Remington offers Russian-made shotguns

Shooting Industry, March, 2004 by Russ Thurman

Remington has formed a subsidiary, Spartan Gunworks by Remington, to handle a line of Russian-made "value-priced break-action shotguns." Seventeen single-shot, side-by-side and over-and-under shotguns are part of the initial offering. According to Remington officials, the guns are primarily targeted for the mass-merchandising market.

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"There is a market for this product and we realize it's a product that we can't produce in the United States," said AI D. Russo Jr., Remington's manager, marketing communications. "The product is very well made and very safe. It has met all of our stringent safety standards and all the SAMMI safety standards. We put the guns through exhaustive testing and we're rather conservative in making sure these firearms reflect the Remington standard."

Handling the imports from Russia is European American Armory. There are three single-shot models in the Spartan line, including a youth model. There are seven models each of over-and-unders and side-by-sides, with two double-trigger models in each category.