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Bryant Ridge's Analysis: 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 uses a straight 4-round magazine, a 10-round magazine, and a rare 20-round magazine. Features include a side ejection port and a free-floating barrel. It uses the same action as the Remington 1100 series shotguns, with both having the venerable 870 series as the parent gun. In 1981, the Model 742 …

SpecificationsManufacturer: WinchesterCaliber: 6mm Remington Grain: 100 Power PointCartridges: 20 Manufacturer: HornadyGrain: 95 SST Cartridges: 40 Images …

Bryant Ridge's AnalysisThe Ruger No. 1 is a single-shot rifle with a hammerless falling-block action in the Farquharson style. It was introduced and manufactured by Sturm, Ruger & Co. in 1967. To load ammunition and cock the rifle, an underlever is used to lower the breechblock. While commenting on his work at Ruger, Lenard Brownell said about the No. 1, "There was never any question about the strength of the action. In testing it, I remember how much trouble I had trying to tear it up. In f …