Why did Remington quit making the 512?
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Sales < expenses.
Lots of folks are now going bananas over the HK P7, which went out of production quite a while back. Really interesting gun, all steel, etc. They were finally selling for nearly $1k in a marketplace that was filling up with polymer guns at $450. HK simply wasn't selling enough to keep a line up and running. No government contracts, not enough civilian sales, dump it.
Makers keep churning the product line to keep sales going, they don't make the Opel GT or Suzuki Samurai now either. And yet they are good cars that if on the market now would do well - I think.
The public? Apparently not so much, they lost interest and the makers moved on, too.
Lots of folks are now going bananas over the HK P7, which went out of production quite a while back. Really interesting gun, all steel, etc. They were finally selling for nearly $1k in a marketplace that was filling up with polymer guns at $450. HK simply wasn't selling enough to keep a line up and running. No government contracts, not enough civilian sales, dump it.
Makers keep churning the product line to keep sales going, they don't make the Opel GT or Suzuki Samurai now either. And yet they are good cars that if on the market now would do well - I think.
The public? Apparently not so much, they lost interest and the makers moved on, too.
CoalTrain49
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My brother had one when we were young. Shot a wheelbarrow load of jack rabbits with it. Out of the 5 or 6 22 rifles we had that was my favorite. I also had a 541 T. Holly mackerel Amos, that was tack driver. Remington is trying very hard to go out of business these days.
At 0.12 a pop I couldn't afford the ammo for either one anyway.
At 0.12 a pop I couldn't afford the ammo for either one anyway.
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Because Bubba buys a 10-22.
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AirForceShooter
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I still have mine.
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Jackal
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My Rem 510 will never leave me. It was my first rifle when I was little and its still my go to when I need small critters dispatched. With open sights at 50 yards, its a no brainer to bounce shotgun shells free hand and send empty .22 cases into the atmosphere while prone.
Two Remington 'Teeners ...
A couple of oldsters in my .22lr family ...
(L) - My Dad's 510 Target Master that he got when he was 12.
The serial # on the underside of the barrel traces to the first-run production of 510s (July, 1939).
It now wears a Nikon .22 scope.
(R) - A 514 (circa 1950), modified with an apeture rear sight & Marble white bead front sight.
Both of these 'teeners still show tremendous accuracy after decades of use and, despite being *only* single shots, have killed untold numbers of squirrels, chipmunks, rabbits, groundhogs, racoons, crows, et al.
A couple of oldsters in my .22lr family ...
(L) - My Dad's 510 Target Master that he got when he was 12.
The serial # on the underside of the barrel traces to the first-run production of 510s (July, 1939).
It now wears a Nikon .22 scope.
(R) - A 514 (circa 1950), modified with an apeture rear sight & Marble white bead front sight.
Both of these 'teeners still show tremendous accuracy after decades of use and, despite being *only* single shots, have killed untold numbers of squirrels, chipmunks, rabbits, groundhogs, racoons, crows, et al.
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A local gun club uses the single shot version of the 512 for their pot shots program. Those rifles while accurate have their own issues. I was told the bolt handles break easy, especially if dropped by kids. There were extractor problems I recall.
However, the rifles are accurate. Larry Moore tests several of those inexpensive Remington rimfires in the Dec 1956 Guns Magazine and says they will hold the ten ring at 50 yards. That is very good.
http://www.gunsmagazine.com/1956issues/G1256.pdf
I suspect Remington dropped these rifles due to cost and market demand.
However, the rifles are accurate. Larry Moore tests several of those inexpensive Remington rimfires in the Dec 1956 Guns Magazine and says they will hold the ten ring at 50 yards. That is very good.
http://www.gunsmagazine.com/1956issues/G1256.pdf
I suspect Remington dropped these rifles due to cost and market demand.
SwampWolf
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Too much walnut and not enough plastic.
GunnyUSMC
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Remington 512 First gun I ever reblued. I bought it for $10 back in 1989 and paid $5 too much, I was told.
If I remember right, I put over 20 hours of work into it.
I found one at a local shop the other day for $99 and passed on it. Been thinking about going back to see if it's still there.
Produced
1940-1962 [1]
1964-1966 (Model 512X) [2]
Number built
approx. 393,665[1]
Variants
Model 512P
Model 512SB
Model 512X
I would have to say that they made a few of them before production ended.
If I remember right, I put over 20 hours of work into it.
I found one at a local shop the other day for $99 and passed on it. Been thinking about going back to see if it's still there.
Produced
1940-1962 [1]
1964-1966 (Model 512X) [2]
Number built
approx. 393,665[1]
Variants
Model 512P
Model 512SB
Model 512X
I would have to say that they made a few of them before production ended.
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I have one. The stock on it is broken and I haven't had the time or funds to get a new one. It is incredibly accurate and amazingly quiet with subsonic ammo.
Reloadron
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Below are my 510, 511 and 512 Remington rifles.
I would suspect because as mentioned it became cost prohibitive to continue production of the rifle. The same holds true for many fine rifles which are no longer sold new. There are some fine bolt action 22s out there but they carry a hefty price tag.
Ron
I would suspect because as mentioned it became cost prohibitive to continue production of the rifle. The same holds true for many fine rifles which are no longer sold new. There are some fine bolt action 22s out there but they carry a hefty price tag.
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The shortage and hoarding of the day not confusing the issue. The sales of 22 rimfire ammo has been languishing for years. the sales plunged by 50% in the 80's compared to the 60's. The young shooters consuming that ammo in the 60's were not replaced in the post Vietnam era. Quality rimfire rifle sales declined too. Recreational shooting opportunity declined drastically during the same time frame. Hard for shooting enthusiasts to see it but the number of new shooters and shooting enthusiasts declines every decade.
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