REMINGTON’S HUNTING HERITAGE IN SUPPORT OF THE OUTDOORS

Remington’s Hunting Heritage

KEN D’ARCY

CEO REMINGTON OUTDOOR

IN SUPPORT OF THE OUTDOORS

For more than 200 years, the name Remington has been known for commitment to quality in firearms and dedication to keeping the outdoors sustainable and healthy. The company history began in 1816, when Eliphalet Remington made his first rifle barrels. That began the company’s evolution to becoming one of the leading designers, manufacturers and marketers of firearms for sports, self-defense and the military.

The company’s history can be capsuled in six notable Remington models. These mod- els—the 10, 11, 30, 870, 700, 1100—represent the foundation and evolution of the company’s commercial market. The model 10 is a traditionalist’s favorite, featuring a walnut stock, bluing, hand-craftsmanship and the beginnings of what led into the modern day success of the 870. The succeeding three models, the 870, 1100, and the 700 rep- resent the next era of Reming- ton’s quality firearms, featuring more cost-efficient, yet accurate products in a wide variety of applications. Underscoring all this product innovation is a steadfast commitment to the environ- ment. The company allies itself with organizations that cham- pion the outdoors, including the Boone and Crockett Club, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Pheasants Forever, Quail Forev- er, Ruffled Grouse Society, Ducks Unlimited, Delta Waterfowl, Whitetails Unlimited, Mule Deer Foundation, National Wild Tur- key Federation, Dallas Safari Club and Safari Club Interna- tional. All are dedicated to high standards in ethical hunting, ensuring healthy game popula- tions and habitat conservation. From a historical per- spective, Remington firearms played an important role in the American West. Thanks to many high-profile western heroes who carried Remington firearms, the brand attained a reputation for accuracy and dependability. Their endorsements and success in competitive shooting estab- lished Remington as the fore- most accurate firearm in the U.S. market. Personalities using the Remington included Buffalo Bill Cody, Annie Oakley and George Armstrong Custer. Fast forward to 1959 and a passing of the competitive baton. Remington exhibition shooter Tom Frye set a new accuracy record shooting a Remington Nylon, besting the previous record held by Win- chester shooter Ad Toepperwein. Through the years, Rem- ington welcomed designers of diverse backgrounds, including John Keene, Lewis Hepburn, James Paris Lee, J.F. Thomas, Fordyce Beals and John Brown- ing, designer of Remington’s first autoloading shotgun and its first autoloading rifle. They broad- ened the product line to include a bolt-action-system rifle and magazine, a falling block rifle, the cane gun and the pocket re- volver among many others. And a major innovation, the au- to-loading rifle, raised the Rem- ington brand to new heights. The company manufac- tures its products in two plants: the longstanding facility in Ilion, New York, and the other, a new- er facility, in Huntsville, Ala- bama. Both have evolved from traditional techniques in craft- ing Remington’s product line to state-of-the-art CNC machines that guarantee precision in every area of manufacturing. By no coincidence, the Huntsville area, site of the newer Remington fa- cility, boasts the largest percent- age of engineers per capita in the United States. Remington’s state-of-the-art facility is em - blematic of the company’s for- ward-looking plan for the future. Coupled with a rich fire- arms tradition going back 200 years, the Remington brand represents a marriage of knowl- edge gained from its history and an aggressive plan for the future. Balancing market sensitivity with precision manufacturing and innovative design, Reming- ton is poised to begin another century of successful support of the firearms market and the outdoor environment critical to its enduring future. n

Remington’s history can be capsuled in six notable Remington models. These models—the 10, 11, 30, 870, 700, 1100—represent the foundation and evolution of the company’s commercial market.