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Merle "Mike" H. Walker (December 5, 1911 - March 6, 2013[1]) was a designer of firearms and cartridges, an engineer employed with Remington Arms for 37 years, and a leader in promoting the sport of benchrest shooting.[2]
He is noted as the designer of the Remington Model 721, Model 722 and Model 700.[2][3] The Model 700 has been called "the world's most popular bolt-action rifle."[2]
Walker developed various cartridges while at Remington including .222 Remington, .244 Remington (later renamed 6mm Remington), and 6mm BR.[3][4][5]
Walker also held patents, including one in 1950 for the trigger which went into the Remington Model 700.[6] That trigger has been associated with misfiring for which he proposed a solution.[6] He was also involved in inventing button rifling.[2]
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Walker played a role in founding the International Bench Shooters and was its first president.[5]
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