Remington Arms is a major American manufacturer of rifles, shotguns, other firearms, revolvers and ammunition. They also license the Remington name to hunting apparel, Arctic Cat ATV's, and other hunting and shooting products manufactured by other companies. It was founded in 1816 by Eliphalet Remington in Ilion, New York, as E. Remington and Sons. It is the oldest company in the United States which still makes its original product, and is the oldest continuously operating manufacturer in North America. It is the only US company which produces both firearms and ammunition domestically, and is the largest US producer of shotguns and rifles. Remington does not currently produce handguns; its last handgun, the Model XP-100R, ceased production in 1998. Its products are distributed in over 60 foreign countries, making its base wider than those of its competitors. It has been suggested that Break action be merged into this article or section. ... A pump-action and two semi-automatic action Remington 1100 shotguns, 20 boxes of shotgun shells, a clay trap, and three boxes of clay pigeons. ... A firearm is a kinetic energy weapon that fires either a single or multiple projectiles propelled at high velocity by the gases produced by action of the rapid confined burning of a propellant. ... rEVOLVEr (2004) is the fourth studio album release by Swedish thrash metal band The Haunted. ... Boxes of ammunition clog a warehouse in Baghdad Ammunition is a generic military term meaning (the assembly of) a projectile and its propellant. ... Eliphalet Remington (October 28, 1793 - August 12, 1861) designed the now-famous Remington rifle. ... Ilion is a village located in Herkimer County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 8,610. ... E. Remington and Sons (1816-1886) was a manufacturer of firearms and typewriters. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... The Remington XP-100 (from eXperimental Pistol number 100) is a bolt action pistol produced by Remington Arms from 1963 to 1998. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

Remington has also developed or adopted more cartridges than any other gun maker or ammunition manufacturer in the world. Adopted cartridges often keep the name given by the wildcatter who developed them, rather than being given the Remington Moniker. A wildcat cartridge, or wildcat, is a custom cartridge for which ammunition and firearms are not mass produced. ...

Remington is minority owned by Clayton, Dubilier, and Rice. Clayton, Dubilier, and Rice is a private investment firm that has ownership stakes in Brakes (a European food supplier), Remington Arms, The Hertz Corporation, and Culligan (a provider of water treatment products), amongst other companies. ...

History

Remington began its long history in 1816. Eliphalet Remington II believed he could build a better gun than he could buy. Farming communities in the region were famous for their diverse skills and self-sufficiency, and the winter seasons were used for crafts that provided goods for self-use and also for sale. Eliphalet's father was a blacksmith, and wanted to expand his business into rifle barrel production. Local residents often built their own rifles to save on costs, but purchased the barrel. Eliphalets father sent him to a well-known barrel maker in a major city to purchase a barrel, with the mission of observing the barrel-making technique. At the time, the method was to heat and wrap long flat bars of iron around a metal rod of the caliber desired. By heating and hammering the coiled bars around the central rod, the barrel metal became fused into a solid cylinder, at which point the rod was pressed out. After the young mans return home, his family added a successful barrel making operation to his father's forge, in Ilion Gorge, New York. Eliphalet Remington (October 28, 1793 - August 12, 1861) designed the now-famous Remington rifle. ... A blacksmiths forge For finery forges (making iron) see finery forge. ...

He began designing and building a flintlock rifle for himself. In the fall of that year, he entered a shooting match; though he only finished second, his well-made gun impressed other shooters. Before Eliphalet left the field that day, he had received so many orders from other competitors that he was now officially in the gunsmithing business. By 1828, the operation would move to nearby Ilion, New York, at the same site which is used by the modern Remington firearms plant. Two flintlock pistols Flintlock is the general term for any firearm based on the flintlock mechanism. ... Ilion is a village located in Herkimer County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 8,610. ...

In 1865, Remington incorporated into a stock company, and began a new venture in 1873, producing Remington brand typewriters. Remington would sell the typewriter business in 1886; the typewriter company eventually became Remington Rand, and the firearms business became Remington Arms Company. In 1888, Remington was purchased by Marcus Hartley and Partners, a major sporting goods chain who also owned the Union Metallic Cartridge Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The Bridgeport site would become the home of Remington's ammunition plant. 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... A Remington Rand branded typewriter Remington Rand was an early American computer manufacturer, best known as the original maker of the UNIVAC I, and now part of Unisys. ... 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... Nickname: Location in Connecticut Coordinates: NECTA Bridgeport-Stamford Region Greater Bridgeport Incorporated (town) 1821 Incorporated (city) 1836 Government type Mayor-council  - Mayor John M. Fabrizi Area    - City 50. ...

A few years later, in 1912, Remington and Union Metallic Cartridge were combined into a single entity, called Remington UMC. Even today, Remington produces a U.M.C. brand of ammunition. In 1915, the plant at Ilion was expanded, and this expansion is basically the same plant which currently exists at the site. 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

With the onset of World War I in 1914, Remington was contracted by several Allied powers to produce arms, including France, Britain, and Imperial Russia. Initially producing M1916 Berthier rifles, Pattern 1914 Enfield rifles, and Model 1891 Mosin-Nagant rifles for those respective nations, with the intensification of the war production grew ever greater. Combatants Allied Powers: Russian Empire France British Empire Italy United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary German Empire Ottoman Empire Bulgaria Commanders Nicholas II Aleksei Brusilov Georges Clemenceau Joseph Joffre Ferdinand Foch Robert Nivelle Herbert Henry Asquith Sir Douglas Haig Sir John Jellicoe Victor Emmanuel III Luigi Cadorna Armando Diaz Woodrow... In general, allies are people or groups that have joined an alliance and are working together to achieve some common purpose. ... Imperial Russia is the term used to cover the period of history from the expansion of Russia under Peter the Great, through the expansion of the Russian Empire from the Baltic Sea to the Pacific Ocean, to the deposal of Nicholas II of Russia, the last tsar, at the start... There are two notable Frenchmen of this surname. ... The Rifle, .303 Pattern 1914 (or P14) was a British service rifle of the First World War period that was principally contract manufactured by companies in the United States. ... The Mosin-Nagant (Мосин-Наган) is a military rifle of Russia and later the Soviet Union, in service in various forms from 1891 until the 1960s, when it was finally replaced in its final function as a sniper rifle by the SVD...

Notable contributions include the development and production of the US Model 1917 rifle, a simplified version of the British Pattern 1914, and the development of the experimental Pedersen Device. M1917 was used for several pieces of American military gear dating from the World War I era: M1917 bayonet, the bayonet used with the US M1917 Enfield rifle and later with US Army combat shotguns M1917 Brodie helmet, the standard issue steel helmet of the US military from 1917 to... The Pedersen Device was an optional attachment for the Springfield 1903 rifle that allowed it to fire a short 0. ...

Late in the war, the events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917 had tremendous impact on Remington finances, as the Imperial Russian government first attempted to delay payment due to claimed defects, and then defaulted on the contract entirely when the Bolsheviks took power in 1918. Left with massive stocks of war material and no prospects for payment, it required government intervention to save the company from bankruptcy^[1]. Based on the sudden explosive growth of business at the beginning of the war, and the subsequent precipitous shrinkage at the end of the war, Remington made the concious decision to promote and emphasize their sporting product line. They viewed hunting products as a more stable business which might help them to survive future ups and downs. The Russian Revolution of 1917 was a series of political and social upheavals in Russia, involving first the overthrow of the tsarist autocracy, and then the overthrow of the liberal and moderate-socialist Provisional Government, resulting in the establishment of Soviet power under the control of the Bolshevik party. ... Bolshevik Party Meeting. ... Year 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ...

During the Great Depression, Remington was purchased by the DuPont Corporation, which had made its fortune with improvements to gunpowder. A year later, Remington purchased the Peters Cartridge Company; today, you may notice that many of the Remington headstamps still have R-P on them, for Remington-Peters. TheGreat Depression was a worldwide economic downturn which started in October of 1929 and lasted through most of the 1930s. ... This article is about the DuPont company. ... Smokeless powder Gunpowder, whether black powder or smokeless powder, is a substance that burns very rapidly, releasing gases that act as a propellant in firearms. ...

In 1940 the military became worried about its ammunition capacity, and asked Remington to collaborate in a plan for national expansion. With the aid of DuPont, Remington built the Lake City Arsenal and Denver Ordnance ammunition plants, as well as three more later. Though the plants belonged to the U.S. government, Remington was asked to oversee their production. Among the weapons Remington manufactured for the government during World War II was the famous M1903A3 Springfield bolt-action rifle. Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Combatants Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Chiang Kai-shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000,000 Total... M1903 M1903 with scant stock M1903A3 M1903A4 with M84 sight The Springfield M1903 (more formally the United States Rifle, Caliber . ...

In 1970, Remington closed its ammunition plant in Bridgeport, Connecticut, creating a brand-new facility in Lonoke, Arkansas. This site was chosen as the geographic center of the sporting ammunition market. A year later, Remington built a new clay targets plant in Athens, Georgia. 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Boxes of ammunition clog a warehouse in Baghdad Ammunition is a generic military term meaning (the assembly of) a projectile and its propellant. ... Nickname: Location in Connecticut Coordinates: NECTA Bridgeport-Stamford Region Greater Bridgeport Incorporated (town) 1821 Incorporated (city) 1836 Government type Mayor-council  - Mayor John M. Fabrizi Area    - City 50. ... Lonoke is a city located in Lonoke County, Arkansas. ... Athens is a city in Clarke County, Georgia, U.S., in the northeastern part of the state, at the eastern terminus of Georgia 316. ...

In 1993, Remington was sold by DuPont to an investment firm called Clayton, Dubilier, and Rice, or CD&R. 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Clayton, Dubilier, and Rice is a private investment firm that has ownership stakes in Brakes (a European food supplier), Remington Arms, The Hertz Corporation, and Culligan (a provider of water treatment products), amongst other companies. ...

Remington Models

Current

Rifles

Bolt Action: A rifle is any long gun which has a rifled barrel. ... Half opened bolt on a Winchester Model 70. ...

• Model 700
• Model 673
• Model 798
• Model 799
• Model 504
• Model 5
• Model 7
• Model 710
• XR-100

Pump Action: The Model 700 series of firearms are hunting rifles manufactured by Remington Arms. ... The Model 673 was a bolt action rifle introduced by Remington in 2003. ... Model 5 (Hebrew: דוגמן 5, Doogman 5) is the name of an Israeli Air Force operation, and the common name for the ensuing anti-aircraft battle, which took place over the Syrian Golan on the October 7th, 1973, the 2nd day of the Yom HaKipurim War. ... A pump-action rifle or shotgun is one in which the fore-end of the stock can be pumped back and forth in order to eject and chamber a round of ammunition. ...

• Model 7600
• Model 7615

Semi Automatic Action: // 7600 Series Overview The Remington Model 7600 is a series of pump-action, centrefire rifles and carbines that are made by Remington Arms. ... // 7600 Series Overview The Remington Model 7600 is a series of pump-action, centrefire rifles and carbines that are made by Remington Arms. ... Walther P99, a semiautomatic pistol from the late 1990s A semi-automatic firearm is a gun that requires only a trigger pull for each round that is fired, unlike a single-action revolver, a pump-action firearm, a bolt-action firearm, or a lever-action firearm, which require the shooter...

• Model 750
• Model 7400
• Model 597

Break Action: The Remington 597 is a semi-automatic rimfire rifle chambered for the . ... A break open firearm is one whose barrels are hinged, and rotate perpendicular to the bore axis to expose the breech and allow loading and unloading of ammunition. ...

• SPR 22
• SPR 18

Shotguns

Pump Action: Remington pump-action shotgun held by a Florida Highway Patrol cadet shotgun, see: Shotgun (disambiguation). ... A pump-action rifle or shotgun is one in which the fore-end of the stock can be pumped back and forth in order to eject and chamber a round of ammunition. ...

• Model 870

Semi Automatic Action: Remington 870 Marine Magnum The Remington Model 870 is a U.S.-made pump-action shotgun. ... Walther P99, a semiautomatic pistol from the late 1990s A semi-automatic firearm is a gun that requires only a trigger pull for each round that is fired, unlike a single-action revolver, a pump-action firearm, a bolt-action firearm, or a lever-action firearm, which require the shooter...

• Model 1100
• Model 11-87
• Model SP-10
• SPR 453
• Model 105CtI

Break Action: The Remington 1100 is a gas-operated semi-automatic shotgun, popular among waterfowlers and clay target shooters. ... The Remington 11-87 is a semi-automatic shotgun manufactured by Remington Arms. ... A break open firearm is one whose barrels are hinged, and rotate perpendicular to the bore axis to expose the breech and allow loading and unloading of ammunition. ...

• Premier O/U
• Model 332
• SPR 100
• SPR 210
• SPR 220
• SPR 310

Obsolete

• Scoremaster 511
• 241 Speedmaster
• Model 600
• Model 660
• M1903 Springfield rifle
• Model 788

http://www.remington.com/library/history/firearm_models/ Introduced in 1939, the Remington Scoremaster 511 series . ... Remington Arms Model 241 Speedmaster, an autoloading rimfire rifle, was manufactured from 1935 to 1949 from a John Browning design. ... M1903 M1903 with scant stock M1903A3 M1903A4 with M84 sight The Springfield M1903 (more formally the United States Rifle, Caliber . ... The Remington 788 is an inexpensive yet accurate hunting rifle developed by the Remington Arms Company and marketed alongside their successful Model 700 line. ...

Production Sites

Remington has several production facilities today.

Corporate Headquarters: The corporate headquarters for Remington Arms is located at Madison, North Carolina. Madison is a town located in Rockingham County, North Carolina. ...

Firearms Plants: Remington owns two firearms plants. The larger plant is located in Ilion, New York, at the historic site. A new, state-of-the-art firearms facility was recently built in Mayfield, Kentucky. Ilion is a village located in Herkimer County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 8,610. ... Mayfield is a city located in Graves County, Kentucky. ...

Ammunition and Components Plant: All of Remington's ammunition is developed at the 35-year old plant in Lonoke, Arkansas. This plant also is home to Remington's Powdered Metal Products Division, Industrial Products Division, and Ammunition Product Services. Lonoke is a city located in Lonoke County, Arkansas. ...

Custom Plant: Custom firearms are hand-crafted by professional gunsmiths at the Ilion, New York facility. A gunsmith is a person who designs, builds, repairs or modifies firearms to blueprint and customer specifications, using hand tools and machine tools such as grinders and lathes. ... Ilion is a village located in Herkimer County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 8,610. ...

Technical Center: The technical and research center for Remington is located in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Elizabethtown is a city in Hardin County, Kentucky, United States. ...

Target Plants: Two target plants exist for Remington: in Findlay, Ohio and in Ada, Oklahoma. Findlays position within Hancock County (foreset) and Ohio (background) Findlay is a city in Hancock County, Ohio, United States. ... Ada is a city and the county seat of Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, United States. ...

Notes

1. ^ http://www.mosinnagant.net/USSR/US-Mosin-Nagants.asp

External links

• Official website
• Remington Law Enforcement & Federal Agencies
• Remington Military Products Division