Hi, i just pickup a 1942 Remington 1903 which by using Mr. Hanson's data appears to have been made perhaps the last day of April 1942, 3078610, but the barrel, which has the RA stamp, the factory dot stamp in the flaming bomb and the p on the back, is proof dated 11/42. So my question is, could the receiver have been stamped with a serial number some 5 months before the barrel stamp or is it for likely that the rifle was re-barreled with a Ra factory dot stamped barrel of the same year? The latter not being likely to me, but i ask the more experienced.
Thanks kicker115