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Remington No. 4 Rolling Block

Name: Remington No. 4 Rolling Block
Brand: E.

Rolling block · .22 Long Rifle · introduced 1890

Also known as Remington Model 4 Rolling Block, Remington No. 4 Single Shot

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About the Remington No. 4 Rolling Block

The Remington No. 4 Rolling Block is a single-shot rimfire rifle and the smallest member of Remington's famous rolling block family. Introduced in 1890, it used the simple, robust rolling block action scaled down for small-bore cartridges such as .22 Short, .22 Long, .22 Long Rifle, .25 Stevens, .32 Short, and .32 Long. Marketed as an inexpensive boys' and small-game rifle, it typically wore a 22.5-inch octagon barrel, a blued barrel with case-hardened frame, and a walnut stock. A takedown mechanism was added in 1901 to ease carrying and cleaning.

The No. 4 scaled Remington's battle-proven rolling block down to a friendly .22, and its No. 4-S 'Boy Scout' version became one of the rifles a generation of American youngsters learned to shoot with.

Remington No. 4 Rolling Block specifications

General

Type: Rifle
Action: Rolling block
Firing mechanism: Hammer-fired
Trigger: Single action
Calibres: .22 Long Rifle
Magazine capacity: 1 rounds

Dimensions

Barrel length: 572 mm (22.5 in)
Overall length: 940 mm (37.0 in)
Weight (empty): 2.04 kg (4.50 lb)

Barrel

Rifling: Right hand

Materials

Barrel: Steel
Receiver / frame: Steel
Stock: Walnut
Finish: blued_barrel_case_hardened_frame

Performance

Muzzle velocity (typical): 330 m/s (1083 fps)
Muzzle energy (typical): 141 J (104 ft·lb)
Effective range: 75 m

History

Introduced: 1890
Discontinued: 1933
Production status: Discontinued
Country of origin: US
Designer: F.A. Houghton, J.O. Simpson, O.H. Loomis

Features

Single shot
Takedown
Octagon barrel
Open sights

Safety

Half cock notch

Originally fitted with a 22.5-inch octagon barrel; later round barrels were offered. The takedown system used a lever from 1901, replaced by a takedown screw around 1926. The military-styled No. 4-S and Boy Scout variants added a longer barrel, full-length stock, and a bayonet lug.