


It was followed two years later by the Model 760 center-fire rifle on the same type of action. That “firearm family” proved to be successful, and during the late 1940s management decided to expand on the concept by developing a series of shotguns and center-fire rifles with similar receivers and some parts commonality.įirst to be introduced in 1950 was the Model 870 pump shotgun. 22, of interest because of their interchangeable parts. Corp.ĭuring the 1930s Remington had produced its Model 500 series of bolt-action and semi-automatic rifles in. Capable of handling all 2 ¾-inch loads, it was designed and built for Sears by the High Standard Mfg. beat everyone to the punch with its new J.C. It was no secret that a gas-operated shotgun had been under development at several American firearm companies, and it was commonly assumed that either Remington or Winchester would be first to introduce one. The streamlined receiver of the new shotgun was a sign of more modern things to come at Remington, but it still utilized Browning’s long-recoil design in which both the bolt and barrel traveled to the rear during firing. Just more than 850,000 Model 11s were built before it was replaced by the Model 11-48 in 1948. Called the Remington Autoloading Shotgun and then the Model 11, it was basically an American version of the Belgian-made Browning Auto-5 with a few differences, such as no magazine cut-off and a slightly different barrel design. Remington introduced its first semi-automatic shotgun in 1906.
