It fed from a tube magazine in the butt with the mouth of the tube being located near the base of the buttcap, the follower tube was held in place by a button catch.
The rifle used a blowback action and was hammer fired. As a result Model 16 owners had to buy Remington UMC-made ammunition.Ī box of Remington ‘Kleanbore’ 22 Remington Autoloading ( source)
22LR and none of which are interchangeable. In terms of both dimensions and ballistics Remington’s round was similar to Winchester’s proprietary. 22 Remington Auto consists of a 45gr projectile fired at a velocity of around 950 ft/s. 22 Remington Auto cartridge, this was ostensibly to prevent the use of black powder. The rifle chambered Remington’s proprietary.
Manufacture of the Model 16 continued until 1928. The design was patented in 1914 and production began in 1915. Produced for over a decade, the Model 16 is a takedown rifle with elegant lines, its main shortcoming was its proprietary ammunition.ĭesigned by one of Remington’s engineers, Charles H. The Remington Model 16 is a firearm mostly forgotten to history.
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