Standard Catalog Of Remington Firearms

290 Pages·2008·28.342 MB·English

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FIREARMS
BY DAN SHIDELER
Photography by Paul Goodwin,
unless otherwise noted.
Th e Guns of Remington
New product photography and production data generously supplied
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INTRODUCTION
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HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
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HISTORY OF THE REMINGTON ARMS COMPANY
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GRADING SYSTEM
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REMINGTON BARREL CODE DATES
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THE REMINGTON SOCIETY OF AMERICA
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REMINGTON ARMS
Section I: Remington Percussion Pistols and Revolvers and
Cartridge Conversions .....................................................................30
Section II: Remington Percussion Rifl es and Shotguns ....................42
Section III: Remington Cartridge Pistols and Revolvers ..................58
Section IV: Remington Pre-World War II Cartridge Rifl es .............78
Section V: Remington Post-World War II Cartridge Rifl es ............114
Section VI: Remington Pre-World War II Cartridge Shotguns ......192
Section VII: Remington Post-World War II Cartridge Shotguns ..204
Section VIII: Remington Cartridge-Firing Military Weapons .......246
APPENDICES
Appendix I: Model Data for 20th-Century Remington Arms .......270
Appendix II: Production Dates for Collectible Remington Arms ....284
INDEX
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CONTENTS IINNTTRROODDUUCCTTIIOONN
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s I write this Introduction, two rifl es are resting in my offi ce gunrack.
Th e fi rst is the fi rst real gun I ever owned: a Remington Model 514 Boy’s
Rifl e purchased new by my father in 1970. Th e second is the most recent rifl e I’ve
bought, a Remington Model 673 made in 2006.
Remington has been an unwavering constant in my life as a shooter, a hunter
and a sportsman. To confi ne myself only to the recent past, I took a nice little
Michigan buck in 2002 with a Remington Model 8 chambered in .25 Reming-
ton. In a northern Indiana duck blind on opening day in 2004, I watched an
old-timer take his limit with a Model 870 12-gauge made in 1951 (he was shoot-
ing 2-3/4˝ #6 bismuth) while I turned in a humiliating 0-for-3 performance with
my SP-10. Just last year I managed to hit a Coke can at 250 yards with an iron-
sigghhtteedd XXPP--110000 cchhaammbbeerreedd in .221 Fire Ball. In all these pursuits, I’m in purty
dduurrnn ggoooodd ccoommppaannyy;; jjuuddggiinngg from the letters I receive, I’m not the only one who
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Th ere’s so much to admire about Remington
fi rearms. For the blackpowder shooter, there are
the various .36- and .44-caliber Army and Navy
revolvers, generally considered to be superior to
the contemporary Colt blackpowder revolvers. For
the Old West buff , there’s the famous .41 Double
Derringer, the scarce Model 1875 revolver and the
downright rare Model 1890 revolver, all three of
which have been reproduced by international gun-
“Remingtons makers in the past several decades. Long-range
blackpowder shooters still speak with reverence of
the famed Remington Rolling Block Rifl e – which
have been
is as it should be, since many of these grand old
guns are still being shot today, more than a cen-
turned out by
tury after they were manufactured. Th e old Rolling
Block is also currently being reproduced by Italian
the thousands, gunmakers, proof of its enduring popularity.
Yet so many magnifi cent Remington fi rearms
don’t fi t into a well-defi ned collector category. Con-
hundreds of
sider the Model 14 or 141 slide-action centerfi re
rifl es, for example. Th ese were unusually accurate,
thousands,
entirely reliable, well-designed arms, yet they don’t
have the romance of, say, the classic Winchester
virtually without lever-actions or Colt’s Lightning Magazine Rifl e.
Th e little 14-1/2 Remington pump rifl e has a con-
siderable following, but even it generally doesn’t
interruption
possess the je ne sais quoi, the indefi nable glamour
that translates into high-dollar auctions.
since 1816.”
Or consider the Model 30S sporting rifl e man-
ufactured from 1930 to 1940. It went into pro-
duction fi ve years before the much better-known
Winchester Model 70, yet its collector interest is
negligible compared to that of the Model 70. Much
the same can be said of Remington’s excellent Mod-
els 720, 721, 722 and 725.
So why is it that Remingtons, as of this writ-
ing, falls into what we might call the “second tier”
of collectible American fi rearms? Two reasons, I
think. Th e fi rst lies in the fact that, with few ex-
ceptions, particular Remington fi rearms generally
aren’t associated with a well-defi ned historical pe-
riod. Winchesters are eternally tied into the leg-
ends of the American frontier. Colts are immuta-
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bly linked to both the Old West and World War I I’m beginning to detect upward movement in
and II. Smith & Wessons typify the Golden Age of the Model 30S, Model 8/81, and Model 14/14-
large-bore American handguns and, moreover, will 1/2/141 markets as these undeniably high-stylin’
forever be synonymous with the term “magnum.” rifl es are fi nally beginning to fi nd their collectors’
Th e second reason is that Remington’s most niche. Values for the 550 and 552 .22 semi-autos
outstanding fi rearms have been sporting arms, are inching upward. Values for the XP-100, both
not military ones. Remington wasn’t the gun “you the original single-shot and the later repeaters, are
loaded on Sunday and fi red all week”; the Spencer appreciating rapidly, as are the Model 600 and 660
was (some say it was the Henry). Custer’s troops of the Woodstock era.
fell to the last man shooting trapdoor Springfi elds, Yet in terms of appreciation, the fastest-rising
not Remington rolling blocks. Teddy Roosevelt star of the Remington family just has to be the
charged up San Juan Hill with a double-action Nylon rifl e series: the Model 66, 10, 11, 12, 76,
Colt .38, not a Remington Model 1890. During 77, 10C and all their variations. Th e value of these
the Philippine Insurrection, you “civilized ‘em with rifl es has appreciated dramatically in the past few
a Krag,” not with a Remington. Alvin York went years. Th ey aren’t just hot – they’re HOT.
over the top in World War I armed with his Model I predict that Remington’s nylon rifl es will be-
1917, but whether it was a Remington-made rifl e is come THE rifl es of America’s baby boom. Th ere
not recorded. simply hasn’t been anything like them, before or
So there it is. Remingtons have been turned since. During their heyday, the mid-1960s, these
out by the thousands, hundreds of thousands, vir- funky little .22s were the Batmobile of American
tually without interruption since 1816. Yet Rem- rifl es – and now, as we ‘60s kids have grown into
ington rarely receives credit for the innovations it grandparents and taxpayers, many of us are fi nally
has introduced to the American shooting scene. in a position to indulge ourselves by buying these
Th e strongest blackpowder revolver of the Civil unique blasts from the past. A friend of mine re-
War? Th e Remington. Remington’s Rolling Block cently sold a mint Model 76 lever-action in Apache
outlasted the Sharps. Remington introduced the Black for an amazing $3200 – more than 32 times
fi rst successful autoloading centerfi re rifl e and the its original selling price. As Dick Grayson/Robin
fi rst American-made autoloading shotgun. Rem- might say, “Holy Appreciation, Batman!”
ington introduced the most versatile, foolproof So Remington is now poised on the brink of
pump shotgun of all time, as well as the fi rst suc- mainstream collectibility. I hope this book famil-
cessful, truly high-powered gas-operated autoload- iarizes you with the fi rearms of America’s greatest
ing sporting rifl e. Th e fi rst mass-produced long- gunmaker and helps you identify them safely, prof-
range centerfi re pistol? A Remington. Th e fi rst itably and enjoyably.
polymer-based .22? A Remington. In April of 2007, Remington Arms Company
We could go on and on here, but I think you announced that it was expected to be acquired by
get the point. Like the late Rodney Dangerfi eld, Cerberus Capital Management LP in June of that
Remingtons often just don’t get no respect. Yet that year. As of this writing it is unknown what pro-
unhappy situation may at last be changing. duction and marketing shifts may occur due to the
Of course, all antique (pre-1899) Remingtons acquisition, but one thing is for sure: Remington is
are collectible and have been collectible for some extremely well-poised to continue the tradition of
time. Values for these guns can be expected to rise excellence it has established.
more or less in lockstep with the rest of the antique
fi rearms market.
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ust a note about how this book is organized:
Major classifi cations of Remington fi rearms are
given individual sections, as seen in the table of
contents. Many of these sections divide the periods
before World War II and after World War II. Th is
division is sometimes a little dicey, as some mod-
els were introduced before the war and continued
briefl y after it. In these cases I have listed the model
in the pre-World War II section, except in those
rare instances where the overwhelming bulk of
production occurred after the war. Arms that were
primarily or exclusively intended for the military
are covered in Chapter 8.
Occasionally, due to space constraints, I have
not given extended coverage to minor variations of
a given model. Th ese variations, however, can be
found in one of the appendices at the end of the
book.
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HOW TO USE
THIS BOOK
Antique fi rearms are generally listed chrono- Remington “New Model”
logically according to the year of their introduc-
“Police” Revolver, Cased.
tion. Modern fi rearms are listed in order of the fi rst
Photo by Paul Goodwin,
digit of the model number, with rimfi res generally
being listed before centerfi res. If you have diffi culty Th e Guns of Remington.
locating a particular model, please see the index.
In closing, I’d like to thank Remington Arms
Company for generously allowing me to use data
and photos from their website (www.remington.
com) in the preparation of this book. And I would
be amiss were I not to acknowledge the member-
ship of the Remington Society of America, whose
members own many of the wonderful fi rearms
featured in this book. Without their assistance, it
could not have been written.
Cordially,
Dan Shideler
Goshen, Indiana
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