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SKU: 719431
The Remington Model 31 is a famous pump-action shotgun known for its incredibly smooth action, side-ejection design, and historical production run from 1931 to 1949. Designed by C.C. Loomis, it was built to compete with the Winchester Model 1912 before being replaced by the cheaper-to-manufacture Remington Model 870 in 1950.Key Specifications & HistoryProduction Years: 1931-1949 (roughly 196,000 units built).Gauges: 12-gauge, 16-gauge, and 20-gauge (20-gauge is the rarest).Action: Single action bar pump system famous for an ultra-smooth, "ball-bearing" feel.Military Use: Issued during World War II by the U.S. military and utilized early on by the FBI in 1933