Key facts
- Type
- Bolt action rifle
- Place of origin
- United States
- Used by
- See Users
- Wars
- Lebanese Civil War , Nicaraguan Revolution
- Designer
- Mike Walker
- Manufacturer
- Remington Arms
- Produced
- 1962–present
- Number span no built
- over 5 million
- Mass
- 8.99 lb (4.08 kg)
- Length
- 41.5 in (1,050 mm)
- Barrel length
- 16.5 to 26 in (420 to 660 mm)
- Action
- Bolt action , rotating bolt with 2 lugs
- Feed system
- 3- to 6-round internal magazine or a detachable 10-round magazine
- Sights
- Scope , Rail interface system
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Wikidata facts
- Country of origin
- United States
- Manufacturer
- Remington Arms
- Official website
- www.remarms.com/rifles/bolt-action/model-700
- Image
- Hunting rifle 02.png
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- Commons category
- Remington Model 700
- Commons gallery
- Remington 700
- native label
- Remington Model 700
- inception
- 1962-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
The Remington Model 700 is part of a series of bolt-action (later semi-automatic 7400 series) centerfire rifles manufactured by Remington Arms since 1962. It is a progressive variant of the Remington Model 721 and Model 722 rifles series, which was introduced in 1948. The M24 and M40 military sniper rifles, which are both based on the Model 700 design, are in use by the United States Army and United States Marine Corps, respectively.
The Remington 700 series rifles feature a 3, 4, or 5-round internal magazine depending on the caliber. Some models include a hinged floor plate for quick unloading and can also be configured with a detachable box magazine. The Model 700 is available in many different stock, barrel, and caliber combinations, with many third-party and aftermarket variants built on the same action footprint. From 1984 to 1988, Remington offered the Sportsman 78, which had the same Model 700 ADL action but with lower-cost features, such as a plain, non-knurled bolt knob and hardwood stock instead of walnut.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Remington Model 700” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.