It came off Ilion’s production line in 1947, one of a generation of firearms that helped Remington transition from producing 1903A3 Springfields for American soldiers to turning out millions of guns for rabbit, quail, and deer hunters back home. When I returned home from my tour of Remington’s million-square-foot Ilion, N.Y., facility, I researched the origin of my TargetMaster. 22, was born in this sprawling facility, and every whiff of solvent-heavy air and glimpse of rough-cut stock blanks reminded me of the burnished metal and oiled walnut of my rimfire, which for the second decade of my life was my only beloved gun. My first rifle, a Model 510 TargetMaster single-shot. I had a similar rediscovery as I walked the creaking wooden floors of Remington’s factory in Upstate New York last winter. There, among the magnolia trees, porch swings, and syrup-thick accents, he recognized the origin of her love of gardens, Sunday dinners, and Coca-Cola. My Yankee dad told me he didn’t fully understand my Dixie mother until, years into their marriage, he visited her childhood home in Georgia. Hassrick._ ––Ashley Hlebinsky Calibrating one of Huntsville’s many CNC milling machines Hollis Bennett History and Industry in a Tour of Remington’s Two Flagship Plants Harry Schloss in memory of Moses Kerngood Dr.
Use of the images in this story was made possible by the Cody Firearms Museum, Buffalo Bill Center of the West, and the NRA Museums, along with the following donors: Olin Corporation Winchester Arms Collection Remington Arms Company American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming Mr. 30/06 Springfield Model 10 Trench Shotgun Model 10 Trench Shotgun Outdoor Life Online Editors Model 1903 With Pedersen Device Outdoor Life Online Editors 30/06 Springfield Model 1911 Pistol Model 1911 Pistol Outdoor Life Online Editors Mosin Nagant Rifle Mosin Nagant Rifle Outdoor Life Online Editorsħ.62×54 Cartridge Model 1917 Eddystone Rifle Model 1917 Eddystone Rifle Outdoor Life Online Editors And in 1917, the United States looked to Remington to make modified U.S. In 1915, Russia contracted Remington for Mosin Nagants. In 1914, England contracted the company to produce Pattern 14 rifles in. Initially, France purchased and rechambered its rolling blocks. By the end of the war, it would have military weapons of various types all over the world. Remington During World War IĪt the onset of World War I, Remington had few military arms beyond rolling blocks and a 1911 pistol. The Model 81 was produced until 1942, when America’s involvement in World War II shifted production focus. It had a heavier pistol grip stock and several cosmetic changes. Introduced in 1936, the Model 81 was born. After it survived the great depression, Remington decided this gun needed an upgrade. More than 80,000 Model 8s were produced before 1936. 1936 Model 81 Rifleĭiscontinued Model 81 Rifle Outdoor Life Online Editors It, too, was designed by John Browning and has been chambered in many calibers, including the. It was originally introduced in 1906, but the name was changed from Remington Autoloading Rifle to the Model 8 in 1911. The great Model 8 was a semi-automatic centerfire rifle. Model 8 Rifle Outdoor Life Online Editors