Remington Serial Numbers 870

Dear readers, I receive many questions about Remington serial number lookup page of Rem870.com blog. Yes, it will work with Remington 700 or any Remington shotgun or rifle which has letters on the left side, just forward of the receiver. Remington 700, 870 or 1100 serial/barrel number lookup will work with Remington 700, 870 or any other Remington shotgun or rifle. It will show you date of manufacture of your firearm. It is very easy to use, it uses information from the Remington company.

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  4. Remington Serial Number 870 Magnum M

Dear readers,

I receive many questions about Remington serial number lookup page of Rem870.com blog.

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Yes, it will work with Remington 700 or any Remington shotgun or rifle which has letters on the left side, just forward of the receiver.

You can find out the date your shotgun or rifle was made here: Remington 700, 870 Serial Number Lookup

Please leave a comment and tell us if Remington 700 serial number lookup worked well and helped you find out the date when your Remington 700 rifle was manufactured.

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About Remington 700 Rifles

Remington 700 rifles are a series of bolt action rifles that came out in 1962. They were manufactured by Remington Arms, which is a reputable weapons manufacturer that primarily makes rifles, shotguns and handguns. The 700 series uses a centerfire bolt action, which contains ammunition that has the primer in the center of the cartridge case head. You will often find model 700s to have a 5, 4, or 3-round internal magazine. It all depends on the caliber of the rifle because some have a floor plate that allows you to load quickly while others have no floor plate. There are some Remington Model 700s that can be purchased with a detachable box magazine, which allows you to fire more ammunition. Model 700s can be ordered with different barrel, caliber and stock configurations. If you understand these configurations then you can request them from most gun dealers. Otherwise, you should just leave it alone.

The Remington Model 700 was based on previous Remington models that came after World War II. These were the Remington 722 and 721 models from 1948. The 700 contains three different lengths for its action. There are short action versions that use 2.8 inch cartridges. Next there are standard action versions that use 3.34 inch cartridges. Finally, there are long action versions that use over 3.34 inch magnum calibers. The type of action you choose will depend on the damage you want to inflict. The long action will be the most powerful, so use them if you want to take down big targets. Many hunters will use long action rifles for this reason because they hunt deer or other big animals. But if you are just looking to defend your home then short action should be suitable this particular need.

Remington Serial Numbers 870

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Like with many Remington shotgun models, the Remington Model 700 rifle also has variations for the police. The 700P is the police issued version that has a 26 inch heavy barrel with telescopic gun sight, a carrying case and bipod. This variant was influenced by the M24 Sniper Weapon System, which means that you can use it for sniping enemies. So if you ever see a major crime scene where police officers are pointing rifles from the roof of a building then they are probably using a Remington Model 700P. As for the military, they are starting to modify their own M40 sniper rifles and M24 Sniper Weapon System from the parts of the Remington Model 700 rifle. They see how well it works in the civilian world and they want to use it in combat situations as a result.

Remington 700 Serial Number Lookup

Remington 700 Serial Number Lookup is based on information from Remington company. It is possible to find out Remington 700 age by serial number. You just need to find two letters on the barrel. Remington 700 serial number decoder will automatically decode the barrel numbers.

*Please note that Remington repeats the alphabet approximately every 26 years, therefore you may see several possible manufacturing dates.

**The first letter on your barrel is the month your firearm was manufactured; the second letter is the year it was manufactured. Information confirming the manufacturing coding used by Remington can be found online.

Decoder is based on following information:
Remington Year of Manufacture Codes maybe found on the barrel of your Remington rifle [or shotgun] on the left side, just forward of the receiver; the first letter of the Code is the month of manufacture, followed by one or two letters which are the year of manufacture. For shotguns with removeable barrels, the code will be valid for the manufacture of the barrel; maybe for the receiver, as barrels do get switched around.

According to the “Blue Book of Gun Values”, the coding continues as follows:

Month Codes: [first letter]B – L – A – C – K – P – O – W – D – E – R – X
1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 8 – 9 – 10 – 11 – 12

Year:______Code: [second (and third*) letters]1930_______ Y
1931_______ Z
1932_______ A
1933_______ B
1934_______ C
1935_______ D
1936_______ E
1937_______ F
1938_______ G
1939_______ H

1940_______ J
1941_______ K
1942_______ L
1943_______ MMZ
1944_______ NN
1945_______ PP
1946_______ RR
1947_______ SS
1948_______ TT
1949_______ UU

Remington Serial Numbers 870 The Answer

1950_______ WW
1951_______ XX
1952_______ YY
1953_______ ZZ
1954_______ A
1955_______ B
1956_______ C
1957_______ D
1958_______ E
1959_______ F

1960_______ G
1961_______ H
1962_______ J
1963_______ K
1964_______ L
1965_______ M
1966_______ N
1967_______ P
1968_______ R
1969_______ S

1970_______ T
1971_______ U
1972_______ W
1973_______ X
1974_______ Y
1975_______ Z
1976_______ I
1977_______ O
1978_______ Q
1979_______ V

1980_______ A
1981_______ B
1982_______ C
1983_______ D
1984_______ E
1985_______ F
1986_______ G
1987_______ H
1988_______ I
1989_______ J

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1990_______ K
1991_______ L
1992_______ M
1993_______ N
1994_______ O
1995_______ P
1996_______ Q
1997_______ R
1998_______ S
1999_______ T
2000_______ U
2001_______ W
2002_______ X

* the years 1943 though 1953 had double letters: ie, MM = 1943

Remington Serial Number 870 Magnum M

As maybe seen, the year code letters duplicate; some knowledge of when the model was introduced should resolve the actual year of manufacture.

I have contacted Remington and they confirmed that information above is correct.

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Posted: Thu Dec 19, 2013 4:11 pm
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remington 870 .. the two letters on left side of barrel .. AT
receiver serial # S186454W
thanks for any help you can give.



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Go to the Remington web site, use their internal e-mail form and request your info. That way you will have an official answer. Barrel codes are not reliable because you can switch barrels.

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Posted: Thu Dec 19, 2013 5:06 pm
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remington 870 .. the two letters on left side of barrel .. AT
receiver serial # S186454W
thanks for any help you can give.

A = March
T = 1970 or 1999
Prefix S = made between some time between 1968 - 1973 so this negates the 1999 above.
Suffix W = 16 gauge 2 3/4' chamber
So, your barrel was made in March of 1970 and provided it has the original barrel on it I would say your gun was about that same time as well.

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Posted: Thu Dec 19, 2013 6:19 pm
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ok..sent Remington an email..
did the remington lookup ..
on another site .. 1923 ____ 1969_______1999
ok.. now we wait. thanks guys.
edit: heck . there's no dout . she's a 1969 ..
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close enough. thanks fellas.


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Posted: Thu Dec 19, 2013 11:42 pm
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The S in the serial number is not 1969, it just means it was made sometime between 1968 and 1973.
Prior to 1968 there was no prefix letter used in the serial number and it changed to a T in 1974
The T in the barrel code is 1970.
Your receiver and the rest of the gun could be any year between 1968-1973, but since the barrel code is march 1970 and say the rest of it too.
I love the 16 gaugees

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Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2013 11:00 am
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Remington 870 Serial Number Prefix Codes
1950 - 1967
No Prefix
1968 - 1973
'S' Prefix
1974 - 1977
'T' Prefix
1978 - 1983
'V' Prefix
1984 - 1989
'W' Prefix
1990
'X' Prefix
1991 - 1993
'A' Prefix
1994 - 1996
'B' Prefix
1997 - 2000
'C' Prefix
2001
'D' Prefix
REMINGTON SHOTGUN SERIAL NUMBER STRUCTURE
M/870 LETTER PREFIX
1950 TO APPROX 1968: NO SERIAL NUMBER PREFIX
1968 TO PRESENT: LETTERS USED (IN SEQUENCE)
S-68, T-74, V-78, W-84, X-90, A-91, B-94, C-97, D-01, AB-05
LETTER SUFFIX (DESIGNATES GAUGE)
V 12 GA. (2 3/4”)
M 12 GA. MAGNUM (3”)
A 12 GA. “SUPER” MAGNUM (3 ½”)
W 16 GA. ( 2 ¾” )
X 20 GA. “HEAVY FRAME” (DISCONTINUED)
N 20 GA. “HEAVY FRAME MAGNUM” (DISCONTINUED)
K 20 GA. “LIGHT WEIGHT” (“LW”) (ALSO INCLUDES M/1100 “LT”)
U 20 GA. LW MAGNUM (ALSO INCLUDES M/1100 “LT”)
J 28 GA.
H .410 BORE (2 ½” OR 3”)


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Posted: Sun Dec 29, 2013 6:23 pm
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Location: Wisconsin
Thanks for the info above. I just took an 870 in a trade deal. It's a 'Wingmaster', 12 ga, 2 3/4' chamber with a 25 or 26' barrel fixed choke IC. It's in fine shape, my 1st 870.



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