Manufacturer catalog

Remington

Remington is the long-running American firearms and ammunition name that began with Eliphalet Remington's 1816 gunmaking enterprise and now appears across separate post-2020 businesses. The current Remington Ammunition operation loads ammunition in Lonoke, Arkansas under The Kinetic Group, while RemArms markets Remington-branded firearms under license from Ammunition Operations, LLC.

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The Remington name covers a historical manufacturer and a modern split brand rather than a single uninterrupted corporate entity. Remington's own public materials state that Remington Ammunition and Remington Firearms are now separate companies, with firearm questions directed to RemArms. Vista Outdoor's 2020 bankruptcy-auction release said it was acquiring Remington ammunition and accessories assets, including the Lonoke manufacturing facility and Remington brand and trademarks, while other Remington Outdoor Company units would be bought by other bidders and operated independently.

For firearms, RemArms presents the current Remington product line around bolt-action rifles, pump and autoloading shotguns, tactical shotguns, and law-enforcement or defense channels. Its pages also state that Remington marks used by RemArms are licensed trademarks owned by Ammunition Operations, LLC. For ammunition, Remington Ammunition describes current production as loaded in Lonoke, Arkansas, and The Kinetic Group lists Remington among its ammunition brands after Vista Outdoor completed the sale of The Kinetic Group to Czechoslovak Group in November 2024.

firearms brand and historical arms manufacturingsporting and hunting ammunitionpump-action shotgunsbolt-action rifles and sniper-rifle lineageslaw-enforcement and defense firearms channels

Notable Systems

Remington 870 12-Gauge Shotgun, 12-gauge pump-action shotgun, Infantry Weapons

Remington 870 12-Gauge Shotgun

12-gauge pump-action shotgun

RemArms' Model 870 material identifies the shotgun family as introduced in 1950, still in production, and produced in more than 13 million examples across sporting, law-enforcement, and defensive configurations.

Sources: Model 870 Product Page, Model 870 History
M24 sniper rifle, Bolt-action sniper rifle, Infantry Weapons

M24 sniper rifle

Bolt-action sniper rifle

The M24 catalog record connects to Remington through the Remington Model 700 action; a U.S. Air Force article describes the M24 Sniper Weapon System as a modified version of the Remington 700.

Sources: M24 Sniper Weapon System, Model 700 Product Page

Manufacturer History

  1. Remington brand origins

    Remington Ammunition's official history anchors the brand in 1816, and RemArms materials use the same heritage date for current Remington firearms branding.

    Sources: About Remington Ammunition, RemArms About Us

  2. Model 870 introduced

    RemArms identifies the Model 870 pump-action shotgun as introduced in 1950 and still in production, with 12, 16, 20, 28, and .410 gauge or bore offerings documented in the history page.

    Sources: Model 870 History

  3. Model 700 rifle line introduced

    RemArms states that the Model 700 was first introduced in 1962 and describes it as a major U.S.-made bolt-action rifle line used by military and law-enforcement customers as well as hunters.

    Sources: Model 700 Product Page

  4. Remington Outdoor Company assets sold in bankruptcy process

    Vista Outdoor announced it was the successful bidder for Remington ammunition and accessories assets, including the Lonoke manufacturing facility and Remington brand and trademarks, while other Remington business units would be bought by other bidders and operated independently.

    Sources: Vista Outdoor Remington Auction

  5. The Kinetic Group sale to CSG closes

    Vista Outdoor announced completion of the sale of The Kinetic Group to Czechoslovak Group; The Kinetic Group's brand page lists Remington among its ammunition brands.

    Sources: Vista Outdoor CSG Completion, The Kinetic Group Brands

Predecessors
Historic Remington Arms and Remington Outdoor Company brand lineage
Successors
Remington AmmunitionRemington Firearms (RemArms)
Website links
Official Remington Ammunition websiteRemington Firearms / RemArms websiteAbout Remington AmmunitionThe Kinetic Group brands

The broad Remington label overlaps with separate manufacturer names for Remington Ammunition, Remington Arms, and Remington Firearms (RemArms). Aliases stay empty to avoid taking over those more specific names, and headquarters coordinates are omitted because the current Remington brand is split between separate ammunition and firearms businesses.

Manufacturer Sources

  • About Remington AmmunitionPublisher: Remington Ammunition | Note: Supports the 1816 Remington brand heritage, current Lonoke ammunition production statement, separation of Remington Ammunition from Remington Firearms, and The Kinetic Group/CSG context. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • RemArms About UsPublisher: RemArms | Note: Supports current Remington Firearms product categories, RemArms rights notice, and the statement that Remington trademarks used by RemArms are licensed from Ammunition Operations, LLC. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Model 870 Product PagePublisher: RemArms | Note: Supports Model 870 product context, introduction year, production scale, receiver construction, and sporting/law-enforcement/home-defense market framing. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Model 870 HistoryPublisher: RemArms | Note: Supports the Model 870 history row, including 1950 introduction, current production status, production volume, designers, action type, and gauge or bore range. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Model 700 Product PagePublisher: RemArms | Note: Supports Model 700 product context, 1962 introduction, bolt-action rifle positioning, and Remington's current product-line framing. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • M24 Sniper Weapon SystemPublisher: Minot Air Force Base | Note: Supports the M24 notable-system connection by identifying the M24 Sniper Weapon System as a modified version of the Remington 700. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Vista Outdoor Remington AuctionPublisher: Vista Outdoor Inc. via PR Newswire | Note: Supports the 2020 Remington Outdoor Company bankruptcy-auction context, including Vista Outdoor's planned acquisition of Remington ammunition and accessories assets, the Lonoke facility, and Remington brand and trademarks. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Vista Outdoor CSG CompletionPublisher: Vista Outdoor Inc. | Note: Supports the November 2024 completion of Vista Outdoor's sale of The Kinetic Group to Czechoslovak Group. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • The Kinetic Group BrandsPublisher: The Kinetic Group | Note: Supports The Kinetic Group's current ammunition-brand portfolio and its listing of Remington among those brands. | Accessed: 2026-07-11

Produced weapons

Category

Infantry Weapons

Portable weapons used by soldiers and small units.

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12-gauge shotgun, Shotgun, Infantry Weapons2022 Haitian Gang Conflict, 2012 Central African Republic Civil War +3 more12-gauge shotgunShotgunBuilt in: United States / Italy / Turkey / other countriesThe 12-gauge shotgun is a broad family of shoulder-fired smoothbore firearms chambered for fixed shotgun shells. Modern 12-gauge guns span pump-action, break-action, and semi-automatic layouts, while documented conflict roles range from Ukrainian short-range counter-drone defense and Central African militia small arms to Islamic State recoveries; Haiti coverage is narrower because the cited reporting identifies gang-held pump-action shotguns without confirming gauge.

Category

Munitions

Standalone missiles, bombs, rockets, torpedoes, and guided or unguided explosive payloads.

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45 Automatic (45 Auto), Rimless centerfire pistol cartridge, Munitions45 Automatic (45 Auto)Rimless centerfire pistol cartridgeBuilt in: United States45 Automatic (45 Auto) is SAAMI's recognized name for the .45 ACP cartridge developed around John Browning and Colt's early self-loading pistol work and adopted by the U.S. Army with the Model 1911 pistol. This relationship-only page covers the cartridge as a standardized handgun and submachine-gun round, with SAAMI and C.I.P. dimensions, U.S. military ball-cartridge context, current commercial loads, and a sourced compatibility link to the Glock 21 family.