![]() myself, and a few others to participate in the filming of the clay target shooting portion of a movie called “The Model 1100 Story.” I was proud to participate in this achievement. In the spring of 1963, the manager of Shooting Promotion, Curt Clair, recruited Dick Baldwin, Earl Larson. The Model 1100 was officially introduced to the trade, in January 1963, in 12 gauge 2″ standard and 3″ magnum shotshells. I soon switch my allegiance from the Model 878 to the new Model 1100 and started shooting even more trap at Lordship. 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. ![]() DuPont combined production lines and all were void of the S.In 1962, I joined Remington Arms Company, as a trainee, in its Shooting Promotion Department a part of Remington’s sales and marketing division. It's becoming my opinion that prior to DuPont taking over that they had separate numbering system with the S preceding numbers. I've seen plenty of Sportsmen guns with S18xx, 509,xxx, and S500,8xx serial numbers all of which have the Sportsman engraved in them. Serial numbers were then jumped to 700,000 and continued." Combined 12-gauge "Model 11" and "The Sportsman" serial numbers reached 499,999 on August 1, 1943. From then on the "Model 11" and "The Sportsman" were serial numbered together, continuing the Model 11 sequences. 14, 1938, they ended the separate serial numbers for the 20-gauge “The Sportsman” at 16,753. 24, 1937, they stopped the separate serial number sequence in the 5xx,xxx range for the 12-gauges and finally on Feb. 28, 1937, they stopped the separate serial number sequence in the 2xx,xxx range for the 16-gauge "The Sportsman" on Aug. At the same time, the name "The Sportsman" or "Model 11" began being stamped on the bolt. In 1937, Remington reduced the roll-stamping on "The Sportsman" the bird on each side and started putting the roll-stamping on Model 11 receivers as well. In 1934 DuPont acquired controlling interest of Remington Arms Co., Inc. "The Sportsman" had a three-bird roll-stamping on each side of the receiver. In 1930, they also introduced a three-shot version in 20-gauge called "The Sportsman." The 20-gauge “The Sportsman” had serial numbers beginning low 1? Maybe 1000? They added 12- and 16-gauge "The Sportsman" in 1931, with 12-gauge "The Sportsman" having serial numbers starting at 500,000 and 16-gauges having serial numbers starting at 200,000. The people at Remington History section would tell you that “All Sportsman shotguns produced had an “S” preceding the serial number.” And their SN’s started at 500,000.
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