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About Mike Walker (engineer)
- Merle "Mike" Walker (December 5, 1911 - March 6, 2013) was a renowned designer and engineer employed with Remington Arms.
- He is noted as the designer of the Remington Model 721, Model 722 and Model 700.
- The Model 700 is considered to be Remington's most successful hunting rifle.
- Walker developed various cartridges while at Remington including .222 Remington, .244 Remington (later renamed 6mm Remington), and 6mm BR.
- Walker also holds patents, mostly relating to trigger designs however the Model 700 trigger safety has been associated with misfiring for which he proposed a solution.
- Walker played a role in founding the International Bench Shooters.
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