Custom Remington 742 Woodsmaster 760 Gamemaster .270 Winchester Rifle Set
SOLD FOR: $14025
LSB#: 210517WT09, 210517WT10
Make: Remington
Model: WT09: 760 Gamemaster, WT10: 742 Woodsmaster
Serial Number: WT09: 8458069, WT10: A8029359
Year of Manufacture: WT09: 1952-1980, WT10: 1960-1980
Caliber: Both rifles are chambered for .270 Winchester
Action Type: WT09: Pump Action Rifle with Removable Magazine, WT10: Semi-Automatic Rifle with Removable Magazine
Markings: WT09: The receiver, trigger guard, action bars, forend guide tube, gap cap, buttplate, sling swivel mounts, screws, takedown pins, chamber, and barrel at the muzzle, all have beautiful foliate scroll engraving. The magazine, scope bases, and scope rings also have engraving. The engravings have a gold border inlay and there are two rings at the muzzle. The left side of the barrel is marked “.270 WIN.” in gold. The bottom of the receiver is marked with the serial number. The left side of the receiver has a game scene with mountains and three bighorn sheep in molded gold. The right side of the receiver has a game scene with mountains in the background and three American pronghorn in molded gold. The right side of the receiver is marked “BOUCHER ENG.” below the center pronghorn. The grip cap has a bust of a pronghorn in molded gold. The buttplate has a bust of a big horn sheep in molded gold.
WT10: The receiver, trigger guard, gap cap, buttplate, sling swivel mounts, screws, takedown pins, chamber, and barrel at the muzzle, all have beautiful foliate scroll engraving. The magazine, scope bases, and scope rings also have engraving. The engravings have a gold border inlay and there are two rings at the muzzle. The left side of the barrel is marked “.270 WIN.” in gold. The bottom of the receiver is marked with the serial number. The left side of the receiver has a game scene with trees and three standing deer in molded gold, one is a stag and two are doe. The right side of the receiver has a game scene with trees in the background and three prancing deer in molded gold, one is a stag and there two are doe. The right side of the receiver is marked “BOUCHER ENG.” below the hind legs of the stag. The grip cap has a bust of a stag in molded gold. The buttplate has a bust of a stag sheep in molded gold.
Barrel Length: 22”
Sights / Optics: WT09: There is no provision for iron sights. The top of the receiver is installed with a pair of Leupold-style bases, rings, and a Leupold VARI-X III 2.5-8x scope. The scope has some light handling marks. The scope has a duplex reticle and the glass is clear, it rates in about Excellent condition. There are two blindly filled holes on the barrel towards the rear.
WT10: There is no provision for iron sights. The top of the receiver is installed with a pair of Leupold-style bases, rings, and a Leupold VARI-X III 2.5-8x scope. The scope has some light handling marks. The scope has a duplex reticle and the glass is clear, it rates in about Excellent condition. There are two blindly filled holes on the barrel towards the rear.
Stock Configuration & Condition: WT09: The stocks are two-piece checkered figured walnut with a pistol grip, straight comb, cheekpiece, fleur di lis accents, capped forend, grip cap, inlet sling swivel mounts, and metal buttplate. There are a few light handling marks, no major defects. The checkering is sharp. The LOP measures approximately 14 1/2” from the front of the trigger to the back of the buttplate. The plate has a few scattered spots of light discoloration from previous oxidation. The stocks are in about Excellent condition.
WT10: The stocks are two-piece checkered figured walnut with a pistol grip, straight comb, cheekpiece, fleur di lis accents, capped forend, grip cap, inlet sling swivel mounts, and metal buttplate. There are a few light handling marks. There is a light compression on the bottom of the forend by the sling swivel mount. There are a couple of faint compressions on the right of the buttstock, hardly even noticeable. There is a small compression on the bottom on the front fleur di lis. The checkering is sharp. The LOP measures approximately 14 1/4” from the front of the trigger to the back of the buttplate. The plate has a small spot of light discoloration from previous oxidation and a tiny mark on the edge of the toe. The stocks are in about Excellent condition.
Type of Finish: Blue, French Gray, Gold, Jeweled Bolt
Finish Originality: Original to Engraving
Bore Condition: The bores are bright and the rifling is sharp. There is no erosion in either bore.
Overall Condition: WT09: This rifle retains about 97% of its metal finish. There are a couple of little scuffs on the right side of the chamber. There are few little spots of surface oxidation on the right side of the receiver between two of the pronghorn. The pins are unmarred. The markings are clear and strong. Overall, this rifle rates in about Fine Plus condition.
WT10: This rifle retains about 98% of its metal finish. There are a little spots of faint oxidation on the barrel at the muzzle. The receiver has some light handling marks. The front trigger group pin is shy to the receiver and falls out. There are a couple of spots of dark discoloration from previous oxidation on the top of the barrel at about the midsection. The pins are unmarred. The markings are clear and strong. Overall, this rifle rates in about Fine Plus condition.
Mechanics: The action functions correctly but the front trigger group pin of WT10 falls out. We did not fire this rifle. As with all used firearms, a thorough cleaning may be necessary to meet your maintenance standards.
Box, Paperwork & Accessories: Included are two magazines, a fitted hard case with a suede interior, screw drivers, lens brush, cleaning rod, and engraved solvent pots. The screw drivers, oil pots, and lens brush are engraved and the screw drivers have a gold border inlay. The case is a Huey Gun Cases leather case with a fitted green suede interior. The case has fitted depressions for the accessories. There are some spits of wear on the suede interior where some of the edges contact the gun. The exterior has some scattered scuffs, a few light scrapes and scratches. The metal fittings of the case are scroll engraved. The case rates in about Fine condition.
Our Assessment: The Remington Model 760 Gamemaster and 742 Woodsmasters are both popular hunting and sporting rifles from Remington. The rifles were chambered in popular hunting calibers for sporting purposes and were pump and semi-automatic respectively. They were very popular and were produced for a number of decades. They were fast handling rifles and were favored by quite a few hunters, however, in the case of this pair, hunting was the last thing on the owner’s mind. The rifles have both been engraved by Richard Boucher and have beautiful scroll engraving down to the sling swivel screws. The rifles feature gold molded game scenes and have gold border engraving. The wood has a beautiful figure and we think the work was done by Keith Heppler, we have seen another rifle form the same collection with wood done by him with the same checkering pattern. This pair is chambered in .270 Winchester and comes in a Huey Gun Cases leather fitted case with a suede interior and fitted depressions for screwdrivers and oil dippers which are also scroll engraved. This is a beautiful set that will make a grat addition to any collection, you’d be a fool not to drop a bid and owe it to yourself to see the pictures. Please see our photos and good luck!