Wow! The newly introduced Model 1100 autoloader was born. In December 1962, at Remington’s National Sales Meeting, with salesmen from all over the country, we learned about a new shotgun that was said to reduce recoil up to 55%. Needless to say, I soon became an avid skeet and trap shooter. I started with skeet, using a Remington Model 878, with earplugs and shooting glasses. If one didn’t know how to shoot,Įxcellent instructors were available for the asking. A great place to learn to shoot skeet and trap. The Lordship Gun Club had been around since the 1920s and, at that time, was open to the public. Never having had a shotgun to my shoulder before, I went out to Remington’s gun club, located in Stratford. Kelly) would soon produce in a new autoloader which combined the best features of all three, including appearance, balance, low recoil, durability and dependability under all field and target conditions. Years of research and development by Wayne Leek’s Firearms Research Program team (also consisting of James Martin, Charles Morse, Clark Workman and R. The Sportsman ’58 and the Model 878 were gas-operated and had a piston, that was inside the magazine tube, that was forced to the rear by the gasses from the burning powder, which made it more difficult to keep clean. These were the gas-operated Sportsman ’58 (introduced in 1956), the Model 878 (introduced 1959) and the Model 11-48 (introduced in 1948, and which had a recoil operating systems similar to the venerable Browning designed Model 11). In 1962, Remington was producing three different autoloading shotguns. I eventually become a member of the highly respected Remington sales force. I was soon to learn all about the manufactured products, including firearms and ammunition, and all related goods. Thanks to all for your input, I hope to find out more about this gun, it's a great shooter and I like it a lot.In 1962, I joined Remington Arms Company, as a trainee, in its Shooting Promotion Department a part of Remington’s sales and marketing division. Apparently these screws sometimes worked loose and fell out, so Remington later fixed the problem by adding the side retaining screws. I have been told that this is sometimes seen on very early 12C rifles. The forend wood retaining screws do not have locking side screws. The barrel is a tad shorter than most at 23 3/4". The bore is clean and bright with sharp distinct rifling. The bluing is about 80% overall, the action is crisp and positive and it's accurate as hell. This gun is in particularly fine condition for such an old 22. The five digit serial number is further evidence that this is probably a very early gun. It very well could be that the letters on the barrel are manufacturing codes used before the POWDERX date codes came into use. The dovetail for the rear open sight has been filled with a dovetail blank. Straight stock, Lyman tang mounted folding peep sight and a folding, hooded front blade sight also. Pedersens Patent JanuOther Patents Pending."Īny help dating this rifle is much appreciated! The marking on top of the barrel says "Remington Arms Company Ilion NY U.S.A. The serial number is only five digits.***41. This particular 12C is an early one, there is no 12C marking, no UMC marking and no Remington logo marking. Who can I ask about this? It is quite confusing. The S corresponds to 1926 and the H corresponds to 1936. Neither letter is correct for the month code. Because these letters read the same right side up or upside down, I don't know which one is supposed to be on top. It is marked with an S over an H or an H over an S. They say to look for two letters and there are two letters, one above the other. On the left side of the barrel where the date marking codes are located, the information doesn't correspond to the information in the tables. I have looked at the various tables for dating a Remington model 12C Pump 22 rifle, but I still run into some issues.
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