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In 1962, Remington introduced the Model 700 bolt-action rifle.

Among the weapons Remington manufactured for the government during World War II was the famous M1903A3 Springfield bolt-action rifle.ĭuring the 1950s and 1960s, Remington branched out into other products besides guns, with the purchase of Mall Tool Company in 1956. Though the plants belonged to the US government, Remington was asked to oversee their operation.

With the aid of DuPont, Remington built the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (originally named Lake City Arsenal) and Denver Ordnance ammunition plants, and three more plants later on, including the Lowell Ordnance Plant. In 1940, the US Army became worried about its ammunition capacity and asked Remington to collaborate on a plan for national expansion. A year later, Remington purchased the Peters Cartridge Company today, many of the Remington headstamps still have "R-P" on them for Remington-Peters. ĭuring the Great Depression, Remington was purchased by DuPont, which had made its name with improvements to gunpowder. The US government purchased the firearms. Remington was left with huge stocks of guns and ammunition, and no prospects for payment. Between 19, Remington produced roughly 21,000 M1911 for the war effort. Remington developed and produced the US M1917 Enfield rifle, a simplified version of the British Pattern 1914, and also developed the Pedersen device. When the US entered the war, Remington became deeply involved in the war effort. As the war intensified, Remington production rose to meet demand. Remington produced M1907-15 Berthier rifles for France, Pattern 1914 Enfield rifles for Britain, and Model 1891 Mosin–Nagant rifles for Imperial Russia. In 1915, the plant at Ilion was expanded, and with this expansion became basically the same plant as today.ĭuring the early years of World War I, Remington produced arms under contract for several Allied powers. In the early 21st century, Remington still produces U.M.C. In 1912, Remington and Union Metallic Cartridge Company were combined into a single entity, called Remington UMC. The M24 SWS military sniper rifle, based on the Remington 700. At this time the name was formally changed to the Remington Arms Company. This consisted of Hartley and Graham of New York, New York, a major sporting goods chain who also owned the Union Metallic Cartridge Company in Bridgeport and the Winchester Repeating Arms Company of New Haven, both in Connecticut. Remington & Sons was sold by the Remington family to new owners, Marcellus Hartley and Partners. This site is still used by the modern Remington firearms plant. By 1828, he moved his operation to nearby Ilion. Before Remington left the field that day, he had received so many orders from other competitors that he had officially entered the gunsmithing business. At age 23 (in late 1816), he entered a shooting match though he finished second, his well-made gun impressed other contestants. Remington began designing and building a flintlock rifle for himself. Eliphalet Remington II (1793–1861) believed he could build a better gun than he could buy. The Remington company was founded in 1816. The Remington brand name was bought by Vista Outdoor, which uses it to market several types of ammunition. On July 28, 2020, Remington filed again for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and its assets were divided up and sold to various buyers. Remington exited bankruptcy in May 2018, less than two months after filing for protection under Chapter 11 laws, and its quick exit from bankruptcy was due to a pre-approved restructuring plan that was supported by 97% of its creditors.

Remington filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in March 2018, having accumulated over $950 million in debt. In 2015, the Freedom Group was renamed as Remington Outdoor Company. In 2014, a new plant was built in Huntsville, Alabama to produce AR-15 style semi-automatic rifles and Remington 1911 R1 pistols. Until 2015, Remington Arms was part of the Freedom Group, which was owned by Cerberus Capital Management. The company developed or adopted more cartridges than any other gun maker or ammunition manufacturer in the world. The company was the largest rifle manufacturer in North America according to 2015 ATF statistics. Remington and Sons) in Ilion, New York, it was one of the oldest gun makers in the US and claimed to be the oldest factory in the US that still made its original product. Founded in 1816 by Eliphalet Remington (as E. Remington Arms Company, LLC was an American manufacturer of firearms and ammunition, now defunct.