I TRY TO APPROACH COLLECTING WITH THE EYE TOWARDS BEING PRACTICAL. ENJOYING THOSE ITEMS OF INTEREST INCLUDES USING THEM, NOT JUST VIEWING THEM.
REMINGTON MADE A SHOTGUN THROUGH THE 30'S AND 40'S REFERED TO AS THE MODEL 31. IT WAS THE LAST OF THE HAND MACHINED SHOTGUNS BEFORE AUTOMATION PUSHED THE CRAFTSMAN AWAY FROM THE BENCH. REMINGTON 31'S WERE REFERED TO AS THE 'BALL BEARING' ACTION BECAUSE OF THE QUALITY OF MANUFACTURE, FIT AND FINISH. USING ONE , YOU WOULD AGREE, THE SMOOTHNESS OF THE ACTION, FIT OF THE PARTS, BALANCE WHEN SHOULDERED, THIS WAS QUALITY.
REMINGTON MANUFACTURED THE 31 OVER MANY YEARS IN THREE DIFFERENT CALIBERS, 12, 16 AND 20 GUAGE.
WHILE THERE WERE MANY SMALL CHANGES OVER THE YEARS, THE ONE MAJOR CHANGE NOTED BY MOST WAS THE MOVE FROM THE SMALL TO LARGE TRIGGER GUARD.
THE 31 WAS AVAILABLE IN MANY DIFFERENT CONFIGURATIONS, FROM THE 12 GUAGE POLICE/RIOT MODEL TO THE 20 GUAGE SKEET, OR 12 GUAGE TRAP AND IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT GRADES. THE GRADES SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED GRADE OF WOOD, CHECKERING AND OTHER FORMS OF CUSTOMIZATION AND PERSONALIZATION.
THESE WONDERFUL OLD PUMP SHOTGUNS NOT ONLY REPRESENT A PERIOD OF FINE CRAFTSMANSHIP, SELDOM FOUND IN THE QUALITY ARMS OF THE MODERN ERA, BUT A VALUE TO THE DISCERNING SHOOTER WHO IS LOOKING FOR A QUALITY SHOTGUN TO USE AND ENJOY, AND A COLLECTABLE TO APPRECIATE.
THE REMINGTON 31 TODAY IS STILL A FINE QUALITY, RELIABLE SHOTGUN. IT'S PRICE IN THE MARKET AS A COLLECTABLE, PRESENTS IT AS A VALUE WHEN COMPARED TO A NEW SHOTGUN, AND AN INVESTMENT WHEN THOUGHT OF AS A COLLECTABLE.
CONSIDER THE MODERN ERA, COLLECTABLE SHOOTER, WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THE NEXT ADDITION TO YOUR GUN CABINET. GUNMAKER