I’ve never found anything comparing to the smoothness of the M31. These guns do not have ball bearings but I think the description of “ball bearing action” fits perfectly. No shotgun handles better in my hands.įinally, there’s the issue of smoothness.
The stock dimensions provide a perfect, effortless sight picture for me. I love the handling of the 26″ barrel for upland game here in Idaho as the gun quickly swings into action. At 6 lbs., 12 oz., it’s a blessing to carry in the field. This M31 is my all-time favorite shotgun. In 1941 the trigger guard was lengthened and moved back. The most notable change was the early guns had barrel collars. The M31 had several refinements over the years so not all parts are interchangeable. Remington also offered an aluminum frame gun starting about 1941. Government for use during WWII though none are known to have been used in combat. Most grades could be ordered with a number of special options. The M31 was made in 35 variations and grades from the Standard Grade to the TF Premier Grade with factory engraving and ventilated rib, which sold for $302 in 1931. The high production cost of the M31 kept Remington from any meaningful reduction in retail prices for most of the pre-war years. If this wasn’t enough, Remington’s retail price for the Model 31 was $48.95, while Winchester had just dropped the price of the M12 to $39.50. However, its 1931 introduction coincided with the lowest point of the Depression, which was a very tough time to start production of a high quality, relatively high-cost shotgun. Now Remington had a gun on par with Winchester’s iconic M12. Remington’s new gun had two frame sizes - a larger one for the 12, while the 16 bore was on a 20-gauge frame. This made for easy cleaning and the barrel could quickly be swapped out, unlike the Winchester M12 where the barrel and magazine come apart as a single unit. Like the M17, the barrel was easily removed by way of a knurled nut at the end of the magazine tube. It was initially offered in 12-gauge with 16- and 20-gauge added in 1933. The new design was based on the best attributes of the M17 but with side ejection and a simpler design than the previous models. Development started in January 1930, and the first Remington Model 31 was shipped to distributors in August 1931. It fell upon Loomis to come up with a new design, with contributions from O.H. Remington finally recognized the public demand for a side-ejection gun and the limited chamberings of their existing models.
Still, none of these models could compete with Winchester’s M12 - whose sales far exceeded all three Remington offerings combined. Loomis improved on the M10 and brought to market the Model 29. This gun was a big improvement over the M10 with a simpler design and easier takedown, but retaining the bottom-ejection feature. Remington then introduced the Model 17 in 1921. The Remington M10 was a good gun but was mechanically complicated and prone to breakage while shooters preferred the side-ejection feature of the Winchester M12 for the ease of single-loading a round. The Winchester M12 was a hugely successful side-ejection pump, which became very popular with competition shooters and hunters alike. However, entry of the superlative Winchester Model 12 into the market spelled trouble for Remington. It was relatively popular and saw service in the trenches of WWI. The M10 loaded and ejected from a port underneath the receiver and provided Remington with a good start into the pump market. Their first pump shotgun was the Model 10 designed by John D. It was the Remington proofmark at the time the gun was made.For Remington, efforts to develop a pump-action shotgun in the early 20th Century proved to be a struggle. Without more detailed information about your gun, it is not possible to determine if it is legitimate or not.īTW: The navy looking anchor stamp had nothing to do with the navy. Winchester Trench and Riot Guns, and other U.S.
REMINGTON MODEL 31 SERIAL NUMBERS SERIAL NUMBER
The correct serial number range for the Remington Model 31 government issue guns is 51,000 - 63,500.Īll of the information I have provided above, was obtained from Joe Poyer's fine reference book "U.S. Very few Model 31 Riot Guns will be found with the Ordnance crossed cannon cartouche on the left side of the butt stock. The majority of the Model 31 Riot Guns will be found with the initials "FJA" (Col. Bowlin, Chief Rochester Ordnance District to 1942) will be found on stamped on the early end of the serial number range. PROPERTY" on the left side of the receiver with the flaming ordnance bomb symbol immediately following. The goverment issue Model 31s are marked "U.S. The Riot Guns (no Trench Guns were made), have a 20.125-inch CYL bore barrel (marked on the left side of the barrel). The majority of that number were long barreled skeet guns. The Remington Museum states that a total of (9000) Model 31s were sold to the U.S.
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