Garand and impulse reaction, were tested using a caliber. In the late 1940s, three gas operating systems, tappetĪs used in the M1 Carbine, gas expansion as used in the M1 Used since 1906, was to see the rifle empty and open after the He also, in 1951, developed theĪutoloading rifle magazine bolt release that had generated someĭiscussion in the early years.
Receiver, eventually were selected and subjected to extendedįunction and endurance tests. On the dimensions of the 28 gauge Model 11-48 shotgun Models 742 autoloading rifle and 762 pump action rifle, based Inevitable turf war developed and President Davis resolved theĬrittendon, who originally managed the design of the Springfieldġ903A3 during World War II and later the Model 11-48Īutoloading shotgun, a part of the Remington design team. Wilmington, Delaware working on the Models 742 and 762. Technical Division, Ilion, New York working on the Models 740Īnd 760 and the Du Pont Engineering Department in 300 H&Hīy 1947 there were two gun design teams working onīoth the autoloading and pump action rifles – Remington’s It utilized anĪlloy receiver large enough to accommodate the. Development work resumed in lateġ943 and by Ja formal proposal for development, Sibling – the Model 760 pump-action rifle – followed parallelĭevelopment paths until the DecemJapaneseīombing of Pearl Harbor when all of Remington’s domestic Serious work on a completely new autoloadingĬenterfire rifle was started in 1940 and given the engineering Remington were made from 1936 to the end of production in Now called the Woodmaster and at least 55,581, in calibers. Resulted in the June 1936 introduction of the Model 81. The venerable Model 8 autoloading rifle was outdated andĮxpensive to manufacture. 35 Remington were made fromĪ Du Pont executive, Charles Krum Davis, took overĪs Remington Arms Company President in 1933. Reliability is legendary and many early models are still in use Remington’s 1911 catalog to the now familiar Model 8. Remington Autoloading Rifle and was later renamed in John Browning designed autoloader was first called The The originalġ955 Model 740 and the current Model 7400 are favorites ofĭeer hunters and carry on a proud tradition of fine autoloading,Ĭenterfire rifles from Remington that began in 1906.
Remington discontinued stamping barrels with a date code on 8/9/99, the date code was added again on 10/1/01.īarrels made between 8/9/99 and 10/1/01 do not have codes.Introduced in 1955, over 2.5 million gas operated RemingtonĪutoloading, centerfire rifles have been sold.In some cases, only partial date codes were marked.This means that in some cases, you will have to decide which date is correct based The code letters were reused and may indicate one or more possible dates.The first letter identifes the month, the
Two or three letter code on the left side of the barrel identifies the When used to date Remington shotguns, where the barrel can easily be changed, make sure the barrel is original to the shotgun.įor example "BL" would be January of 1920, and "CWW" would be April of 1950. The Firearms Identification Code information is reliable when used to identify the month and year of manufacture of Remington rifles because Remington seldom replaced barrels. The first letter of the code identifes the month, the other letter(s) identify the year. Remington made use of a two or three letter Firearms Identification Code that can be located on the left side of the barrel, just ahead of the frame. Remington Manufacture Dates Antique and Collectable Firearms and Militaria Headquarters