Was It Remington or Winchester?

In the firearms hall of fame, there are few guns that can match the legend of the Remington Model 870 shotgun. Made since the 1950s, it is prized for its reliable and rugged nature.

Several guns have been called the "gun that won the West." But the Winchester Model 1873 is downright iconic. With its lever action and fast repeating capability, it was exceedingly popular on the lawless frontier.

John D. Pedersen was an influential man in Remington history. He created the Model 1908 Repeating Shotgun, the company's first attempt in the market. Remington needed years before finally settling on a successful design.

In the 1850s, the Volcanic Repeating Arms went into business, but only lasted for about a decade. It was spun off into two companies, Winchester and Smith & Wesson.

Made since the 1960s, the Remington Model 700 is a bolt-action beast. The gun became PR nightmare in the 2000s due to trigger issues, and to settle the complaints, the company issued a major recall.

Roosevelt wielded a Winchester Model 1895 with .406 cartridges on his epic African outing. The lever-action monster had a box magazine instead of a tubular design.

Let's face it -- if you can't beat them, join them. Remington based its 1911 R1 on the world-renowned Colt 1911, a .45 ACP masterpiece.

The Winchester Model 1897 is a fantasically popular shotgun with a pump action and an external hammer. Hunters and soldiers alike appreciate this weapon's stoutness and power.

When William Wirt Winchester died, his wife, Sarah went a bit nuts, embracing spiritualism and spending her fortune on a ceaseless and bizarre construction project -- the Winchester Mystery House. With its strange architectural features, it's now a popular tourist draw in San Jose, California.

The Model 1200, from Winchester, is a pump-action shotgun that was avaible in 12-, 16-, and 20-gauge sizes. Notably, it was also sold in a military version that could be topped with a bayonet.

Guatemala went all in on Remington. Two Remington rifles (topped with savage bayonets) are featured on the county's flag. The message? We'll use violence to protect our homeland.

In the 1880s, Spencer Arms made America's first pump-action shotguns, and Winchester followed suit with its Model 1893. It really wasn't a great gun, but later, the Model 1897 was much improved.

More than two centuries ago, Eliphalet Remington founded the company that now bears his name. He started the business by designing and making his own guns.

First made in the 1930s, the Winchester Model 70 is a bolt-action rifle that gained the respect of sporting shoots around the world. It also saw action in Vietnam War.

In the late 1800s, Marlin created a very good lever-action rifle … and Winchester gun maker John Browning immediately reacted. He made the Model 1892, a now-legendary center-fire rifle made from 1892 to 1945.

The M24 Sniper Weapon System is the ruggedized version of the Model 700 rifle from Remington. It's been used by military and law enforcement types since the late 1980s.

Starting in the 1860s, Remington began cranking out many of its Rolling Block rifle, a breech-loading rifle. It saw combat from the American Great Plains to Europe in World War I.

Remington's Modular Sniper Rifle (MSR) is a bolt-action sniper rifle that debuted in 2013. It looks like a sci-fi weapon made to fend off an alien invasion.

The .308 Winchester is a famous cartridge that gained widespread use, thanks in part to its adoption by NATO. These days, it is a very popular round for big-game hunting.

As firearms go, the Remington R51 is a very recent contraption. It's a semi-automatic 9×19mm Parabellum that was introduced in 2014.

The Remington Model 1875 Single Action Army was a single-action revolver. It became popular with both private citizens and lawmen in the Old West.

Cody was out for blood after the slaughter of U.S. troops at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. He killed Native American warrior named Yellow Hair and took his Remington Army Revolver. And then, for good measure, he scalped him.

Remington designed the XP-100 piston for long-range shooting. Produced from 1963 to 1998, in the right hands, it had a range of up to 300 meters.

After WWI, Remington had all sorts of leftover equipment and parts leftover. So it began making the Model 30, which was the company's first-ever high-powered, bolt-action rifle.

First unveiled in 2010, the Versa Max is an ultra-modern shotgun from Remington. Its futuristic design is highlighted by a durable synthetic stock.

It is simply iconic for its accuracy and reliabilty. That's why the Winchester Model 70 is sometimes called "The Rifleman's Rifle."

Produced between 1860 and 1863, the Remington Rider Single Shot Pistol is a very, very rare handgun. The company made fewer than 200 of these .17 caliber weapons.

For years, Remington had been piling up hundreds of milions of dollars in debt. It declared bankruptcy in 2018 and then immediately bounced back.

Oliver Winchester formed the New Haven Arms Company with John Davies in 1857. Then, in response to a legal dispute, he folded New Haven Arms and reformed as the Winchester Repeating Arms Company.

With its concealed hammer and double action, the Remington Zig-Zag Derringer was only produced in the early 1860s. It is a six-shot .22 with a reputation for fragility.