An improved version was also available with “…a chrome-plated bolt, bolt handle and trigger,” according to Marcot. The 510A first reached shooters in March, 1939. One of the best sources I found is the “The History of Remington Firearms,” by Roy Marcot.Īccording to Marcot, Remington’s entire 500 series of rifles shared a cost-saving receiver, “…made from seamless drawn steel tubing, not more expensive forged steel.” The lineup included the 510, 511 (basically a 510 with a magazine), 512, 513 and semi-automatic 550. There are some devoted fans of the TargetMaster 510 posting on the Internet, but finding confirmable details is like trying to find Bigfoot. It won’t come with your family history attached, but if you enjoy accurate rimfires it’ll soon earn one. If not, they’re usually a pretty good deal at only about $129, depending on condition. Odds are pretty good you, or a shooting friend, own at least one TargetMaster 510 variation. One of them hangs on my wall as a family heirloom with scars from decades of hunting and two generations of the family-soon to be three-learning the finer points of marksmanship behind its trigger. More than a half million TargetMasters were produced by Remington between 19.
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