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Remington Model 742
Remington Model 742
Type	Rifle
Place of origin	United States
Production history
Designer	Remington R&D
Manufacturer	Remington Arms
Produced	1960-1980
No. built	1,433,269
Specifications
Mass	7.5 lb (3.4 kg)
Barrel length	22 in (56 cm)
Cartridge	.243 Winchester; 6mm Remington; .280 Remington; .30-06 Springfield; .308 Winchester ;
Action	Gas operated, Semi-auto
Feed system	4-round magazine

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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. It featured a straight 4 round magazine and side ejection port as well as a free-floating barrel.^[2] It also uses the same action as the Remington 1100 series shotguns design, they of course having the parent gun the venerable 870 series. In 1981 the Model 742 was replaced by the Model 7400.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Model 742 Woodsmaster". Remington Arms. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Marcot, Roy (2005). The History of Remington Firearms: The History of One of the World's Most Famous Gun Makers (1st Lyons Press ed.). Guilford, CT: Lyons Press. p. 88. ISBN 1592286909.

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[Rem-1] "Model 742 Woodsmaster". Remington Arms. Retrieved 27 December 2012.

[History-2] Marcot, Roy (2005). The History of Remington Firearms: The History of One of the World's Most Famous Gun Makers (1st Lyons Press ed.). Guilford, CT: Lyons Press. p. 88. ISBN 1592286909.

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-The '''Remington Model 742''', also known as the ''Woodsmaster'' is a [[semi-automatic rifle|semi-automatic]] rifle that was produced by [[Remington Arms]] from 1960 until 1980. It featured a rotary breech block and side ejection port as well as a free-floating barrel.<ref name=History/> It also used the same bolt design as the [[Remington Model 760|Model 760]].<ref name=History/> In 1981 the Model 742 was replaced by the [[Remington Model 7400|Model 7400]].
+The '''Remington Model 742''', also known as the ''Woodsmaster'' is a [[semi-automatic rifle|semi-automatic]] rifle that was produced by [[Remington Arms]] from 1960 until 1980. It featured a straight 4 round magazine and side ejection port as well as a free-floating barrel.<ref name=History/> It also uses the same action as the Remington 1100 series shotguns design, they of course having the parent gun the venerable 870 series.  In 1981 the Model 742 was replaced by the [[Remington Model 7400|Model 7400]].
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