1900 Remington at Rock Mountain

[jeffery c]

I've read that the very last ones had 4 bites. Interesting engineering, one bolt is described as a split lock. Parkers inside are consistently nicely made, I kind of suspect Remingtons might be close or equal. I wonder if anyone knows how they compared in cost in 1909 to Parkers?

[Jack]

Originally Posted by jefferyconnor

Parkers inside are consistently nicely made, I kind of suspect Remingtons might be close or equal. I wonder if anyone knows how they compared in cost in 1909 to Parkers?

As far as the lower grades are concerned, Remingtons were priced in about the same range as Parkers.

Remington discontinued all their double guns in 1910, and their catalogue that year listed the Model 1900 (the lowest priced gun) starting at $30 and the better grade 1894 starting at $45. However, it was sometimes possible to find the Remingtons at a discount - for example, the 1908 Sears catalogue offered the Model 1900 for $23.50.

Compare this with the initial price for a Parker Trojan of $25.50 in 1912 and the VH for $34.50 that same year. I've heard it said that Parker was losing money selling Trojans for $25.50 and they soon had to increase the price.

The Remingtons were good guns, and I own several Model 1894s and 1900s, but I don't think the workmanship measures up to Parker standards.

[J.B. Books]

Originally Posted by Jack Huber

The Remingtons were good guns, and I own several Model 1894s and 1900s, but I don't think the workmanship measures up to Parker standards.

Are you familiar with the graded 1894's? The workmanship is outstanding and it could be argued the engraving is better i.e. no flying turnips.

[Jack]

Originally Posted by Pete Lester

Are you familiar with the graded 1894's? The workmanship is outstanding and it could be argued the engraving is better i.e. no flying turnips.

No, I'm not. Except for one Remington BE grade 1894, my experience is limited to the 1900 K grades and 1894 A grades.
I was comparing my K grade Remingtons to my Parker Trojans and my A grade Remingtons to my VH Parkers. While the Remingtons were very good guns, I feel that the Parkers were built better in the lower grades. There was almost no engraving on those models, so there was nothing to compare in that respect.