Remington Model 32
Remington Arms Company · Shotgun · Discontinued · 1932
Also known as: Model 32, Rem 32
Overview
The Remington Model 32 is a 12-gauge over-under break-action shotgun produced from 1932 to the 1940s. It was one of the first machine-made over-under shotgun lines manufactured in the United States, designed to offer European-grade quality at a fraction of the imported price. The Model 32 is distinguished by its unusual top-lock action, in which a sliding plate at the top of the receiver moves rearward as the gun is opened, and by its separated barrels held together only by a ring near the muzzle to allow thermal expansion without stress. It was offered in seven grades for trap, skeet, and field use.
Specifications
| Weight (empty) | 3970 g (140.0 oz) |
| Overall Length | 1143 mm (45.00") |
| Barrel Length | 762 mm (30.00") |
| Action Type | Break Action |
| Firing Mechanism | Hammer Fired |
| Trigger Type | Single Selective |
| Magazine Capacity | 2 rounds |
| Magazine Type | Internal |
| Muzzle Velocity | 400 m/s (1312 fps) |
| Muzzle Energy | 2560 J (1888 ft·lbf) |
| Effective Range | 40 m (44 yd) |
| Barrel Rifling | Smoothbore |
| Frame Material | Steel |
| Barrel Material | Steel |
| Stock Material | Walnut |
| Finish | Blued |
Calibers
- 12 Gauge · primary — also known as 12GA, 12 Bore
Features
- Firing modes: Manual
- Feed systems: Fixed Two Round Break Action
- Safety mechanisms: Manual Safety
- Features: Over Under Barrels, Top Lock Action, Automatic Ejectors, Ventilated Rib, Separated Barrels, Selective Single Trigger
Variants
- Remington Model 32 TC - Trap Competition
- Remington Model 32 Skeet - Skeet
Service history
Operators
- Competition skeet and trap shooters · adopted 1932
Production
Estimated total produced: 5,100 · Production years: 1932-1944
Limited assembly from existing parts continued until about 1947; manufacture halted as it became too expensive to produce profitably during the Depression and WWII.
Origin
Country of origin: United States
Designer: Crawford C. Loomis
Discontinued: 1947
Notes
Roughly 5,100 were produced before manufacture became too costly during World War II. The design directly inspired the German Krieghoff K-32 and later K-80 over-under shotguns, and Remington later revived the concept as the Model 3200.
Background
When Remington discontinued the Model 32, German gunmaker Heinrich Krieghoff acquired rights to the design and developed it into the Krieghoff K-32 and K-80 competition over-unders, which became dominant on Olympic skeet and trap fields long after the original Remington was gone.