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Use only 2 3/4' shotshells in these barrels.Will not fit 20 gauge standard 870 shotguns with serial numbers ending in a 'X' or 'N' 1100 Steel Shot Barrels includes a Full choke and is designed for use with 2-3/4' or 3' Magnum steel or lead loads when used on Magnum receivers and 2-3/4' or 3' Magnum steel or 2-3/4' lead shotshells when used on. Dec 29, 2013 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.
I have been buying a few 870s in the last couple of weeks. The first one I found is a 1970 870TB, which was the competition/trap gun with longer barrel (30') and deluxe figured stocks with the higher cheek piece. This one is a fixed MOD TRAP choke, VR barrel, 2.75' chamber.
Picked up another today I am particularly happy about. I presume it's much older than the previous gun ('tootsie roll' fore stock) and has a plain 30' barrel (by FAR my favorite barrels!) in fixed FULL (which I will probably have opened up to MOD). Oh, and it has a 3' chamber. This will become my primary duck gun.
Numerous sites online re: dating a Remington barrel by the letter code on the left side. I have not found these tables to work reliably and have always just called Remington and spoken with someone to get the date of manufacture.
Anyone know of a site to date a Remington by the serial number?
Picked up another today I am particularly happy about. I presume it's much older than the previous gun ('tootsie roll' fore stock) and has a plain 30' barrel (by FAR my favorite barrels!) in fixed FULL (which I will probably have opened up to MOD). Oh, and it has a 3' chamber. This will become my primary duck gun.
Numerous sites online re: dating a Remington barrel by the letter code on the left side. I have not found these tables to work reliably and have always just called Remington and spoken with someone to get the date of manufacture.
Anyone know of a site to date a Remington by the serial number?
870 Wingmaster Serial Number Age
Remington Barrel Remington 870 Wingmaster 20 Gauge (Except Pre-1974 with Serial Number Ending in N or X) 3' 26' Rem Choke Vent Rib (Bradley Front Sight and Middle. The month would be the third letter before the WW, if there is one. The following is good up until they started all serial numbers with RS (Remington Shotgun). 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. Choose Your Serial Number Rebate Available Price Match Request Recently Added Firearms View All. Dmg files delete. Carlsons Remington 870 12 Ga 24' 3' Wingmaster, Express Carbon.
Remington 870 Wingmaster Serial Number Dates
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Call Remington and give them the serial number, they will tell you when it was born, however keep in mind they due make errors. Back up what they tell you with this information; DECODING REMINGTON SERIAL NUMBERS Model 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 Model 870 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”) Model 1100 LETTER PREFIX 1963 TO APPROX. 1968: NO SERIAL NUMBER PREFIX 1968 TO PRESENT: LETTERS USED (IN SEQUENCE) L-68, M-74, N-78, P-85, R-90 Model 1100 LETTER SUFFIX SAME STRUCTURE AS THE Model 870 Model 1187 LETTER PREFIX 1987 TO PRESENT: “PC” 12 GA., 1999 “TL“ 20 GA., 2000 “SM” SUPER MAG. LETTER SUFFIX NO LETTER SUFFIX ON THIS MODEL Then look on the left side of the barrel near the receiver and look for a two letter date code stamp and follow this chart with the first letter being the month and the second being the year the barrel was made; Month B - Jan L - Feb A - Mar C - Apr K - May P - Jun O - Jul W - Aug D - Sep E - Oct R - Nov X - Dec Year M - 1921 N - 1922 P - 1923 R - 1924 S - 1925 T - 1926 U - 1927 W - 1928 X - 1929 Y - 1930 Z - 1931 A - 1932 B - 1933 C - 1934 D - 1935 E - 1936 F - 1937 G - 1938 H - 1939 J - 1940 K - 1941 L - 1942 MM - 1943 NN - 1944 PP - 1945 RR - 1946 SS - 1947 TT - 1948 UU - 1949 WW - 1950 XX - 1951 YY - 1952 ZZ - 1953 A - 1954 B - 1955 C - 1956 D - 1957 E - 1958 F - 1959 G - 1960 H - 1961 J - 1962 K - 1963 L - 1964 M - 1965 N - 1966 P - 1967 R - 1968 S - 1969 T - 1970 U - 1971 W - 1972 X - 1973 Y - 1974 Z - 1975 I - 1976 O - 1977 Q - 1978 V - 1979 A - 1980 B - 1981 C - 1982 D - 1983 E - 1984 F - 1985 G - 1986 H - 1987 I - 1988 J - 1989 K - 1990 L - 1991 M - 1992 N - 1993 O - 1994 P - 1995 Q - 1996 R - 1997 S - 1998 T - 1999 (*) U - 2000 (*) V - 2001 (*) W - 2002 X - 2003 Y - 2004 Z - 2005 A - 2006 B - 2007 C - 2008 D - 2009 E - 2010 F - 2011 G - 2012 H - 2013 We have done so much for so long with so little, we are now qualified to do anything with nothing! |