The S in these designations denotes rifles chambered for the. 12C, this rifle has open sights.ĭeluxe versions of the Model 12 arc the No. 22 Remington Spccial (.22 W.R.F.) cartridge. It is equipped with a hooded target front sight, aperture rear sight on the action, and a target-style sling strap.Īnother variation of the 12C rifle is the No.

22 long rifle cartridge, this rifle has a 24' octagon barrel and weighs six lbs. Target Grade was designed for use in matches sponsored by the National Rifle Association. 12B, fires shorts, longs, and long rifles.Ī variation of the 12C called the No. This rifle was used extensively by shooting galleries. 12B Gallery Special Grade has a 24' octagon barrel and is chambered for the. There are several other versions of the Model 12. Its magazine holds 16 short, 12 long, or 11 long rifle cartridges.

This version has a 22' round barrel and weighs 4Vi lbs. 22 short, long, and long rifle cartridges interchangeably and without adjustment. The most often encountered Model 12 rifle is the No.

Trigger pin center-fire rifle designed by Pcdersen. This system was used also in the Remington Model 14 slide-actionĢ. While normally used as a repeater, the rifle also can be loaded singly through the ejection port in the receiver.Ī single locking lug integral with the upper front of the breechblock engages a shoulder in the receiver just behind the barrel. Its simple reliable action is trim and compact, and is closed at the rear which helps protect the user from rearward escaping gas in the event of a burst cartridge case. This concealed-hammer repeater with tubular magazine under the barrel is of takedown style and has a crossbolt safety in the trigger guard. 22 rimfire slide-action rifle was introduced in 1909. Unscrewing a large-headed bolt at the left rear of the receiver permitted the stock and trigger unit to be separated from the receiver/barrel unit for cleaning and easy storage.Illustrations By DENNIS RIORDAN Text By LUDWIG OLSONĭeveloped by the late John D. Like many of the sporting rifles of that era, the Model 12 was a take-down design. The fast-shooting Model 12 proved to be a natural for small-game hunting, and a significant percentage of purchasers were hunters, who wandered the woods and fields in search of rabbits and squirrels for the pot, and farmers, who used them to dispose of pests, such as groundhogs, raccoons, and crows. The inner tube was then pushed back and locked in place, exerting spring pressure on the foremost cartridge in the magazine for feeding into the receiver. The Model 12's magazine was loaded by depressing a catch on the knurled end cap, which allowed the inner tube that contained a spring-loaded follower to be withdrawn forward and exposed an opening just in front of the forearm into which individual cartridges were inserted base-first. 22 was released on the market in 1909 as the Model 12 Slide Action Repeater. These features not only gave it a slim, streamlined appearance, but they sealed the action against dirt, debris, and moisture far better than the competition's rifles. It also differed from the Winchester in that it had a solid-top receiver, and cartridge ejection was via a port on the right side of the receiver. 22s, Pedersen's rifle was a hammerless design with a safety button located at the rear of the trigger guard, and the rear of the receiver tang was drilled and tapped for mounting an aperture sight. A locked bolt could be released by depressing a button located inside the trigger guard. At the same time the trigger/sear lock and the firing pin were freed so the rifle could be fired. As the bolt went into battery, the action bar pushed it up, locking it in place. As the rear of the tube entered the receiver, a carrier lifted the next round from the magazine so the forward-moving bolt could chamber it. It then pushed the bolt to the rear, extracting and ejecting the spent cartridge. As the forearm/magazine tube unit was pulled to the rear, an action bar on the end of the tube retracted the firing pin and then pulled the bolt down, retracting a locking shoulder on its front edge from a mortise in the top of the receiver. Pedersen designed a rifle in which the forearm was attached directly to the magazine tube.

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