Remington Arms the Oldest Continually Ran Firearms Company

Remington Arms is one of the most synonymousshotguns are not limited to the old fashioned pump
named with firearms in the world. During the start ofaction, now shooters want the edge, making
Remington rifles, Remington wanted a rifle betterRemington semi-auto shotguns a must have with
than any he could buy at the time, 1816. During thecompetition shooters and hunters. The reliability of
course of his quest, Remington found that a numberthe Remington shot is why most police forces in the
of their farm community neighbors were alsoUSA keep one in their squad car.
interested in high quality low cost firearms, andBut military contracts were not over for Remington
Remington Arms was born.Arms, the accuracy of the Remington 700 lead to a
The first Remington firearms were flint lock rifles,shift from large armies with full automatic fire to
which were designed with rifling, when mostprecision snipers using this rifle with minor
companies still relied on the smooth bore rifling design.adjustments. The Remington 700 is being phased out
By the beginning of 1865 Remington Arms began tonow after almost fifty years in military service, but is
sell stock to the public, thus making them a leadingstill one of the few out of the box rifles that you
force in firearms technology. Remington wasknow will be match grade anywhere you find one.
exclusively contracted for the Enfield rifles, as well asThe Remington 700 has been adapted for varmint
the Mosin-Nagant rifles. Due to civil unrest thehunt and even for safari hunting, due to the firing
Mosin-Nagant deal almost broke Remington Arms,system of the Remington 700, every shot fires like a
due to the shift in power in Russia, with Lenin leavingdream.
Remington Arms high and dry on a large militaryThe one place Remington guns havent developed
contract. At that point Remington looked to themuch interest was in handguns, Remington Arms
civilian market, which started the Remington legacy,developed a few bold action precision pistols, but
believing their days of military contracts where longdecided not to cheapen their name with more low
gone, but Remington wont get caught down and out.quality, and stayed true to their high quality time
Adaptation was the key to holding on the dream,tested precision, which has shooters still praising the
with Remington developing their world famousfirearms giant.
Remington shotguns, which created a large mark onWhen it comes to hunting Remington firearms have
the civilian market, which can see be felt today.always been there, and will always have a place in
Remington shotguns are some of the best builtthe top ten of all time produced firearms. Whether
shotguns on the market, even today. Of course thatyou are a shotgun shooter, bolt action rifle shooter,
was just the tip of the iceberg. Remington 870 pumpor just a plinker, Remington firearms will never leave
action became a tactical shotgun of choice as well asyou disappointed.
preferred sportsman shotgun. But Remington