Howdy folks!
Among my family heirlooms is a Remi gton Internstionsl Match 40X chambered in 7.62 Nato.
This tifleceas used in 300 meter matches in the World Championships in 1966( Weisbaden) and 1970 ( Phoenix) by my father, and in 1974 by the fellow who acquired it.
He has since sent it back to me.
The info I have so far is that only 594 of these rifles came out of the Custom shop, equipped with the Hart made Intrnational 2oz trigger and without a safety or bolt release button.
My barrel does not have the date codes on it but it dies have the proof marks and inspector mark
If anyone has any info on these fine rifles it would be greatly appreciated!
The adjustable butt is not original, it is an Anschutz, and it has a fresh 308 Win barrel on it as well
Here it us in F/Tr mode, but i will be shooting it with the irons in 3 position as well.
David
Information on the 40X International Match rifle
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Re: Information on the 40X International Match rifle
Hey!
I shot against a few indiciduals that used this rifle mostly firing the National Match Course which is a blend of position shooting along with portions of the course being rapid fire.
The 40X Match High Power like its small bore counter part were extremely accurate BUT when used in any position other than prone totally sucked so I can see why your dad used it in prone matches (the Anschutz adjustable butt plate assembly is a clever/unique modification).
At the time the 40X Match Rifle was introduced for match competition, namely the National Match course (which included 20 shots prone slow fire at 600 yards) bolt guns were rarely seen because they were deemed far less effective for the rapid fire strings. I used a bolt gun because the one advantage you had is you were given 60 seconds to fire ten (10) shots in rapid fire whereas the M1's were only given 50 seconds. A footnote on this is that more often than not I would be the only bolt gun so the folks conducting the match would say "to make things easy we'll just give everyone 60 seconds or you would have to shoot alone" I would choose to shoot alone rather than give all the others a significant time advantage.
I can't give you a lot of details on your rifle as it came out of the factory BUT they did not have the famous Remington 2 oz. trigger, think they were seen more on the 40XBR.
One very useful source to get basic information on older firearms are vintage issues of the Shooters Bible (my favorite) or in some cases the Gun Digest. The American Rifleman probably had a review of your rifle back in the 50's or 60's but the best way to get what you're looking for is to try a mid-60's Shooters Bible. I'm too lazy to rummage through mine to see what they have.
Hope this helps, its one helluva rifle, and will in "my opinion" outshoot the very much over-rated 6.5 Creedmore!!!
Repectfully!
Jim Peterson
Charlotte, NC
I shot against a few indiciduals that used this rifle mostly firing the National Match Course which is a blend of position shooting along with portions of the course being rapid fire.
The 40X Match High Power like its small bore counter part were extremely accurate BUT when used in any position other than prone totally sucked so I can see why your dad used it in prone matches (the Anschutz adjustable butt plate assembly is a clever/unique modification).
At the time the 40X Match Rifle was introduced for match competition, namely the National Match course (which included 20 shots prone slow fire at 600 yards) bolt guns were rarely seen because they were deemed far less effective for the rapid fire strings. I used a bolt gun because the one advantage you had is you were given 60 seconds to fire ten (10) shots in rapid fire whereas the M1's were only given 50 seconds. A footnote on this is that more often than not I would be the only bolt gun so the folks conducting the match would say "to make things easy we'll just give everyone 60 seconds or you would have to shoot alone" I would choose to shoot alone rather than give all the others a significant time advantage.
I can't give you a lot of details on your rifle as it came out of the factory BUT they did not have the famous Remington 2 oz. trigger, think they were seen more on the 40XBR.
One very useful source to get basic information on older firearms are vintage issues of the Shooters Bible (my favorite) or in some cases the Gun Digest. The American Rifleman probably had a review of your rifle back in the 50's or 60's but the best way to get what you're looking for is to try a mid-60's Shooters Bible. I'm too lazy to rummage through mine to see what they have.
Hope this helps, its one helluva rifle, and will in "my opinion" outshoot the very much over-rated 6.5 Creedmore!!!
Repectfully!
Jim Peterson
Charlotte, NC
Jim Peterson