Remington 870 Serial Numbers

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Remington Barrel Date Code FIREARMS INFORMATION Remington never (.) used serial numbers to identify the date of manufacture of it's firearms, they however stamped a date code (spelled out below) by the first letter meaning the month and the last letter the year of manufacture. BARREL DATE CODE - stamped exposed on LH top rear of barrel after 1920 the following will only be stamped where applicable #2 Part order barrel (not originally assembled to firearm) #3 Service section received #4 Return as received #5 Employee sale R.E.P. On the RH side of the barrel will be a Magnaflux, Remington proof & a test mark If a gun is returned to the factory as a fire damaged, or blown up firearm, the factory will stamp it as a prefix to their date code with a #4 on the barrel and return it un-repaired. Then if the gun is ever subsequently returned to a warranty center or the factory by ANYONE, they will refuse to work on it as an unsafe firearm. REMINGTON MANUFACTURING DATE CODE stamped on LH top rear of barrel, 2 or 3 digit, (month first, year after) these will normally only be the last letters as seen below, with the whole list shown here ONLY if it had been returned for repairs The anchor shown here with the date code is just a symbol, as many different inspector marks will be seen The above information was taken from Remington's own information sheet, so if your gun may not conform, then I am also at a loss in explaining. The factory says all barrels are date code stamped, well I have found some that are not, or if they are, are so erratic stamping that trying to decipher them is impossible. The photos below may help a bit.

Remington 870 serial number The Dave McCracken Memorial Shotgun Forum.

Both were taken off Remington 760s, with the one on the left, a 30-06 that I bought new October 10, 1954. This has been rebored to a 35 Whelen Improved. The one on the right again a 30-06, but with a shorter barrel that I made into a knock around quad rifle with pivot mounts. Here the R represents November, & the ZZ would be 1953. The fourth digit being a 3 is inconsequential being an assembly number. There is no inspector mark on this side.

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Here the first (LH) mark is the final inspector mark, the O represents July, the R would be 1968. And the F again being an assembly number. JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC B L A C K P O W D E R X 1920 = L 1930 = Y 1940 = J 1950 = WW 1921 = M 1931 = Z 1941 = K 1951 = XX 1922 = N 1932 = A 1942 = L 1952 = YY 1923 = P 1933 = B 1943 = MM 1953 = ZZ 1924 = R 1934 = C 1944 = NN 1954 = A (JAN.

Yes you can use the barrel, but only shoot 2 3/4' shells as that is what your Wingmaster receiver is rated for! This is a continuing saga of 870's (and 1100's for that matter). Many barrels are interchangeable and much confusion is prevalent. We have done so much for so long with so little, we are now qualified to do anything with nothing! I love liberal math. It's like fiction, but with numbers and stuff.

Fred G 'Progressivism'.new word - It's common but there's no sense in it. Try a fired 3' casing and see if it will eject. If it does, you are okay with 3' shells as well. The receivers are identical except for the ejector, and I have seen a few 2-3/4' guns that left the factory with 3' ejectors.

Remington 870 Serial Numbers

Your gun was probably manufactured in 1968. They don't get any better.

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This is the 'more' correct answer. The 'V' at the end of serial number indicates the receiver left the factory configured for 2 3/4' shells.

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If it had an 'M' at the end of the serial number it would've left the factory configured for 2 3/4' and 3' shells. (To be clear, I'm talking about the serial number located on the left side of the receiver.) Now, that said, some of the V marked receivers were known to reliably eject 3' hulls. I don't know that there are any specific runs that will, but try it out with a 3' hull and see. I have a 1955 12ga Wingmaster that is V stamped and it will, but my 73 V stamped will not, so if there is any sort of pattern, someone with more knowledge than me will have to provide that. Also, there is a company (name escapes me right now) that will relocate the ejector on the V marked receivers to reliably eject 3' hulls should you have one that will not.

Either way, shooting a 3' shell in a 3' MARKED BARREL is fine. The only issue is whether it will reliably eject or not. Hope that helps! You don't have to relocate the ejector, you need a Magnum ejector, or you can grind the lip on a standard one back, and a Magnum ejector spring. The ejection 'step' is just a little further to the rear.

You can actually do it without having to replace the rivets and refinishing the receiver, but most gunsmiths don't want to fool with it. What could have happened. I do not trust Remington's dating service accuracy. If they were Match.com, you could end up with Nancy Pelosi. Thanks for the great information. I really got lucky and found this gun in a pawn shop. It cost me $325.

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The stock on this gun is one of the best I have seen on a pump. Very nice figure in the wood. After taking the trigger out I could find almost no blowback of powder and the gun itself does not seem to have been shot much.

I want to post a picture of this gun. When I figure out how to do this I will put it up.

Good luck and good shooting. Have a great Holiday Season. RB 'A man never has enough guns or dogs'.