier column, I made the argument that the pump- action rifle is a uniquely American development that never quite caught on among hunters and sporting shooters outside of the western hemisphere. While the first pump- action–slide- action or trombone- action, as some refer to it–firearms were developed in Europe between 1. But shooters on this side of the Big Pond have always had a thing about firepower, and the 1.
Now largely forgotten, this recoil-operated sporter holds a special place in firearms history. Check out Garry James' Remington Model 81 review. For more than 200 years, Remington firearms have been forged from the untamed spirit that will always define the American spirit — Revolutionizing an industry. Top Pictures Nickel or Black Fit - All 18.5" barres. Order according to your make and model below when you click the Buy Now button. Middle Pictures Nickel or Black. Colt “Lightning” rifles and the Spencer and Burgess shotguns. These were successful to varying degrees and introduced Americans to the fact that a lever- action was not the only way to obtain rapid repeat shots. The inventions of that great firearms genius John Moses Browning only added to America’s affection for pump- action firearms. His . 2. 2 repeaters and the famous Model 1. Winchester shotgun paved the way for a flood of similar firearms that appeared on the American market in the following decade. In 1. 90. 7, Remington Arms Co. So in 1. 91. 2, Remington introduced another Pedersen design, the Model 1. It was based upon an enlarged version of Remington’s Pedersen- designed Model 1. For this rifle, Remington introduced a new line of rimless cartridges: the . Remington. The Model 1. Between 1. 91. 2 and 1. Remington also produced the Model 1. In 1. 93. 5, the Model 1. Remington. It was available in rifle or carbine versions and remained in the catalog until 1. The Model 7. 60. In 1. Remington introduced the Model 7. Game. Master, a rifle that was to give the company a virtual monopoly on the pump- action, centerfire rifle market. Designed by L. R. Crittendon and William Gail Jr., it used a machined- steel receiver, removable box magazine, and rotating bolt with fourteen interrupted thread- type lugs that locked into an extension of the barrel. The latter feature made for a much stronger lockup while allowing the receiver to be lighter. It was a feature common to a number of Big Green’s pump and semiauto rifles and shotguns. The bolt assembly rode inside a carrier that was attached to twin action bars mounted to the forearm. Lugs on the inside of the bolt carrier matched up with helical grooves on the bolt itself. So when the forearm and carrier moved rearward, they caused the bolt to rotate, unlock, and move rearward with the carrier, extracting and ejecting the spent case and recocking the hammer. Pulling the forearm forward chambered the next round and rotated and locked the bolt. The forearm moved on a separate tube attached to the front of the receiver and did not bear on the barrel. The action proved capable of using cartridges whose length and working pressures had before now limited them to bolt- action rifles. Over its production life, the Model 7. Remington, . 2. 43 Winchester, 6mm Remington, . Roberts, . 2. 70 Winchester, . Remington, . 3. 00 Savage, . Winchester, . 3. 0- 0. Remington, and . 3. Whelan. Early- production rifles were fitted with a ribbed, aluminum buttplate that was replaced with plastic in 1. As was the standard practice at the time, Remington offered various deluxe versions of the rifle: the Model 7. B Special Grade, D Peerless Grade, and F Premier Grade. In 1. 95. 4, Remington introduced a Model 7. ADL and a Model 7. BDL that featured cut and basketweave checkering, respectively. In 1. 96. 0, a carbine version with an 1. Model 7. 60. C, was introduced in . The carbine introduced the Williams ramp rear sight, which replaced the earlier spring- leaf pattern. To address the increasing popularity of telescopic sights, later Model 7. The Model 7. 60 proved very popular with American hunters and, to a limited degree, law enforcement agencies. Beginning in 1. 96. FBI purchased Model 7. The multi- lug, rotating bolt and free- floating barrel allowed bolt- action- like accuracy. The 7. 60 proved especially popular in those states that did not allow semiauto rifles for big- game hunting, as it gave the speed of a lever- action with the advantage of more powerful cartridges. The 7. 60 remained a steady seller in the Remington line, often being promoted as the natural companion rifle for the Model 8. Remington thought the Model 7. Production ended in 1. The Model 7. 60 line was replaced by a pair of new pump- action rifles: the Model Six and the Model 7. Model Six). At first glance, there appeared to be little to differentiate them from the earlier Model 7. The fourteen interrupted thread- type locking lugs on the bolt were replaced by four more substantial lugs. The bolt carrier and operating bars became a one- piece unit that provided more rigidity and smoothness to the manually operated action. In the late 1. 98. Model Six designation was dropped, and all rifles were thereafter referred to as the Model 7. Today, it is available chambered for . Rem., . 3. 08, . 3. Whelen. Shooting The Model 7. My father purchased a . Rem. Model 7. 60. A Game. Master rifle in 1. It has proven to be very practical for hunting in heavy cover, and my father dropped a number of bucks with it over the years. Also, my two brothers and I each killed our very first deer with it. Several weeks ago, I took the old 7. A out of the gun safe and headed to the range. Other than sporting a well- used Weaver 4. X scope and a set of quick- detach sling swivels, it is exactly the same as when Dad purchased it almost a half- century ago. After setting up a series of targets at 1. I settled down and shot it for score. Despite the fact that this rifle had not been fired in years, the Weaver scope was still perfectly zeroed and enabled me to produce a half- dozen well- centered groups that ranged from 2. Even though the Remington 1. Core- Lokt load has a reputation for mediocre accuracy, it proved slightly more accurate than the more popular 2. Another nice feature is that the box magazine allows much faster reloading and safer unloading than a tubular magazine. It also allows a hunter to quickly switch to different loads for specific conditions. Despite its age, I found Dad’s old 7. A to be a very pleasant and accurate rifle to shoot. While it bears the nicks, dings, and scratches of many years of hard use, it is a highly regarded family heirloom, and it is my heartfelt hope that it will continue to provide venison for generations of Scarlatas yet to come. Remington Model 7. Rem. 7. 40. 0)The Remington Model 7. Synthetic Carbine. By Carl Swanson. Illustration courtesy of Remington Arms Co. I purchased a Remington 7. Synthetic Carbine about 3 weeks ago to use deer hunting in the heavy foliage cover in central Minnesota. My previous use of a semi- automatic rifle has been the Ruger Deerfield, which is chambered for the 4. Magnum cartridge. This year the little . Magnum slug failed to get through fairly light brush cover. For this reason I purchased the Remington 7. This should penetrate brush a little better than the low sectional density . Magnum slug (I was using a 2. I settled on the Remington 7. Model 7. 40. 0 rifle in . I also like the balance for offhand shooting, the type of shooting I am usually forced to employ as a still hunter. The Carbine version also handles well, at least on the range and in some limited field carry. Price was also a consideration. There were no flaws in the rifle's fit or finish. I installed a Weaver single piece No. Weaver Quick Detachable split rings to install a Burris 2 1/2 power Widefield scope. I also had some Remington factory loaded 2. These went to the range. The scope came off for the initial sighting in of the iron sights at 5. The sights are quite usable with the Weaver base left on the rifle receiver. Remington loads grouping in the 6 inch bullseye. The scope was re- installed. The weaker load shot about 3 inches under the Remington factory ammo at 1. The low power load would not cycle the action reliably. There were no functioning problems with the Remington factory ammo. From a bench rest both loads shot into about 1. MOA, and my offhand shot groups (4 shots per group, as 4 shots is a full magazine in this rifle) were inside a 4 inch circle. This is good enough for me. I returned to the range with handloads using the Hornady 2. RN bullet over 5. IMR 4. 35. 0 powder. This load had the same point of impact at 1. Remington factory ammo. And the firearm cycles reliably with this load. Offhand I again put my 4 shots into a circle about 4 inches in diameter. The scope was removed and the iron sights tested at 5. When the scope was re- installed the point of impact had not changed. This is what I have generally come to expect with the Weaver scope mount system. So, in summary, the positives of this rifle and scope/mount combination are: Easy to carry; my hand easily fits around the receiver and scope at the balance point. Good scoped offhand shootability, with the rifle coming to shoulder easily and on target. The balance of the firearm is such that offhand shooting is steadied. The only negatives in the entire set- up are: The poor trigger on the rifle. It definitely limits decent offhand shooting to about 1. The trigger pull is long and creepy. The iron sights are very low on the rifle, causing me to have to crawl on the stock for fine aim. This is not of terrible significance, as these iron sights represent emergency sighting only. Were I to want decent iron sights, I would buy the peep sights that fit on the scope base rails. After reflecting on the rifle/mount/scope combination and the sixty or so shots I've fired through it, I would recommend this set- up to the woodland hunter who was going to limit his shots to about 1. Note: A complete review of the Remington 7. Product Reviews page.
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