About Remington Shotgun Guide. Vitaly Pedchenko My name is Vitaly Pedchenko, I started this blog and forum to share information, tips, photos, and advice about the Remington shotgun, accessories, and upgrades. I participate in practical shooting and 3-Gun competitions because they are the best way for me to test equipment and upgrades under stress.
The main purpose of the Rem Related posts. The one on the right again a , but with a shorter barrel that I made into a knock around quad rifle with pivot mounts. That does not preclude them from also assigning serial numbers.
However for factory purposes, serial numbers were not the primary method of dating a firearm. Long guns made before WWII were serial numbered, even the 22 calibers. They however continued to mark the date code on the end flap of the shipping box for shotgun barrels however.
They planned on using just the serial numbers to tell when the gun was manufactured. So there was a 2 year gap in rifle date coded barrels and the normal consumer, or gunsmith would have to contact the factory for this information. You will notice the year code repeats itself, but over 20 years difference. To find general manufacturing dates it may be best to go to the Blue Book of Gun Values, which does give manufacturing dates of most models. You can always use Remington Serial Number Lookup to find out manufacture date of your Remington firearm.
Check the serial numbers located on the left side of the barrel on your Remington shotgun. They can be decoded to find out when your shotgun or rifle was manufactured. This serial number decoder will translate this information, determining the exact month and year that your specific firearms was created. It will show you date of manufacture of your firearm. It is very easy to use, it uses information from the Remington company.
You can easily find out what shells can be used in your Remington Hope this helps. According to the 'Blue Book of Gun Values', the. Remington wingmaster in 12 gauge with a If you are looking for more information about your particular Remington firearms, then the serial number can give you some useful insight into the date of manufacture of your specific gun.
In the picture below, you will see an example from a newer Remington rifle with a manufacturing date of April You can use the serial number to quickly decipher the date by using the chart below. To determine the date, you need to look for the letters stamped on the left side of the barrel.
The first letter will give you the month code. The next letter possibly 2 letters will give you the year code. The date code during these years was just placed on the box. Now, this doesn't help much in many circumstances, because how likely is it that the box will still be around for as long as the gun exists. A gun made of steel and wood can stand the test of time. A paper box will likely not. Most people will have disposed of the box a long time ago, and so it's unfortunate that the serial numbers were not stamped on the barrel during those 3 years.
Thankfully, after , Remington went back to having the serial numbers stamped on the barrel again. One thing that you might notice when you examine the chart above, the letters for the year code repeat themselves.
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