Remington Model 572 Fieldmaster

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Remington Model 572 Fieldmaster
Type Rifle
Place of originUnited States
Production history
Manufacturer Remington Arms
Produced1956-2020 [1] [2]
Variantssee variants
Specifications
Mass5.8 lb (2.6 kg) [3]
Length40 in (100 cm) [3]
Barrel  length22.75 in (57.8 cm) or 21.00 in (53.3 cm) [3]

Cartridge .22 Short
.22 Long
.22 LR [1]
Action pump action
Feed systemUnder-barrel tube magazine [4]
  • 20-shot (22 Short)
  • 17-shot (22 Long)
  • 15-shot (22 LR)
Sightsramped front, open rear. [4]

The Remington Model 572 Fieldmaster is a slide action, manually-operated .22 caliber (rimfire) repeating rifle manufactured by Remington Arms Company. First introduced to the commercial market in 1956, the 572 Fieldmaster rifle incorporates a tubular magazine capable of feeding .22 Short, .22 Long, or .22 Long Rifle rimfire cartridges, a cross-bolt safety, and an aluminum receiver grooved for scope mounts. [3] The original Fieldmaster used a 22.75-inch barrel. [5] The Model 572 uses many of the design features first introduced on the Remington Model 870 shotgun, and replaced the Model 121 Fieldmaster as the company's slide-action rimfire repeater. [1] The 572 was discontinued in 2020 following the bankruptcy of the parent company. [6]

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Variants

Model 572A Fieldmaster
Introduced in 1956 as well, the 572A featured a 22.75 in (57.8 cm) barrel, an uncheckered hardwood pistol-grip stock and a grooved forearm. It was discontinued in 1988. [4]
Model 572SB
Introduced in 1961 the 572 SmoothBore (Garden Gun) had the same specs as the Model 572A except with a smoothbore barrel. It was discontinued in 1979. [4]
Model 572 BDL
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. [7] In 2017, after complaints that the high Monte Carlo comb made the rifle difficult to use with open sights, Remington returned to a straight comb butt stock design for current production BDL rifles, until production ended in 2020. [8] [9] [10]

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