The Remington Model 512 Sportmaster is a

bolt-action Bolt action is a type of manual Action (firearms), firearm action that is operated by ''directly'' manipulating the bolt (firearms), turn-bolt via a cocking handle, bolt handle, most commonly placed on the right-hand side of the firearm (a ...

rifle A rifle is a long gun, long-barreled firearm designed for accurate shooting and higher stopping power, with a gun barrel, barrel that has a helical or spiralling pattern of grooves (rifling) cut into the bore wall. In keeping with their focus o ...

manufactured by

Remington Arms Remington Arms Company, LLC, was an American firearms manufacturer, manufacturer of firearms and ammunition. It was formerly owned by the Remington Outdoor Company, which went bankrupt in 2020 with its lines of business sold to several purchase ...

. The Model 512 has a barrel, a one-piece hardwood stock, and a blued metal finish. An unusual feature of this rifle is that it uses a

tubular magazine A magazine, often simply called a mag, is an ammunition storage and feeding device for a repeating firearm, either integral within the gun (internal/fixed magazine) or externally attached (detachable magazine). The magazine functions by holdi ...

in conjunction with a bolt action. Most modern tube-fed firearms typically use a

lever action The toggle-link action used in the iconic Winchester Model 1873 rifle, one of the most famous lever-action firearms Picture showing a Volcanic Pistol A lever action is a type of action for repeating firearms that uses a manually operated coc ...

or a

pump action Pump action is a type of manual firearm action that is operated by moving a sliding handguard on the gun's forestock. When shooting, the sliding forend is pulled rearward to eject any expended cartridge and typically to cock the hammer or ...

, but in the middle of the 20th century, many bolt-action .22's used tubular magazines as the high-capacity magazine of the era.

Variants

;Model 512P :The Model 512P had the same specs as the standard model but with a patridge-type blade front sight and a "point-crometer" peep rear sight. Link to owners manual. ;Model 512SB :The Model 512SB was the SmoothBore model (

Garden Gun Garden guns are small bore shotguns commonly used by gardeners and farmers for pest control. They are made to fire small gauges such as .410 bore, .360 bore, 9mm Flobert, and .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire, or .22 Long Rifle rimfire shotsh ...

) with open sights. ;Model 512X :The Model 512X featured improved sights and was produced from 1964 until 1966.

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* Bolt-action rifles of the United States Remington Arms firearms .22 LR rifles {{Rifle-stub