Hi all,
This is my first post to this forum. I tried the search function to answer my question but without any luck, so here it goes:
What models of bolt action rifles have Remington been producing since 1940? For models that have been discontinued, if you know, please list the year when they were discontinued.
If there's a good link for a webpage that has this info I'd be more and happy to settle with it for an answer.
Thanks a bunch!
Bolt action rifles manufactured after 1940?
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remingtongeo
Hi,
How's the weather in Sweden?
This is a question that would take volumes. It just so happens that there are volumes written about it.
Check out the publication section on the home page. A couple of books I think will answer all your questions are, "Remington, America's Oldest Gunmaker" by Roy Marcot, and, "The Guns of Remington, Historic Firearms Spanning Two Centuries", compiled by Howard M. Madaus. "The Blue Book" or the "Standard Catalog of Firearms" will give you dates and details about each model, production dates and other important info. The Blue Book has a web site, but I think you have to pay for the Remington section.
All of these books are very good and are the keystones to any Remington firearms collector.
I have been collecting Remington 22 rifles for about seven years. They are interesting to collect and fun to shoot.
How does a guy from Sweden get interested in Remington rilfes? What kind of gun laws do you have there?
Good shooting,
George
How's the weather in Sweden?
This is a question that would take volumes. It just so happens that there are volumes written about it.
Check out the publication section on the home page. A couple of books I think will answer all your questions are, "Remington, America's Oldest Gunmaker" by Roy Marcot, and, "The Guns of Remington, Historic Firearms Spanning Two Centuries", compiled by Howard M. Madaus. "The Blue Book" or the "Standard Catalog of Firearms" will give you dates and details about each model, production dates and other important info. The Blue Book has a web site, but I think you have to pay for the Remington section.
All of these books are very good and are the keystones to any Remington firearms collector.
I have been collecting Remington 22 rifles for about seven years. They are interesting to collect and fun to shoot.
How does a guy from Sweden get interested in Remington rilfes? What kind of gun laws do you have there?
Good shooting,
George
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skullworks
George,
How about this then, centerfire bolt action & semi-auto models such as the 700, 721, 722, 788 etc? I'm not interested in specific calibers, rather model numbers.
Actually, the reason I posted the initial question on this board was because a person on a hunting, firearms & handloading forum back in Sweden asked that question. I figured this would be a good place for answers.
To be quite honest I lived in Arizona the past 6 years (which would explain my Americanized writing style), though now I'm back in Sweden again. And personally, I have a Remington 700 in .308 that I built while at college.
In order for a person to purchase a hunting rifle he/she has to go through a hunters' ed program that would be about a 4-credit course by US college standards. There are two written finals and 5 practical tests. The two finals cover basic hunting knowledge in the first one and large game knowledge in the second one. The practical tests are first four general tests on firearms safety (very basic - how to check if a weapon is loaded/unloaded, how to empty a loaded weapon, how to cross obsticles when carrying a firearm etc), judging safe distances for using shotguns, smallbore markmanship test, and then hitting 3 out of 3 clay pidgeons with a shotgun. The final practical test is a large bore markmanship test on a moving elk-sized target.
Once all this is completed you get a small ID-sized card which states that you've completed all the tests and are eligble to hunt. You can then find yourself a rifle or shotgun. To purchase said firearm you have to go through the police in order to receive a firearms permit. You fill out a form stating what firearm (make, model, caliber and serial#) you want to purchase, why you need said firearm (in this case hunting) and how you intend to store it (law is you have to have a gunsafe). With your application you send along a copy of your ID/driver's permit and the hunting permit. Depending on which police department and the time of year you send in the application you can get your permit in anything from the same day or up to four weeks. You are also limited to a total of 6 rifles/shotguns for hunting. Additional rifles can be allowed but you have to have some very special needs to get more than six.
For target rifles all you have to do is join a shooting club and be active for six months. Once your six months are up you go to the police, fill out the same form, write why you need the weapon, and include a letter from your club certifying that you are an active member instead of the hunting permit. I do not know of any limitation on number of rifles for target shooting.
For handguns things are even more complicated. First off, you cannot use firearms for self defense (rarely if ever does anyone go free after doing so) though there are a few limited people who are issued permits for CCW. However, these people are individuals that previously been under police protection but who can no longer remain so (due to the amount of time passed from the threat began or whatnot.) Instead these individuals are issued firearms permits in order for them to protect themselves. This is extremely rare, and in the eyes of the regular Joe it never happens.
However, you can own handguns for target shooting. You have to be an active member for six months (though many clubs require a year) in a rod & gun club, you have to demonstrate proficiency (scoring 46 out of 50 points at 25 meters X number of times (can't remember the number) with a .22.) Once you have achieve this you go through the same process as for a target rifle. Your first handgun has to be a .22.
After owning the .22 for a year (and continuing to be an active shooter) you can apply for a larger caliber. Magnum calibers are in a class of their own, but once you're entitled to buy anything larger than a .22 you can go magnum. The permits for handgun are as of a few years back limited to five years at a time, which means you have to reapply after five years. Supposedly this is to prevent people from being active for a few (eighteen) months, getting a gun and then never participate in a shooting club ever again.
Also, the more firearms you own the more strict are the regulations for storage. As previously mentioned all firearms must be stored in gunsafes. But firearms and gunsafes are rated by a point system. Basic gunsafes are rated at 20 points. A handgun is 2 points and a rifle/shotgun is 1 point. This means that in a fairly large sized safe you can store 20 rifles or ten handguns, or a combination of the two (I have four handguns and two long guns in my safe which is about 5' and weighs close to 300lbs.) Also, if you live in an apartment you can only have 500 rounds of ammo (though luckily .22's are not counted.) In a freestanding building you can have 1000rds. This is, in combination with improper storage, probably the most commonly violated gunlaw in Sweden.
If you're an avid guncollector (I forgot you can get those permits as well, but then you're not allowed to fire the firearms), hunter and/or shooter you'll end up looking at fortified storage with alarms to your local rentacops pretty early on.
And that's the skinny on Swedish gunlaws.
Wish I could say we're having a balming sun, but it's raining (it's officially been the worst summer in Sweden since 1928.)remingtongeo wrote:How's the weather in Sweden?
I know I know.This is a question that would take volumes. It just so happens that there are volumes written about it.
How about this then, centerfire bolt action & semi-auto models such as the 700, 721, 722, 788 etc? I'm not interested in specific calibers, rather model numbers.Well, I was hoping to find the info online without having to purchase any books as specific books such as the ones you listed are very hard to come by in Sweden and tend to be pricy as well. Ordering from the US also tends to become pricy when one adds the cost of shipping. Kinda was hoping for a quick answer to complicated question I guess.Check out the publication section on the home page. A couple of books I think will answer all your questions are, "Remington, America's Oldest Gunmaker" by Roy Marcot, and, "The Guns of Remington, Historic Firearms Spanning Two Centuries", compiled by Howard M. Madaus. "The Blue Book" or the "Standard Catalog of Firearms" will give you dates and details about each model, production dates and other important info.
I'll check that out.The Blue Book has a web site, but I think you have to pay for the Remington section.
Well, they're not that uncommon here. Hopefully I didn't ruin someones image of all Swedes running around with all 19th and early 20th century Mausers?How does a guy from Sweden get interested in Remington rilfes?
Actually, the reason I posted the initial question on this board was because a person on a hunting, firearms & handloading forum back in Sweden asked that question. I figured this would be a good place for answers.
To be quite honest I lived in Arizona the past 6 years (which would explain my Americanized writing style), though now I'm back in Sweden again. And personally, I have a Remington 700 in .308 that I built while at college.
I'll try to give you the skinny on Swedish gunlaws (hope your sitting down for this one):What kind of gun laws do you have there?
In order for a person to purchase a hunting rifle he/she has to go through a hunters' ed program that would be about a 4-credit course by US college standards. There are two written finals and 5 practical tests. The two finals cover basic hunting knowledge in the first one and large game knowledge in the second one. The practical tests are first four general tests on firearms safety (very basic - how to check if a weapon is loaded/unloaded, how to empty a loaded weapon, how to cross obsticles when carrying a firearm etc), judging safe distances for using shotguns, smallbore markmanship test, and then hitting 3 out of 3 clay pidgeons with a shotgun. The final practical test is a large bore markmanship test on a moving elk-sized target.
Once all this is completed you get a small ID-sized card which states that you've completed all the tests and are eligble to hunt. You can then find yourself a rifle or shotgun. To purchase said firearm you have to go through the police in order to receive a firearms permit. You fill out a form stating what firearm (make, model, caliber and serial#) you want to purchase, why you need said firearm (in this case hunting) and how you intend to store it (law is you have to have a gunsafe). With your application you send along a copy of your ID/driver's permit and the hunting permit. Depending on which police department and the time of year you send in the application you can get your permit in anything from the same day or up to four weeks. You are also limited to a total of 6 rifles/shotguns for hunting. Additional rifles can be allowed but you have to have some very special needs to get more than six.
For target rifles all you have to do is join a shooting club and be active for six months. Once your six months are up you go to the police, fill out the same form, write why you need the weapon, and include a letter from your club certifying that you are an active member instead of the hunting permit. I do not know of any limitation on number of rifles for target shooting.
For handguns things are even more complicated. First off, you cannot use firearms for self defense (rarely if ever does anyone go free after doing so) though there are a few limited people who are issued permits for CCW. However, these people are individuals that previously been under police protection but who can no longer remain so (due to the amount of time passed from the threat began or whatnot.) Instead these individuals are issued firearms permits in order for them to protect themselves. This is extremely rare, and in the eyes of the regular Joe it never happens.
However, you can own handguns for target shooting. You have to be an active member for six months (though many clubs require a year) in a rod & gun club, you have to demonstrate proficiency (scoring 46 out of 50 points at 25 meters X number of times (can't remember the number) with a .22.) Once you have achieve this you go through the same process as for a target rifle. Your first handgun has to be a .22.
After owning the .22 for a year (and continuing to be an active shooter) you can apply for a larger caliber. Magnum calibers are in a class of their own, but once you're entitled to buy anything larger than a .22 you can go magnum. The permits for handgun are as of a few years back limited to five years at a time, which means you have to reapply after five years. Supposedly this is to prevent people from being active for a few (eighteen) months, getting a gun and then never participate in a shooting club ever again.
Also, the more firearms you own the more strict are the regulations for storage. As previously mentioned all firearms must be stored in gunsafes. But firearms and gunsafes are rated by a point system. Basic gunsafes are rated at 20 points. A handgun is 2 points and a rifle/shotgun is 1 point. This means that in a fairly large sized safe you can store 20 rifles or ten handguns, or a combination of the two (I have four handguns and two long guns in my safe which is about 5' and weighs close to 300lbs.) Also, if you live in an apartment you can only have 500 rounds of ammo (though luckily .22's are not counted.) In a freestanding building you can have 1000rds. This is, in combination with improper storage, probably the most commonly violated gunlaw in Sweden.
If you're an avid guncollector (I forgot you can get those permits as well, but then you're not allowed to fire the firearms), hunter and/or shooter you'll end up looking at fortified storage with alarms to your local rentacops pretty early on.
And that's the skinny on Swedish gunlaws.
Dates of Model manufacturing
Model 720 (based on Enfield) 1941-1943
Model 721 and 722, 1948 - 1961 A few straglers were from 1962 and a very few were made in 1947. Transition type 1958-1961.
Model 725, 1958 - 1960 A few into 1961
Model 700, 1962 - present
Model 40X, 1955 - 1964.
40XB, 1964 - 1974(rimfire), centerfire still avail..
Sportsman 78 (economy 700) 1984 - 1989
Model seven, introduced 1983
Model 30, 1921 - 1940
Model 600, 1964 - 1979
Model 788, 1967 - 1983
Model 721 and 722, 1948 - 1961 A few straglers were from 1962 and a very few were made in 1947. Transition type 1958-1961.
Model 725, 1958 - 1960 A few into 1961
Model 700, 1962 - present
Model 40X, 1955 - 1964.
40XB, 1964 - 1974(rimfire), centerfire still avail..
Sportsman 78 (economy 700) 1984 - 1989
Model seven, introduced 1983
Model 30, 1921 - 1940
Model 600, 1964 - 1979
Model 788, 1967 - 1983
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skullworks
Re: Dates of Model manufacturing
Thank you kindly!Rem725 wrote:Model 720 (based on Enfield) 1941-1943...
