Remington Fieldmaster 572 Serial Number Location

Remington Fieldmaster 572 Manufacture Year
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This is well documented online by googling 'Remington 572 No Serial number'. The Date Code on barrel 'W E 2' indicates it was made in the 8th month of 1958- please verify to your own satisfaction- all of this info is online and I have a photo in this ad showing the code. How-to on taking down the Remington Model 572 Fieldmaster. Mar 26, 2020 A serial number is printed on the receiver of each Remington rifle or shotgun, provided it's a newer model. Serial numbers were not a requirement until 1968, so older firearms may not have serial numbers. You can still use the two-letter code on the barrel of the rifle or shotgun to look up the firearm's age. With a classic look that hasn't changed much since 1955, it can be difficult at first glance to determine the age of a Remington 572 BDL Fieldmaster. While the company has varied the gun slightly through the years - such as the 150th Anniversary edition in 1966 - the easiest way to tell its age is by decoding the serial number on the left.

Remington model 572 Fieldmaster
Type	pump-action rifle
Place of origin	United States
Production history
Designed	1954
Manufacturer	Remington Arms Company
Produced	1954
Specifications
Mass	5 lbs
Barrel length	21 in (530 mm)
Crew	rifling twist rate = 1 in 16
Cartridge	.22 Long Rifle, .22 Short, .22 Long
Action	Pump action
Feed system	Tubular Magazine, 15 to 22 rounds, depending on cartridge

The Remington Model 572Fieldmaster is a manually-operated, slide-action rimfire repeating rifle manufactured by the Remington Arms Company. The 572 is noted for its similarity to the Remington 870 shotgun in design. The 572 is chambered for the .22 Short, .22 Long and .22 Long Rifle cartridges. Ammunition is supplied by a tubular magazine under the barrel which holds 15-22 rounds depending on the cartridge used. The longevity of manufacture speaks well of the popularity and durability of the action, and the overall reliability of this gun. It is popular with 'plinkers' and collectors both, along with being a good small game, or 'camp' rifle.^[1]

History and design[edit]

The Remington 572 was introduced in 1954 as a successor to the Remington Model 121 as the M572A having the look and feel of the Remington 870 shotgun. Weighing in at 5 lbs., the rifle is a 'hammerless' style, meaning the hammer is contained within the action and ejection is through the side. This allows the top of the receiver to be grooved for scope mounting and keeps spent brass from hitting the shooter's face.^[2]^[3]

A lightweight version known as the Remington Model 572 Fieldmaster was introduced in 1957. Remington was able to shave 1 pound from the total weight of the M572A by using aluminium to manufacture the receiver, trigger guard, buttplate, and barrel (although the barrel incorporated a steel insert). With its sungrain walnut stock and forend on the M572 and M572 Fieldmaster; the rifle was available in three other color schemes: 'Crow-wing Black'(CWB), 'Buckskin Tan'(BT), and 'Teal-wing Blue'(TWB). These abbreviations served as a suffix to the model number. The M572TWB was discontinued in 1960 and the M572BT and M572CWB were last offered in 1962.

In 1966, Remington introduced the BDL or 'Deluxe' rifle to supplement the 572A and 572SB. The BDL featured a ramp front sight with gold bead, a fully adjustable rear sight modeled after the sight used on Remington 700 big-game rifle, and a higher-grade walnut forearm and straight-comb butt stock with impressed checkering. In 1991, the walnut butt stock of the BDL Deluxe version was altered to incorporate a Monte Carlo comb to improve cheek weld when using the rifle with a telescopic sight, and the impressed checkering was altered to machine-cut checkering.^[4]

Remington Fieldmaster 572 Manufacture Year

Current Production Rifles[edit]

In 2017, after complaints that the Monte Carlo comb made the rifle difficult to use with open sights, Remington returned to a straight comb stock design for current production BDL rifles.^[5] The BDL is the only 572 model currently in production.^[6]^[7]

Remington 572 Disassembly

References[edit]

^Marcot, Roy Martin (2005). The history of Remington Firearms. Globe Pequot. p. 85. ISBN978-1-59228-690-4.
^Van Zwoll, Wayne (2006). The Complete Book of the .22: A Guide to the World's Most Popular Guns. Globe Pequot. p. 72. ISBN978-1-59228-896-0.
^James, C. Rodney (2010). Gun Digest Book of the .22 Rifle. Gun Digest Books. p. 39. ISBN978-1-4402-1372-4.
^1991 Remington Arms Co. Retail Catalog, Wilmington, DE: Remington Arms Co. Inc., H-26258-91 (1991)
^2017 Remington Arms Co. Retail Catalog, Wilmington, DE: Remington Arms Co. Inc. (2017)
^Maroot, Roy, History of Remington Firearms: The History Of One Of The World's Most Famous Gun Makers, Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, Jun 1, 2005, p. 82
^2018 Remington Arms Co. Retail Catalog, Wilmington, DE: Remington Arms Co. Inc. (2018)

External links[edit]

[1] - Remington's information page on the Model 572 BDL Fieldmaster

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Remington fieldmaster 572 serial number location list

This is my Holland Gun Show find today.
It is a standard Remington Fieldmaster Model 572 pre-1968 as there is no Serial Number in the usual place below the roll mark.
Anyone know of a way to determine approximate date of manufacture?
The top of the barrel has 'Remington Arms Co. Inc Ilion NY on top line and below is 'Made in USA patent number 2,675,638'
There are a few markings on the barrel near the breach, looks like a small anchor B M then a bit lower and right next to the receiver a Y.
TIA for any help on this.

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Remington Fieldmaster 572 Serial Number Location