Hi All,
I just boought a new old Win 70 rifle and was looking up the history. It got me thinking about trying to find out some info on my Model 700. It is a Model 700 SS in 300 Win Mag that I purchased new back in early to mid 90s. I still have the box that indicates 700 SS, I've tried googling this and only came up with a little information on a sniper forum. According to the Remington site this model was only produced in '92. It is matte stainless with a syntetic stock and a solid recoil pad.
My question is what seperates the SS model from the other various models of the era. There are no other marks on the rifle to indicate the SS designation other than the label on the box. The only model information on the receiver is Model 700.
Here is a response that I received from Remington on this question.
Dear Sam,
Thank you for visiting Remington Country! We certainly appreciate you taking the time to write in with your question. According to the serial number provided, your 700 was manufactured in April of 1993. Your 700 is a BDL style (unloads from the bottom) that has a stainless barrel and synthetic stock. That's what the SS means, stainless / synthetic. We do not have a total of how many of these were made because the 700 is still in production and the production numbers are an accumulative figure and not based on each variation of the 700.
This is an interesting reply and blows the date code on the barrel theory. The barrel show July '93. I know that Remington history has only been organized for a little less than 20 years, but they need to more accurately show production dates. There is another post here that has conflicts with the barrel codes.
I believe it is very possible that your receiver sat in inventory before being built into a rifle. The serial numbers are rolled on as soon as the receiver itself is machined, not when the rifle is eventually put together.
The "Conflict" you describe is common throughout the Remington line. I don't see it as a problem... Is whether a rifle was made in April or July important??? Other manufacturers probably list dates that the serial #s are stamped but don't stamp the assembly code so you have nothing to compare.
