ID 700 Remington

[Henry Schmidt]

Just acquired a 700 Remington and it has a relatively low serial number. Anyone know how to identify the year and if it's something special?

I have six or so but they all have a letter preceding the number. This have a simple 6 digit code.

[mossguy]

Henry, this may help, or at least get you started:



Remington Year of Manufacture Codes maybe found on the barrel of your Remington rifle [or shotgun] on the left side, just forward of the receiver; the first letter of the Code is the month of manufacture, followed by one or two letters which are the year of manufacture. For shotguns with removeable barrels, the code will be valid for the manufacture of the barrel; maybe for the receiver, as barrels do get switched around.

According to the "Blue Book of Gun Values", the coding continues as follows:

Month Codes: [first letter]
B - L - A - C - K - P - O - W - D - E - R - X
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12

Year:______Code: [second (and third*) letters]
1930_______ Y
1931_______ Z
1932_______ A
1933_______ B
1934_______ C
1935_______ D
1936_______ E
1937_______ F
1938_______ G
1939_______ H

1940_______ J
1941_______ K
1942_______ L
1943_______ MMZ
1944_______ NN
1945_______ PP
1946_______ RR
1947_______ SS
1948_______ TT
1949_______ UU

1950_______ WW
1951_______ XX
1952_______ YY
1953_______ ZZ
1954_______ A
1955_______ B
1956_______ C
1957_______ D
1958_______ E
1959_______ F

1960_______ G
1961_______ H
1962_______ J
1963_______ K
1964_______ L
1965_______ M
1966_______ N
1967_______ P
1968_______ R
1969_______ S

1970_______ T
1971_______ U
1972_______ W
1973_______ X
1974_______ Y
1975_______ Z
1976_______ I
1977_______ O
1978_______ Q
1979_______ V

1980_______ A
1981_______ B
1982_______ C
1983_______ D
1984_______ E
1985_______ F
1986_______ G
1987_______ H
1988_______ I
1989_______ J

1990_______ K
1991_______ L
1992_______ M
1993_______ N
1994_______ O
1995_______ P
1996_______ Q
1997_______ R
1998_______ S
1999_______ T
2000_______ U
2001_______ W
2002_______ X

* the years 1943 though 1953 had double letters: ie, MM = 1943

As maybe seen, the year code letters duplicate; some knowledge of when the model was introduced should resolve the actual year of manufacture.

Remington owners: COPY this table to your Hard Drive......! !

another couple helpfull links: http://www.remington.com/library/his...irearm_models/

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nviss/do...Codelist21.pdf


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[Henry Schmidt]

Thanks for posting that informtion. I found that but the barrel code doesn't make any sense to me.
DLP 13 is what is on the barrel.

[ODDJOB UNO]

call remington. i did on a couple of mine i have purchased over the years. right there right now instant gratification. and while ya have them on the phone tell them ya want an OWNERS MANUAL...............there FREE!

[Henry Schmidt]

Just called Remington and they were very helpful. 1967 plain jane
243 .
Any interest?
Thanks guys.

[vash]

what scope is that?

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by Henry Schmidt

Just called Remington and they were very helpful. 1967 plain jane
243 .
Any interest?
Thanks guys.

Not really plain Jane with that stock...BDL model, I'd guess. .243 still a great deer round.

Loved the chart..always wondered what year my .257 Roberts model 722 (A true plain jane) was...now I know it's a 1950. XWW on the barrel. Probably groups the tightest of all my hunting rifles, and I'm running just a straight 4 power Leupold scope with duplex hairs.

[Henry Schmidt]

Originally Posted by vash

what scope is that?

The bore is perfect, as in perhaps never fired since the factory testing.
Overall condition 90+% ?
The scope is a Herter's (rebranded?) with screw on lens covers. Weaver mounts.

[ODDJOB UNO]

.243 's are TACK DRIVERS. muy bueno deer/coyote/pig round. flat shooters.


me? i would ditch the large scope for a mucho lighter one, place new lighter scope on leupold quick detach rings(they retain yer zero) and slap a factory remington fiberglass stock on it and call it good.

[pwd72s]

Yep...great caliber, not too much recoil. This would make a great first hunting rifle for somebody's son. The machined bolt knob also tell me BDL model, not a plain Jane. Have you fired it? I'd probably suggest a scope upgrade. Guess I'll never figure out why people cheap out when it comes to scopes...

[pwd72s]

Afterthought...send a PM to Leland Pate. He's a Remington fan, may be interested...would increase your sales ability if you could show a tight group at 100 yards...

[Henry Schmidt]

Originally Posted by pwd72s

Afterthought...send a PM to Leland Pate. He's a Remington fan, may be interested...would increase your sales ability if you could show a tight group at 100 yards...

I don't shoot anything but my High Standard 22s and an accurized 1911.
The rest aren't for shootin, they're for tradin.

As for cheap scopes: who knows? My guess it it came with the rifle in '67. Maybe the gun shop assembled a package for easy sell to a wantabe hunter who never shot it and wouldn't know the difference.

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by ODDJOB UNO

.243 's are TACK DRIVERS. muy bueno deer/coyote/pig round. flat shooters.


me? i would ditch the large scope for a mucho lighter one, place new lighter scope on leupold quick detach rings(they retain yer zero) and slap a factory remington fiberglass stock on it and call it good.

Replace that beautiful BDL stock with fiberglass? ARRRGH!

Damn, I'm tempted here...but I need another rifle like I need a P-car...I haven't really gone hunting since my buddy David died...just wasn't the same without him.

[Henry Schmidt]

Originally Posted by pwd72s

Replace that beautiful BDL stock with fiberglass? ARRRGH!

Damn, I'm tempted here...but I need another rifle like I need a P-car...I haven't really gone hunting since my buddy David died...just wasn't the same without him.

I'm kind of a fan of a nice piece of wood myself.
I would prefer hand cut checkering (I have an extra one or two) to the pressed fleur de lis checkering on this piece.
I couldn't see plastic making me feel better about this rifle but to each his own.
Mine is just one opinion in a sea of noise.

[mossguy]

Looks like a Weaver scope.

Best,
Tom

[pwd72s]

Could very well be thyat Weaver made the scope for Herter's...no way to test fire a group of 5 at 100 yards on a benchrest?