HOW IT'S MADE: Remington Rifles
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The production process is explained showing factory workers fabricating, stocks, barrels and parts with custom finishing.
The production process is explained showing factory workers fabricating, stocks, barrels and parts with custom finishing.
SOOOOO much work for one rifle. Makes me appreciate my old ones even more.
I have Remington 30-06 that is 61 years old😀
yeah cause the new ones are trashhhh
They are making shotguns, model 1100 in fact. Awesome dependable semi-auto shotguns.
Yeah that black rifle isn't intended to be scary it's cost effective
i just watched a recent tour of the sako/tikka production facilities. and they do more hands-on work with their bolt action rifles than i would have expected, and probably more than most companies do these days.
Glorious 70's. The fathers of CNC machines, the perfored bands... Nice memories
Gone are the days of smoky voice narrators.
Yeah, and it’s a drag.
cavscout62 Fr
And that wonky music.
I think I saw my dad rifle being made....it still works like the day it was sold....no disposable society then!
Yup, nasally kids that sound like they sing some pretty high notes. Another, almost lost concept... a masculine voice.
SO AWESOME!... This is back when "MADE IN AMERICA" stood for something!... Workers had a sense of PRIDE in their work, and QUALITY and doing the best mattered!.... I'm afraid these days are long gone....
You forgot the part about how they used to get paid well enough to have a middle class life on 1 income and the CEO didn't get paid 300X what the typical worker did. This was also before the needs of wall street took precedence over everything else.
Ain’t it. Wish we could bring ‘‘em back to the states. Winchester ,colt…
And all the steel and parts were made here, the wood was grown, harvested, cut, and crafted here. All of it American made.
why do AMERICANS feel the need to type RANDOM words in ALL CAPS to try and EMPHASISE what they’re saying
Says you
"This man knows exactly what he's doing... and why" Hah! I love these old films.
I was a machinist stationed at Quantico, Va. USMC, I did all the barreling and welding work and worked with the gunsmiths who made the sniper riffles, M14, 300 Winchester magnum, 223 and all kinds of other fun stuff. They had about 10 gunsmiths and 3 machinists. I was the lowest rank so I did all the work, I loved it! RTE Shop (Riffle Team Equipment)
I'm a machinist at a firearms company in Florida. I mainly run CNC machines but I'll bounce around doing whatever else needs done too. I'll do everything from honing barrels and receivers, blueing, parkerizing, sandblasting, and tumbling. I was recently put on populating barrels with gas blocks and barrel extensions, along with final head spacing. What amazes me about this video is that aside from technology advancing since then, the processes are still the same for manufacturing firearms today. And it's been a really cool experience being part of it. Lastly, I want to say that despite the equipment in this video being very outdated, I bet it would still be perfectly capable of keeping up with the modern machines in a modern production facility. While still being just as precise as the new ones.
2112s for the win!!!
I wish I could work..please recruit me
@@ssk19887 go into any US Marine recruiting office. The MOS is 2161…tell them that’s what you want to do. That’s how I did it.
Back when Remington made quality firearms. They took great pride in their work and the consumers were rewarded.
I really love these old Remingtons. The new products are not on the same level of quality.
I own a Remington 870 12 gauge, Remington 700 SPS 30-06, and a Remington 770 30-06. I've shot turkey, pheasants, grouse, deer, bear, and elk with these firearm. I keep them clean and oiled. I LOVE REMINGTON as a company. The model 700 action is used by the US military so it is definitely good enough for my hunting. Great video, thanks for sharing.
Trevor Gomez ...why are you. Killing your spiritual brothers annd sistrrs that are innocent of any negativity towards you...You should be killing humans in govt. That force you to live in slavery...and their enforcer psychopaths...We all share consciousness...All life...Eat some shrooms if you are having difficulty figuring this out...Thats what their for.
@@getredytagetredy you must be high as a kite
They used to be good guns. Ever since 2006 they have been going down hill
@@getredytagetredy I guess we’ll start with your leaders Putin, Kim Jung, Mao, Pol Pot, and other Marxist that brought us the horrors of communism that enslaved hundreds of millions and killed more in politicides, gulags, and genocides than both WW1 and WW2 combined.
The US military does build sniper rifles on model 700 actions, Yes. But just look at all of the custom clones made by lots of companies for custom rifle builds too.
I love the choice of background music. Feels like watching a 70s-80s movie.
I had a Remington 870 12G that I bought new in '79. It was a beautiful shotgun with a walnut stock.
My 870 was manufactured in 1952. Bought it used. I am sure the seller regrets that transaction.
I use my dad's 1967 Remington 700 for deer hunting. Once he passed, the Browning A bolt was sold. Glad to see workers who enjoy their jobs.
Love my 1100 set, 3200 OU, and 870 Pump! All my guns have been on the family for ages, back when Remington cared and when all the parts were made here.
Looks like the old vhs videos we watched at school in the library
No ear protection, no air filters, no eye protection. 70's manufacturing at it's finest!
... at its* finest (it's = it is)
@@einundsiebenziger5488 Autocorrect can be a drag,
Oh Lord, the safety police are here.
It's amazing to see this kind of dedication to quality and craftsmanship that is mostly gone in the firearms industry today. You can find this kind of quality and experience in custom shops and high-end production houses today but it'll cost you. Back then this was the only way to make a gun -before the advent of metal-injection-molding and other "corner-cutting" methods. Great video here, thanks!
It's not "corner-cutting". It's called "advancement in manufacturing technology".
No such thing as metal injection moulding
@@FJDH11 It's called maximizing profit over quality.
@@lesbratton How is CNC lesser quality than hand machined work? I'd say the inverse is true.
@@akkudakkupl I'd say you don't appreciate craftsmanship, those robot produced guns will never be as valued and cherished as hand crafted guns.
Hey Remington!, Are you reading the comments from your ex-customers here?
New York State misses you dearly, Remington.
Did they leave Ilion? That was home for over 100 years.
Barr Steve Primary manufacturing is moving to Alabama. New York State is *NOT* "open for business" despite the lies told by Princess Andy Cuomo and his minions of corruption in Albany.
rtgirard Great !!! NY, NYC drop dead and go to hell !!!!! Also Illinois. Also all gun companies who remain in evil commie states, drop dead !!!!!
rtgirard Priceless!!!
rtgirard If the people that live there would not vote for Democrats, most if not all of them seem to hate guns they may still be there. They seem to think that if they pass laws prohibiting law abiding citizens from having them that they criminals will simply run out of guns and leave or behave, NOT. Now in the days of 3D printers a person can print out just about any gun in 24hrs or less, so now you have Obama and the other stupid Dems going after the ammo, luckily they did not succeed in that, YET. How is the latest law working for you all there? That stupid New York Safe Act, how stupid that one is... But hey it is your state, just keep the stupid there please. I believe guns are illegal in Mexico if I heard correctly, yet the drug dealers have them in record numbers and can out shoot the police with no problem, of course it does not help when our own government is giving them to the drug dealers then blame gun violence on the American people, hence the old Fast and Furious that was a big blunder and got no telling how many people killed. The problem is now that the government is afraid of the people, they want us disarmed so they can do whatever that want to us all, not just the people in NY, CT, or CA, everywhere. I hate it when they call a AR15 an assault weapon, it is NOT. If you read the 1934 firearms act and so called assault weapon is anything with a selective fire, our legal AR15 do not have one, they simply look like a assault weapon.
When 50 year old computers made better rifles than 2010+ computers 😂
They are now 50 years old. Back then, these computers were the most advanced tech available.
When craftsmen actually took pride in their work.
hahahaaaa. ja, that's because the computers run on windoze
@@frannieswannie6046 The computer run on Windows !? I think Windows runs on a computer and not the other way around.
I was born 50 years too late..... Back when you could enjoy this hobby without a 24/7 attack from politicians on BOTH sides, Hollywood, and the media. Back when a tool was a tool and the criminal was the one to blame.
Try living in the UK🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️🤣🤣🤣🙄🙄🙄♥️
@@seeitpickitbinit2510 or australia
Yeah, you could enjoy the hobby of shooting all day. Сarefree days in jungle...
I love old videos like this! It makes me want a rifle from the 40s or 50s just because I seen the craftsmanship that goes into it. Not like today where almost every part of guns are done by machines.
IMHO the Remingtons made in 1970 's were the highest quality OAT ❤
Very fascinating. Nothing beats the old ways
Watching this video makes me wanna buy an old Remington
me too
I have an older 870 pump, 1952, great gun. Will never part with it.
I am very impressed, excellent video. old school rules
I like the shot of the old grandmother working on the stocks.. she makes soup for the fellers during her coffee break. Her grandson Zeke, is the companies test fire boy. He dons a bullet proof vest and takes shots to the chest to test the accuracy of the new rifles.
Lmfao
Amazing. I imagine it is difficult to find craftsmen of this skill level. Beautiful work!
Functional firing... by deaf men.
A time when Remington actually gave a crap about their guns.
KracknCorn Not just them, ALL of them. When this video was made, you can tell that there was a dedication to quality and craftsmanship that the world has lost. The process you just watched would never fly today. Too slow, too inefficient.
Danny Criss Of course not, same with cars, same with everything. Now this type of quality, which used to be standard, costs much much more
KracknCorn In 2012 I bought a 700 SPS in .300 WinMag. It had a rough chamber and wouldn't even extract UNFIRED rounds. The moron at Remington customer service tried to get me to ship it to a repair place hundreds of miles from my home, when there is an authorized repair center a half hour away. And THEN, the never honored the $40 rebate. I love the rifle now, but I never had any problems with my older 700s. Sad.
+KracknCorn I guess I don't know guns, but as far as cars there is no comparison in quality between then and now.
***** I'm all for calling a spade a spade, but you're just being ignorant now. Quality control is determined by management, regardless of who works for the company. They can lesson quality control for maximizing production or they increase it for better products. They can actually do both if they worked on their efficiency, but many WHITE run companies chose to increase production and produce shitty products.
Omg, I love that music!
This is reasonably hi tech even by today's standards. While the equipment may look dated, all the essential elements of a modern design and build are present. I'm sure their end products were fine examples of firearms.
Remington has made some fine firearms over the years of their existence, it was a shame to see them go bankrupt a few years ago. But they have new ownership now and are getting back up and going, I really hope they get back to their roots in terms of quality, reliability, and production.
Back when Remington was good.
Before Freedom Group ruined Remington, Marlin, and completely got rid of NEF/HR1871.
I still have my fathers Remington model 1100 12 gauge shotgun that he bought new in 1972. I still hunt with it to this day!!!
Now I understand how they did the “air gauge” on my custom rifle barrel. Cool! This may be an old film but shows how much processes have changed and not necessarily for the better.
Should be renamed "HOW IT'S MADE: Remington Rifles (pre-2006)
I disagree as this should be renamed HOW IT'S MADE: Remington Shotguns (Pre 2006)
I'm diggin the 60's bongo's fusion jazz sou........HEY.....there's agent 99 1:32 . Where's MAX????? Saw this back in the 70's as part of my Hunter's Safety course. Best schooling since my snowmobile driver's class the year before. Back when society and parents cared about their kids and the toys they played with.
wow... im really impressed with the slow mo quality. that was an expensive camera back then geez!
This is back when Remington made great rifles. Today its all about getting them done as cheap as possible.
A shotgun is not a rifle. A rifle is a gun. But a shotgun has no rifling in the barrel of the gun.
Lol, absolutely zero hearing protection out on the range. The good ol days!
Wow, they definitely don't make them like they used to ... Thanks alot Freedom Group.
... a* lot* ...
Great documentary. Thanks for the upload.
I still own my first rifle.....a Remington 581 .22 rimfire. I had to work for two weeks washing dishes to earn that rifle. My dad taught me the sense of responsibility not only in having a firearm, but also in working for something. Today I own several older classic Remington rifles and shotguns, along with some Brownings, T/C's, Smith & Wessons, and Ruger's. There is a special pride that goes along with these guns. Something the gun-grabbers in Washington know nothing about. I wish we could return to a time in America when there was no threat to the constitution (second amendment), and the discussion around guns was much more relaxed.
But it seemed, that even back then, there were those anti gun, do as I say not as I do, folks , always on the left, that couldn't bring themselves to ever trust " the great unwashed" you and I. Back in the 60s, they had pronghorn hunts with muzzleloaders, and GOVERNORS (!) Would try their hand at taking one, and only allow that single shot! How times have changed.
i have a remington 1100 sporting 20 shotgun. it's a nice piece, never going to sell it.
REMINGTON 700, THE BEST CENTERFIRE BOLT ACTION RIFLE EVER MADE!!!
Had a 700 in 22-250. Shot cloverleaf 5 shot groupings at 100 yards. Sorry I sold it.
This video is awesome. Old. But awesome.
The days before CAD, got great respect to those guys that design and draft on paper. we actually had to look up the old drawing of the M1918 BAR and turn that into CAD for our master design class. Even that's not easy at all
The 870 wingmaster is one of the best values anywhere and against shotguns costing 1000s more. American craftsmanship isn't dead yet!
100 thousand dollar nc milling machine. That's a million bucks today. Today you can get an awesome cnc machine for a quarter that price with all the software to program in an hour. They must have spent days programming that machine.
13:51 tells you all about the older and better Remington.
God do I remember working with NC controllers as an apprentice. Got my journeymen future working as a machinist on nuke weapon parts. Meet my wife there as well. Owned many Remington's. Please don't forget the apprentices that train and learn before us. To build this country and keep it safe... Better Journeymen than more lawyers... Peace from Texas
Why would someone not like this video? Sadly they don't make guns like this anymore.
anti fire weapon ignorant pussies
Remington 600s haven't been made since the 60z. Great rifles I own one they are getting expensive
About 60 years old,when Remington cared about quality
As a tradesman myself, I have found a whole new respect for Remington
The "computer [ punch ] tapes." Cutting edge hi-tech of the time.
I was thinking the same thing. I work in a factory that forms from CAD drawings, and it's no faster now then it was then with tapes.
John Ratko that was early 1800s technology , check out jacquard looms they used punch cards then
At least it isn't going to auto-update and shut down your line for three hours *withering glare at Windows 10*.
@@bendriscoll6631 🤣🤣🤣 I'm dying!
Remington please look at this and go back to it ,instead of turning out the crap you have been doing lately PS I'm a Remington fan
Well, they didn't and now they're bankrupt. Go figure
What a great detailed old film thanks for sharing. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Boy, even back when this was made they were playing with editing their shots. Did anyone notice that the group shot using the .22 Model 540X at 23:05 was the exact same target shot with the Model 742 Auto at 24:55? Makes me wonder why they had to use the same target footage for 2 different rifles.
Yep noticed it. Large corporations call it a "marketing technique"........I call it a lie.
I live my Remington 1100 .good shooting shot gun .
Beautifully Made Firearms, Very good Craftsmanship
The three shooters are now as deaf as a stone. Good video. I like seeing craftsmanship in action
" and that's the way it was!"
The rifles and shotguns in this video were made at a time when Americans were proud to be gun owners. Long before all the political correctness came along and muttled our sense of pride. I am glad to say I own several different models that were made at this time and even before. Beautiful walnut and blued steel are what guns are supposed to be made of. Perhaps we can get back to that same sense of pride some day, when true craftsmen made fine guns for Americans that appreciated them.
Don't hold your breath. The leftist regressives have taken over most public schools and colleges so kids are being taught that these tools are somehow evil. The media pumps out the anti-gun message 24/7. Within 8 years most semi autos will be banned...they won't stop there though.
Tom Payne Lol shut the fuck up. Take pride in something else besides weapons.
This was made a long time ago when made in America meant something. You think any of these kids today would even consider becoming a tradesman, craftsman, and be proud of it. Good luck.
+TMarston84 Really? You would not pay the price for a real one? Be it a rifle, a wife, or a freaking coffee cake!
+TMarston84 Dude obviously you were never married or divorced! The guy in Saudi payed up front, he's all done! The guy in the USA, has just begun to pay!!
+TMarston84 You think the guy in cali that killed 14 peeps thought about what kind of wife,life, and future he would have? NEVER be in a hurry to enter in a CONTRACT (marriage is one) where you have not vetted her properly. Her family,religion,politics,friends,habits, all tell a tale. I wish someone would have sat me down and told this to me.I'm 65 divorced and still suffering from her through a bad child! Find one in church. Not a guaranty but when your looking for treasure helps to start in the general area. If your a muslim, just use the diving board just installed at the Golden Gate. Last but not LEAST, PAY A LAWYER if you have to to inform you of ALL the things you will be libel for if the deal go's bad. If your not interested in kids, don't get married!
They were raised to be unaware of their potential.
milwaukeegregg correct I inspire to be something more....
My 1100 X model is without question the smoothest shooting and most reliable 20 ga shotgun I own. Bought it from a snowflake at work 20 years ago for 200$ USD and it has brought down everything from grouse to deer. 28" modified barrel works perfectly for shot or slugs. Great easy shooting gun. Never misses anything even clay pigeons. Great quality and worth every penny.
God this is Old School...
I really appreciate this video and I own a Remington shotgun love it
I have a near mint 742. I've had it for over 40 years. It's kept cleaned and oiled. I have always used high pressure lube on the locking lugs and they still look brand new. I've ran about 200 rounds through it. The bad rep these lugs got was totally unjust. The damage is done when you get a Yahoo that thinks it's a B.A.R. they are not meant or designed for that. I've taken many deer with this rifle here in upper michigan. It was made in 1979 and I bought it in 1980. 41 years and it's been well taken care of. Great fun. Great gun.
How I became hard of hearing: 24:19 Back in the 1970s the closest thing to hearing protection one would usually encounter is a jar of cotton balls at a rifle range sign-in counter. Since they were pretty much useless I went without at the range and of course you couldn't expect to find me with anything out in the woods. I think in those days if anyone had showed up at the range wearing earmuffs they would have gotten some strange looks. Not anymore. Wear your muffs!
rapskallion yes to late to be smart for me as well! I
Huh?lol
A Dan Wesson .357 took a lot of my hearing back in the 80's, I used to fire really hot loads without any hearing protection HOW STUPID I was. Now I always wear protection to save what little hearing I have left. HUH? What did you say?
I've found .45 caliber rounds make pretty good earplugs in a pinch
@@ronalddavis whazzat?
BEST FIREARMS IN THE WORLD , 17:12 just pure beauty
Blessed workers. Blessed America!
Wow that was a high standard!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love both of my Remingtons .
They aren’t made this way anymore because technology has progressed the way everything is built/processed with everything we own in our every day life. Just cause its not made the old way doesn’t mean it is junk. Still made in America but haters are going to hate. Had my Remington 700 for 2 years and is built solid as a rock, no fail to feed, fail to fire, certainly no negligent discharges, X mark trigger is outstanding, the rifle is super accurate right out of the box. Had a Remington 870 since 2006, no problems. I bought two more 870’s for duck hunting about 2 years ago, both perform flawlessly.
This was so cool!
These men was a rare breed of men & are not seen anymore. You do not see men take pride anymore making anything. I had a Remington speed master 22 & that rifle was one sweet shooter. Had a Remington nylon 66 that was a sweet shooter also but was not as pretty as the speed master.
LOVE these old DOC's!! See people with real craftsmanship and not some computer doing all the work like autotomadons!
Just bought an April, 1964 production Model 700 ADL in 7mm Mag. Needed to watch how this work of art was built.
Thank you Mr. "M", "P", and "A" for your stamps of approval.
Purdays riflres
This is true art 🖼
Got to watch some of the old ones they have a tendency to fire on their own. Just google Remington accidental discharge and you will see. I have one built in 1974 that I bought brand new 700 adl and it happened to me, after contacting them they had me ship it to them and replaced the trigger mechanism, said they knew there were some defective ones but never recalled them. If you have an early model 700 check with Remington for a defective trigger and be careful.
Yeah I wish they were made like that again I go out and start buying Remington.
Very well laid out. Only complaint I have is that .410 is not a gauge, it is a caliber.
25:02 "copping the bacon" is the acme of competitive shooting.
watching old videos like this really hammer home the fact that America has fallen. We are not the same country anymore
I am guessing all these computers are analog which makes this video and manufacturing even more amazing.
We all knew this was a very old video but when they showed that box of rimfire rounds at the end it solidified it lol
Wow, just wow! Amazing!
I found myself drooling halfway through this video.
Came for the knowledge stayed for the sound effects
I do like the music that they use in this film.
Hi and thanks a lot for the very interesting video. Great Brand indeed. Am i wrong if i say that the test is more about the accuracy of the shooters than that of the rifles ?Is in general accuracy specified by the Manufacturer ?Thanks and regards, gino
is that Hickok45 @ 22:30ish. looks like the same range
Obviously
+hideoson Not even close
I had a 742 in 30-06 one of the finest shooting rifles I ever owned.
Wow brings back memories love it .
Should be under "How it was made".
5:35 Hey, great angle!!! :-))
nicely educative video, thanks.
Great classic video. Sounds like the narrators from school real to real movies.
Bought a 7mm mag 700bdl in the 70's She still is one beautiful rifle to pass down!
I have a couple Remington shotguns.. love them. However, I would love to get one from this era. The craftsmanship is impressive. Sadly these results are not as expected and rarely achieved in todays versions. Many reasons for this and most start with ourselves..
25:02 "Leon copped the bacon" Hahah. Never heard that one before.
A great work. A great company.