
Remington’s entire line of Model 700 rifles has a storied history of excellent accuracy, but the ultimate expression of what the 700 was capable of was the Sendero model. Remington Model 700 Sendero (1994) The Model 700 Sendero was the first true factory long-range hunting rifle.

New Ultra Light Arms Model 20 (1985) Before Melvin Forbes introduced the NULA Model 20, no one had ever heard of an accurate 5-pound rifle. The hunting firearms industry has been trying to emulate Jarett’s creation ever since. Jarett’s rifle became known as the “Beanfield Rifle,” and it delivered extreme precision at ranges previously thought impossible with hunting-weight bolt-action rifles. South Carolina farmer and competitive shooter Kenny Jarret changed that with the introduction of a custom rifle that transformed the game and even led to a new genre of factory rifles. Traditional deer rifles were not well suited to reaching out over long distances with enough precision to make ethical shots. In the latter part of the 1900s, hunters were transitioning from prowling wooded ridgelines to sitting in stands along crop fields. Jarrett Beanfield Rifle (1979) Kenny Jarret’s custom Beanfield Rifle spawned a whole new genre of factory bolt-actions. Hang around old-timers at a gun shop very long and you’ll hear wondrous tales of unbelievable shots on groundhogs and rock chucks that were made with a Remington 721 in. 270 Winchester and the 722 was for short-action cartridges like the. There were two versions: The Model 721 was for long-action cartridges like the. Though probably most famous for being the precursor to Remington’s famous Model 700, the 721 and 722 were regarded as fine shooting guns, and are generally considered the first modern, economically produced sporting rifles. Manufacturing advancements achieved during World War II allowed Remington to replace their Model 30 bolt-action rifle with the better and easier-to-produce Models 721/722.

Remington 722 in 222 Remington (1948) The Remington Model 722 (shown) was chambered for short-action cartridges and the 722 for long-action. Winchester Model 52 (1919) The Winchester Model 52-C rimfire rifle was known as the King of.
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In 1990 another Sharps starred with Tom Selleck in the movie Quigley Down Under, which went a long way toward crystalizing the rifle’s reputation among modern audiences as one of the most accurate of all time. Even if the distance was doubly exaggerated, it was an incredible shot for a rifle in 1874. Legend has it that while held up under siege with Bat Masterson and several other buffalo hunters in Adobe Walls, TX, Billy Dixon toppled a Cheyenne warrior from his horse at an incredible 1,538 yards with his. They were a favorite of buffalo hunters on the western plains and typically fired large-caliber, centerfire cartridges loaded with a paper-patched lead bullet. Made during the latter part of the 19 th century, these falling-block rifles were regarded as the most accurate rifles money could buy. The Sharps Rifle (1850) Both on the western plains and in Hollywood westerns, the Sharps has always been synonymous with accuracy. The front sight blade was made from a silver dime. It has an unusually fast rifling twist with a very slight gain, having one turn in 48 inches. Carper’s son continued to build muzzleloaders until as late as 1915.
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And due to the reputation of these tackdrivers, the Union Army raided the Carper homestead during the Civil War and burned the gun shop to the ground. These hand-built rifles, adorned in brass, silver, and copper, were so deadly they were banned from pioneer shooting competitions. They were so valued and admired, one of Carper’s rifles was traded for all the land that could be seen from a mountain top along what is now the New River Gorge National Park. These guns were notorious for their precision. Richard MannĪmerican-made muzzleloaders set a new standard for accuracy, and some of the finest were crafted by a German immigrant named Joseph Carper in Virginia, beginning in the 1830s. The Carper Muzzleloader (1830) A fine example of Carper muzzleloader.
