Remington Model 512 Sportsmaster

Remington Model 512 Sportsmaster
Remington Model 512 Sportsmaster
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 Sportsmasteris 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 utilize a lever action or a pump action, but in the middle of the 20th century, many bolt action .22's utilized 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 with open sights.^[2]
Model 512X: The Model 512X featured improved sights and was produced from 1964 until 1966.^[2]

References[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "Model 512 Sportsmaster". Remington Arms. http://www.remington.com/products/archived/rimfire/bolt-action/model-512-sportsmaster.aspx. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 ^2.7 ^2.8 Shideler, edited by Dan (2009). The Gun Digest book of modern gun values. (15th ed. ed.). Iola, Wis.: Gun Digest Books. pp. 387. ISBN 0896898245. http://books.google.com/books?id=MWFXRDeFrpsC&pg=PA41&dq=%22Model+512%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=FdvoUK7hFaLI0wHV-oDICg&ved=0CDoQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Model%20512%22&f=false.

External links[]

Official website

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[Rem-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "Model 512 Sportsmaster". Remington Arms. http://www.remington.com/products/archived/rimfire/bolt-action/model-512-sportsmaster.aspx. Retrieved 6 January 2013.

[GDB-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 ^2.7 ^2.8 Shideler, edited by Dan (2009). The Gun Digest book of modern gun values. (15th ed. ed.). Iola, Wis.: Gun Digest Books. pp. 387. ISBN 0896898245. http://books.google.com/books?id=MWFXRDeFrpsC&pg=PA41&dq=%22Model+512%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=FdvoUK7hFaLI0wHV-oDICg&ved=0CDoQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Model%20512%22&f=false.

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