Winchester · Rifle
Winchester Model 75 Target
Bolt action · .22 Long Rifle · introduced 1938
Also known as Winchester 75 Target, Model 75
About the Winchester Model 75 Target
The Winchester Model 75 Target is a bolt-action .22 Long Rifle target rifle produced by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company from 1938 to 1958. Conceived as a lighter, medium-cost alternative to the premium Model 52, it retained match-winning accuracy through a heavy 28-inch lead-lapped barrel, tight individually headspaced bolts, and a stock shaped for prone shooting. The Target model fed from 5- or 10-round detachable box magazines and was commonly fitted with Lyman or Redfield aperture target sights.
Winchester developed the Model 75 in the 1930s to give young and club shooters an affordable smallbore trainer that could still win matches, positioning it as lighter but as accurate as the celebrated Model 52. Large numbers served as pre-service and civilian marksmanship training rifles.
Winchester Model 75 Target specifications
General
- Type
- Rifle
- Action
- Bolt action
- Firing mechanism
- Striker-fired
- Trigger
- Single stage
- Calibres
- .22 Long Rifle
- Magazine capacity
- 5 rounds
- Magazine
- Detachable box magazine
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 711 mm (28.0 in)
- Overall length
- 1143 mm (45.0 in)
- Weight (empty)
- 3.86 kg (8.50 lb)
Barrel
- Rifling twist
- 1:16 in (406 mm)
- Rifling
- Right hand
- Grooves
- 6
Materials
- Barrel
- Steel
- Receiver / frame
- Steel
- Stock
- Walnut
- Finish
- blued
Performance
- Muzzle velocity (typical)
- 330 m/s (1083 fps)
- Muzzle energy (typical)
- 141 J (104 ft·lb)
- Effective range
- 90 m
History
- Introduced
- 1938
- Discontinued
- 1958
- Production status
- Discontinued
- Country of origin
- US
- Designer
- Winchester Repeating Arms Company engineering staff
Features
- Heavy target barrel
- Lead lapped barrel
- Aperture target sights
- Prone shaped stock
- Tight headspace
Safety
- Manual safety
Roughly 88,715 Model 75 rifles of both Target and Sporter types were built over the production run. The Target version carried a heavy 28-inch barrel and target aperture sights, while the Sporter used a lighter barrel and open sporting sights.
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