Dating my new Remington 700
Re: Dating my new Remington 700
The month stamp is likely a "R" for November as that lines up with serial numbers of the time. "41" is the employee that assembled the rifle. As for the barrel, you are correct. It is stainless; they weren't marked as such for the first year or so.
Re: Dating my new Remington 700
We were all new once. Its an ADL. Everything you state (except for the "inside of maybe an O or Q ) indicates a build date of April 1976 ( C and I ). Serial number lines up nicely. The I may be a special stamp because it is an I, not a 1. I can't say as I have nothing made that year. A pic if you can might be nice to see. Edit your post and X out the last few digits of the serial number like I did above.Badger wrote:I apologize, but I am brand new. I know you have the answer. I bought a used, (but looks like it hasn't been used much at all), Rem 700 in 25-06. It has a recoil pad and a jeweled bolt, but no drop-down floorplate. It must be an ADL. I've tried reading the barrel stamps with a magnifying glass, but I just can't read them. They may be a C or G, followed by a strongly stamped l inside of maybe an O or Q that was very lightly hit. This is followed by 64, which I may have seen you refer to as an employee number. The serial number is A628xxxx. I've seen that the A may refer to the mid-1970s. I guess I'd like to know what I have. Thank you so much for the help.600RemGuy wrote:The month stamp is likely a "R" for November as that lines up with serial numbers of the time. "41" is the employee that assembled the rifle. As for the barrel, you are correct. It is stainless; they weren't marked as such for the first year or so.