Remington Model 7400
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The Remington Model 7400 is a series of semi-automatic
, autoloading centerfire rifle
s and carbine
s that was made by Remington Arms
. The Model 7400 was chambered in many calibers.
The Remington Model 7400 rifle was a progression from the original Model 740 rifle which Remington produced from 1952 to 1981. From 1981 to 2004, Remington produced the Model 7400.
Semi-automatic rifle
A semi-automatic rifle is a type of rifle that fires a single bullet each time the trigger is pulled, automatically ejects the spent cartridge, chambers a fresh cartridge from its magazine, and is immediately ready to fire another shot...
, autoloading centerfire rifle
Rifle
A rifle is a firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder, with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves cut into the barrel walls. The raised areas of the rifling are called "lands," which make contact with the projectile , imparting spin around an axis corresponding to the...
s and carbine
Carbine
A carbine , from French carabine, is a longarm similar to but shorter than a rifle or musket. Many carbines are shortened versions of full rifles, firing the same ammunition at a lower velocity due to a shorter barrel length....
s that was made by Remington Arms
Remington Arms
Remington Arms Company, Inc. was founded in 1816 by Eliphalet Remington in Ilion, New York, as E. Remington and Sons. It is the oldest company in the United States which still makes its original product, and is the oldest continuously operating manufacturer in North America. It is the only U.S....
. The Model 7400 was chambered in many calibers.
The Remington Model 7400 rifle was a progression from the original Model 740 rifle which Remington produced from 1952 to 1981. From 1981 to 2004, Remington produced the Model 7400.