Remington Model 512 Sportsmaster

Remington Model 512 Sportmaster
Remington Model 512 Sportmaster
Type	Rifle
Place of origin	United States
Production history
Designer	Remington R&D
Manufacturer	Remington Arms
Produced	1940-1962 ; 1964-1966 (Model 512X)
No. built	approx. 393,665
Variants	Model 512P; Model 512SB; Model 512X
Specifications
Mass	6 lb (2.7 kg)
Length	43 in (110 cm)
Barrel length	25 in (64 cm)
Cartridge	.22 LR, .22 Long, and .22 Short
Action	Bolt-Action
Feed system	Tubular magazine 22-rounds (22 short); 17-rounds (22 long); 15-rounds (22 LR);
Sights	white metal bead front, open rear

The Remington Model 512 Sportmaster is a bolt-action rifle manufactured by Remington Arms.^[1] The Model 512 has a 25-inch (64 cm) barrel, a one-piece hardwood stock, and a blued metal finish.^[2] An unusual feature of this rifle is that it uses a tubular magazine in conjunction with a bolt action. Most modern tube-fed firearms typically use a lever action or a pump action, but in the middle of the 20th century, many bolt-action .22's used tubular magazines as the high-capacity magazine of the era.^{[citation needed]}

Variants

Model 512P: The Model 512P had the same specs as the standard model but with a patridge-type blade front sight and a "point-crometer" peep rear sight.^[2]
Model 512SB: The Model 512SB was the SmoothBore model (Garden Gun) with open sights.^[2]
Model 512X: The Model 512X featured improved sights and was produced from 1964 until 1966.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Model 512 Sportmaster". Remington Arms. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Shideler, edited by Dan (2009). The Gun Digest book of modern gun values (15th ed.). Iola, Wis.: Gun Digest Books. p. 387. ISBN 0896898245. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)

External links

Official website

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[Rem-1] "Model 512 Sportmaster". Remington Arms. Retrieved 6 January 2013.

[GDB-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Shideler, edited by Dan (2009). The Gun Digest book of modern gun values (15th ed.). Iola, Wis.: Gun Digest Books. p. 387. ISBN 0896898245. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)

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