Remington Arms

Remington Arms is the name most synonymous with firearms. During the start of Remington rifles in 1816, Remington wanted a rifle better than any he could buy at the time. During the course of his quest, Remington found that a number of their farm community neighbors were also interested in high-quality, low-cost firearms, and out of this necessity, Remington Arms was born.

The first Remington firearms were flint lock rifles, which were designed with rifling, when most companies still relied on the smooth bore rifling design. By the beginning of 1865, Remington Arms began to sell stock to the public, thus making them a leading force in firearms technology. Remington was exclusively contracted for the Enfield rifles, as well as the Mosin-Nagant rifles. Due to civil unrest, the Mosin-Nagant deal almost bankrupt Remington Arms; with the shift in power in Russia, Lenin left Remington Arms high and dry on a large military contract. At that point, Remington looked to the civilian market, which started the Remington legacy. Believing their days of military contracts where long gone, Remington decided not to get caught down and out.

Adaptation was the key to holding on to the dream, with Remington developing their world-famous Remington shotguns, which created a large mark on the civilian market and can still be felt today. Remington shotguns are some of the best built shotguns on the market, even today. However, that was just the tip of the iceberg. The Remington 870 pump action became the tactical shotgun of choice as well as the preferred sportsman shotgun. But Remington shotguns are not limited to the old fashioned pump action; now shooters want the edge, making Remington semi-auto shotguns a must-have with competition shooters and hunters. The reliability of the Remington shot is why most police forces in the US keep one in their squad cars.

But military contracts were not over for Remington Arms. The accuracy of the Remington 700 lead to a shift from large armies with full automatic fire to precision snipers using this rifle with minor adjustments. The Remington 700 is being phased out now after almost fifty years in military service, but is still one of the few out of the box rifles that you know will be match grade anywhere you find one. The Remington 700 has been adapted for varmint hunting and even for safari hunting, due to the firing system. Some of the most popular Remington firearms are listed below.