The Remington Model 572 Fieldmaster is a

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, manually-operated .22 caliber (rimfire) rifle manufactured by

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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

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s. The original Fieldmaster used a 22.75-inch barrel. 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.

Variants

;Model 572A Fieldmaster :Introduced in 1956 as well, the 572A featured a barrel, an uncheckered hardwood pistol-grip stock and a grooved forearm. It was discontinued in 1988. ;Model 572SB :Introduced in 1961 the 572 SmoothBore ( Garden Gun) had the same specs as the Model 572A except with a

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barrel. It was discontinued in 1979. ;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. 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. The BDL is the only 572 model currently in production.2018 ''Remington Arms Co. Retail Catalog'', Wilmington, DE: Remington Arms Co. Inc. (2018)

References

External links

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