Savage Model 755
Savage Arms · Shotgun · Discontinued · 1949
Also known as: Savage 755, Savage 755A, Savage Arms Model 755 Standard
Overview
The Savage Model 755 is a long-recoil operated semi-automatic shotgun chambered in 12 gauge, built by Savage Arms on a licensed version of John Browning's Auto-5 design. It feeds from a tubular magazine holding four shells for a total of five rounds, and is recognizable by the squared humpback receiver characteristic of the Auto-5 family. Offered in 12 and 16 gauge with 26, 28 or 30 inch blued barrels, a walnut checkered pistol-grip stock and a 2 3/4 inch chamber, it was a popular field and hunting autoloader through the 1950s.
Specifications
| Weight (empty) | 3630 g (128.0 oz) |
| Overall Length | 1245 mm (49.02") |
| Barrel Length | 711 mm (27.99") |
| Action Type | Long Recoil |
| Firing Mechanism | Hammer Fired |
| Trigger Type | Single Action |
| Magazine Capacity | 4 rounds |
| Magazine Type | Tubular |
| Muzzle Velocity | 400 m/s (1312 fps) |
| Muzzle Energy | 2560 J (1888 ft·lbf) |
| Effective Range | 40 m (44 yd) |
| Maximum Range | 100 m (109 yd) |
| Barrel Rifling | Smoothbore |
| Frame Material | Steel |
| Barrel Material | Steel |
| Stock Material | Walnut |
| Finish | Blued |
Calibers
- 12 Gauge · primary — also known as 12GA, 12 Bore
Features
- Firing modes: Semi Automatic
- Feed systems: Tubular Magazine
- Safety mechanisms: Cross Bolt Safety
- Features: Long Recoil Action, Tubular Magazine, Humpback Receiver, Checkered Pistol Grip Stock, Two And Three Quarter Inch Chamber
Variants
- Savage Model 755A - Lightweight Alloy Receiver
Service history
Operators
- American civilian sport shooters · adopted 1949
Production
Production years: 1949-1958
Produced by Savage Arms from the late 1940s through the late 1950s; superseded in the lineup by the Model 775.
Origin
Country of origin: United States
Designer: John Browning
Discontinued: 1958
Notes
Sold alongside the steel-receiver Model 755, the lighter Model 755A used an aluminium-alloy receiver roughly one pound lighter. The 755 lacks the magazine cutoff of some original Browning Auto-5 guns.
Background
The Model 755 was Savage's take on John Browning's revolutionary Auto-5, the first successful semi-automatic shotgun. Its distinctive squared-off humpback receiver became one of the most recognizable silhouettes in shotgun history and remained in the Savage catalog through the postwar hunting boom.