![]() ![]() 1 Sporting Rifles, which were appearing around 1873 at about serial number 1400. The top of the receiver ring was not “octagoned” like the later No. When the Remington sporting rifles first appeared, they were made using military receivers which had “round tops.” Remington was simply concentrating a lot more on filling military orders from several countries, and making sporting rifles was secondary. ![]() 1 Sporting Rifles were last shown in a Remington catalog in 1889 with a total production of under an estimated 13,000 rifles. That was a rather quiet introduction and this sporter was not identified or named as such until 1874. 1 Sporting Rifle was introduced around 1868. Inspired by a Sporting Rifle carried by Custer, a black powder enthusiast rebuilds his model.
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